culture shock - india

Lynelle Seow 2017

"In India, there are ample classes to choose from which teach the different forms of yoga, such as Hatha yoga, Ashtanga yoga and Iyengar yoga. Lessons can be conducted in studios, homes and ashrams. I eventually chose to get private Hatha yoga lessons (yes, you can!) because as a beginner I felt I needed personalized attention to get the basic poses right. My yoga guru Priyanka, tailor-made the poses (asanas) for me to fit my flexibility level (none) and ailments (many) to generate the most benefit  from the asanas in the comfort of my own home and sweat pants. Hence I saluted the sun twice a week and learned how to let my stress leave with my breath in what I call the screwit-asan. Priyanka, the model for yogic patience, tolerated my creative terms and my downward dogged insistence on holding the savasan (corpse position) for far longer than needed. I called it restful meditation; she called it out as napping. Nothing gets past the seeker of love and light."
         ~ Excerpt from CULTURESHOCK!INDIA by Bestselling Author, Lynelle Seow (Singapore,) student for two and a half years

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