Nam Yogi

@namyogi

🇲🇾 based in 🇸🇬 Seeking balance in life, teaching & my practice. My yoga journey... the long & windy road🙏 DM @elemityoga_sg for group/private classes
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Exploring new shapes on the chair with @amrish_yoga . When we first think of chair yoga, we think it's for the elderly with knee problems who find it difficult to sit on the floor. But now, teachers are creative. They come up with all sorts of variations. The stretch feeling is different on a chair and I find it a really useful prop. This is the first time I am balancing on a chair. I haven't been to class so regularly bec of my LLB course. So it was very exhilarating when the new teacher asked me to try this. Always nice to be challenged although I think my body is not seasoned after the break and I would have wanted to get back to it slowly. But hey, just do it, man.
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10 months ago
Today I told someone every challenging pose I can do is a bonus for me. After my operation, the body is different but I have been practising for a long time to know what I can manage. The other day I posted a side shoulder stand and someone felt I shouldn't be doing that because of my bad neck. The person is right but I also know my body well enough. Anyway that pose is not in my practice but I just wanted a pix for the record. Again I am posting a pose that isn't great if you have no neck. So this one is for the record as well. To revisit when my body opens up even more. #linkarasana #salambhasana #backbendlove #backbendpractice #backbendjourney #yogateacherlife🧘🏻‍♀️ #backbendprogress #yogalife #yogalove #practicemakesprogress #yogaeveryday #yogaatstudio #flexibilitychallenge #noneck #namaste
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2 years ago
Eka Pada Rajakopotasana in Splits with knee on block practice. Sometimes when you have not done the pose before, you think you cannot. The mind already says no. If you trust your teacher, you will give it a try. It doesn't matter whether you can or cannot do but that you give yourself that chance to explore your body and yourself a little deeper. It really boils down to trusting each other and yourself. #kingpigeonpose #kingpigeonvariation #backbendlove #backbendclass #wallyogaposes #backbendpractice #frontsplits #splits #splitssplitssplits #yogajourney #yogaprogess #yougateacherlife #yogawithblocks #yogawithprops #namaste
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2 years ago
Backbend & Twist class. Was it Kino (or may be it is a lesson from the Bhagavad Gita) who said the teacher's assists are to support the students' discovery of their own practice and of themselves. And the best teachers are like training wheels of a bicycle. Once the students can find their own balance, they can remove the training wheels.That's why we are always constantly challenging our students😄 #dimbasaba #backbendclass #backbendpractice #chakrasana #yogajourney #urdhvadhanurasana #wheeleverywednesday #wheelsaroundtheworld #wheelposepractice #yogateacherlife🧘🏻‍♀️ #namaste
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2 years ago
New pose for today's backbend and twist class. This version of Laghuvajrasana with hands on the knees requires a deeper backbend than the hands on the ankle. A varied class today so we had everyone trying out a different version. #laghuvajrasana #thunderboltpose #backbendclass #backbendpractice #kapotasanaprep #kapotasana #fullcamelpose #ustrasanavariation #yogaclass #igcommunity #yogateacherlife🧘🏻‍♀️ #yogajourney #practicemakesprogress #namaste
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2 years ago
Happy Diwali/Deepavali to my family and friends🙏🔥 Reposted from @elemityoga_sg . Let's welcome all together of Lord Rama and Mata Sita on this beautiful festival of lights. Diwali is the day Lord Rama, his wife Sita Devi and brother Lakshmana return to their homeland after 14 years in exile. The festival of lights signifies peace and joy, the victory of good over evil, and light over darkness every day. This festival could be more interesting and knowledgeable for all of us if we know why do we celebrate this beautiful festival. There is a real story behind every single Hindu festival. Happy Deepawali to this beautiful universe, all people, animals, and birds. Who were part in the victory of lord Rama against Darkness. #happydeepawali #elemityoga #yogawithheartandwisdom #festivaloflights #yogastudio #Welcomelordramaandmatasita #bepostive #peace #deepavali #diwali #lordrama #sitadevi #lakshmana #shivadancingpose #namaste
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2 years ago
Eka Pada Chakra Bandhasana practice. Backbend and Twist class. Know your body. Know how to use your flexibility or lack of it in a way to help you deepen your practice. #ekapadachakrabandhasana #backbendpractice #chakrasanavariation #urdhvadhanurasanavariation #wheelposepractice #yogateacher #yogateacherlife🧘🏻‍♀️ #forearmwheelvariation #wheeleverywednesday #wheelposepractice #forearmwheelpose #wheelaroundtheworld #namaste
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2 years ago
Dropback practice during Backbend & Twist class on Saturdays, 2 to 3pm. Yes, backbend practice is so beautiful. Love helping the students to reach their full potential and enjoy the practice. Most importantly how to work safely and painlessly. Our Backbend and Twist class is for all body types and levels😊 #backbendpractice #chakrasana #urdhvadhanurasana #dropbackfearlessly #dropback #yogateacher #yogateacherlife🧘🏻‍♀️ #groupyogaclass #yogajourney #yogaprogress #practicemakesprogress #namaste
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2 years ago