the happy map

Category : Philosophy, Yoga

Just to share with you something i found and also what i truly believe in. :)

the HAPPY MAP

  • Deep Nature Appreciation is the best fuel.
  • Harmonize your Life with the ways of Nature.
  • Life has stages, live in harmony with them.
  • Listen before acting.
  • Relax and Enjoy Life often.
  • Being busy is not always a virtue.
  • Time spent Alone or with Friends and Family in Beautiful Places is real Richness.
  • Community is a powerful womb to abide in. Nourish all levels of it.
  • All actions are motivated by love of some kind.
  • Love for yourself, your family, friends, nation or even people who share your beliefs is great, but keep going…
  • Let your circle of Love grow so wide it reaches the farthest corner of the universe.
  • Every Culture has currents that will pull you into a life of uninspired mediocrity. Follow your Bliss.
  • Remember that the word ‘Should’ starts with “Shhhh…”
  • Never cease to let Love amaze you
  • Let Awe flow through you. Don’t let even the smallest things be taken for granted or grow stale.
  • Every action has consequences. Balance Selfishness and Altruism with every action.
  • Justice is based in this balance make sure it does, in fact, prevail.
  • Aim for the stars, but stay grounded in Simplicity.
  • Creativity is pure magic.
  • It’s True. Laughter is Good Medicine.
  • Never let the intellect become unbridled from the heart or vice versa.
  • Not everything is good, but when viewed from the right perspective it can be all good.
  • The secret to Happiness is to not get stuck on oneself but to see the process of countless forms of life ceaselessly coming, interacting and going.
  • To be a part of this Dance even for a moment is an unfathomably huge gift.
  • To leave a legacy that allows others to dance to the same divine rhythm is an even bigger gift.
  • Resist the tendency to drift through life like a cork, chart your course. Why bob around when you can surf?
  • Plant beneficial seeds, do your best and let go.
  • Do things because they come from deep in your heart and not for just for personal gain.
  • Cultivate a “What’s in it for us?” mentality.
  • Lead by example.
  • Increase your life force.
  • Beware of Greed and the Kleshas. They will quickly lure you towards happiness that will not last.
  • Don’t Dwell, Just Gel
  • Everything that doesn’t go right, goes wrong for all the right reasons (although it may take time to see this)
  • Know the nature of Grief and Pain. They can shut you down or open you up to the Deepest Source of Love.
  • To only be attracted to sweet forms of happiness is a trap.
  • Be willing to accept the bitter with the sweet.
  • Beware of extremes.
  • When people tell you that ‘it’s all about balance,’ they are right. Become intimate with the forces that life requires us to balance.
  • True Gratitude quickly opens doors to the heart.
  • Too much Ego is a self-created prison.
  • Anger is not to be stifled. Increase your Love Force and give Anger space to dissipate in it.
  • Things are as they are.
  • It’s never to late to keep growing.
  • You are about to become all you are thinking.
  • Listen to the intelligence of the body.
  • Close your eyes often and Feel the vibrations of life.
  • Feedback from your body will tell you whether you are being present or not.
  • Celebrate the Animal and the Angel in you.
  • Love is the Ultimate Renewable Resource.

FROM HERE

-J

handstand scorpion

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Category : Fitness, Health, Yoga

DAMN.

the instructor’s right! all of us will gain weight after CNY and it will be super hard for us to achieve any advance poses! super scary! makes me wanna practise yoga everyday after binging on CNY goodies O_O

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anyhoo…

nowadays, foo, my adv hatha class instructor have moved from headstand>scorpion to handstand>scorpion.

DAMN challenging!!! and actually… it is 10000x more challenging for me considering i just had a super sporty weekend (marathon, badminton and swimming wtf). my wrist was screaming for help and my thighs were shaking like mad!

but i still wanted to try out the handstand scorpion because im crazy wtf.

this week, we were to do the two variations of handstand over the wall (one facing wall and vice versa). once we manage to do a handstand facing the wall… we can actually arch our back to a handstand scorpion. sounds easy peasy i know but i couldnt do it. =.= i can only do a lousy handstand and then gave up because my arms were screaming. too much workout over the weekend and i cant even balance my body right. and right now while typing this entry.. my wrist hurts like hell. i am only merely moving my fingers as my wrist is in no position to move at all…..

bleh.

anyhoo… no reasons to slack though.. i know by mastering the handstand… all future adv poses will be a piece of cake. determination and focus is key (not forgetting.. super strong arms)



the amazing handstand scorpion. :)

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i also found out why i failed today.

=.=

i giggled too much.

actually… i burst out into a laughing fit when foo help me to balance on the handstand. i felt it was ticklish so i kept laughing while i was on the handstand pose… too much laughing and i end up bending my stomache and came down from the handstand pose before even going to scorpion. =.=

damn. in my next class.. i must not laugh nor smile when foo crack a joke. =.= very hard but i guess i must try. :/

and here’s to end my yoga failure post…

a vid on headstand >scorpion and handstand>scorpion.. to show u how not easy it is.. T____________T

Namaste

-J

tangan berdiri

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Category : Yoga

Doing the handstand is the most challenging yoga posture for me so far;- to balance your whole body on your hand and stay put while balancing your body on air  from the strengths of your hands/arms. basically my arms is still very weak, and i have to use the wall to achieve this pose. My problem is that i’m afraid i will fall off, sideways or not, from the balancing. falling is always painful.. and that fear from falling is the hindrance. it’s hard to shake that feeling off and perhaps, that’s the reason why i cant achieve it yet. But i guess i just need more practice. and to shake off that fear ..

the handstand is imho, a few level above headstands and scorpion pose. if i can master the handstand.. a lot of other postures will be easy peasy.

strong arms is key!


kick up with wall support


variation 1


variation 2

all the best to me!

;)

-J