When yoga was starting to gain recognition in Malaysia, most of us thought it was an activity only taken up by elderly folks. That was 15 years ago. Since then, our perception and understanding of yoga has evolved tremendously. So much so that now, there isn’t just one style of yoga that fits all practitioners. [...]
An Idiot’s Guide To Yoga Styles (Part I)
Hui of yogahui
For as long as she can remember, Hui had always maintained an active lifestyle and held an insatiable interest in esoteric knowledge. She attended her first yoga class with her mother when she was 22 but little did she know that this ancient art of physical and spiritual practice would play such an influential part [...]
Sanjit Kaur
At first glance, one would never guess that this youthful and radiant looking woman is a mother of two teenage daughters. Sanjit moves vibrantly and effortlessly through asanas in a (deceivingly) relaxed manner and at the end of it still manages to keep her hair and makeup perfectly intact. The ease and grace at which [...]
The Dance City: Where Art Meets Health
Artistic expression and health go hand in hand at The Dance City, an academy on a mission to introduce exercise as a living art form, and not merely a monotonous series of movements. Despite being based half way around the world, Joey Liew, the Principal and Artistic Director of Dance City manages to take some [...]
Yoga and Wrist Pain
The fluid and graceful movements of yoga may too quickly result in it being categorised as a low impact workout, hence lower chances of injury. Chronic pain is often dangerously ignored due to the inflated ego of a regular practitioner. In fact, newbies and old timers are both equally vulnerable to yoga-related injuries if safe [...]