I dislike getting sweaty that is why I avoided P.E. classes in grade school and going to the gym when I was older. This year, I promised myself that I will do something I haven’t tried and that includes YOGA. I’ve been wanting to do this but because it’ll make me sweaty, it’s off my things-to-do list. One more reason why I wouldn’t try yoga is I FEEL SO FAT. Ever heard of ‘flex your fats’?

Last week I got an invite from Belle de Jour ladies to attend their Passion Series and the first activity was YOGA. Do I have a choice? No. So off I go to the mall to purchase sweat pants, yes, you heard it right. I don’t own sweat pants! I usually rely on weight loss drinks before.

Here are some photos of the studio:

Yona was all sweaty!

Forgot your yoga outfit? yoga mat? water bottle? No worries. You can buy one from their shop.

The shower rooms were immaculate clean!

The studio

So how was my experience? It was simply great, felt rejuvenated after the series of activities. We tried Hatha Yoga – pronounced [ˈɦəʈʰə] in Hindi, is also known as hatha vidya or the “science of hatha” yoga. The word Hatha comes from combining the two Sanskrit terms “ha” meaning sun and “tha” meaning moon. The word “ha” refers to the solar nadi (pingala) in the subtle body and “tha” the lunar channel (ida). However, when the two components of the word are placed together, “hatha” means “forceful”, implying that powerful work must be done to purify the body. Yoga means to yoke, or to join two things together, hence hatha yoga is meant to join together sun (masculine, active) energy with the moon (feminine, receptive) energy, thus producing balance and greater power in an individual.

For a first timer I did well, I just have to lose some flabs so I can do the other poses Madeline, our Swedish Yoga Instructor has shown us. She makes it all appear oh so easy. I guess I’ll do better in my job as a merchant account reseller than be a Yoga Instructor.

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2289 UPRC III Building, Pasong Tamo Ext.
1231 Makati City, Philippines
+632 4684165
+63917 83PULSE

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1501 Mandaluyong City, Philippines
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