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Stanley
Stanley discovered yoga when he was recuperating from
injuries sustained in a traffic accident. Yoga's therapeutic
nature helped him keep fit despite the physical limitations
during his healing period. After his recovery he continued
his yoga practice and incorporated it into his daily
regime and seek a more holistic form of lifestyle. Yoga
had not only helped him to recover from his injuries,
it had provided him with more energy and to be more
focused in his day to day objectives. In 2002, he gave
up his job in the arts field to be a yoga teacher knowing
and believing that yoga can help to heal people both
physically and mentally.
His passion and interest for yoga also drove him to
further explore and enrich his yoga knowledge led him
to Mysore, South India, to study with Sri K. Pattabhi
Jois, the eminent Ashtanga guru and his grandson, Sharath
Rangaswamy. It has been then become a yearly ritual
to return to the source for self improvement and enrichment.
Stanley has also received blessing from guruji to teach
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Denise
Denise has gained a lot since embarking on her yoga
journey in January 2001. It started off purely as physical
exercise. She developed strength, flexibility (she failed
sit-and-reach in the physical fitness test!) and balance.
As she practiced more regularly however, she discovered
the internal benefits that yoga brings. Focusing on
the breath helps to quieten her mind, building self-awareness
and calmness which she carry over from her practice
to daily life. As the body becomes more familiar with
the poses, it is free to move with the breath, resulting
in ‘meditation in motion’. After each practice,
she feels calmer and refreshed - in body, mind and spirit.
Yoga will be different things to different people. To
some, it’ll just be a weekly exercise. To others,
it’ll become a way of life. Teaching gives Denise
the opportunity to share her own yoga experience with
others, so that they can embark on their own personal
journeys. Her satisfaction comes from watching students
evolve and grow as they develop their own practice. |
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Vivian
Vivian first encountered yoga when she was around 8
years old. Her mother had a book on Hatha Yoga and she
followed the instructions and pictures within! She started
practicing Ashtanga Yoga in the late 1990s in Perth,
Australia. This year, 2007, has been a turning point
for her. She began a daily practice and assisting Stanley.
In July, she took the journey to the source of Ashtanga
Yoga - to Mysore in India to meet Guru Sri K Pattabhi
Jois and practice under the guidance of his grandson,
Sharath Rangaswamy. This powerful and flowing practice
of yoga has given her glimpses into spirit, self and
nature, and a sense of peace and well-being. As a student
of yoga, Vivian wishes to continue learning, practicing
and sharing knowledge with others on the same path.
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