Yoga is about the love you hold for yourself

I absolutely this quote that is freely translated from yoga instructor Karin Björkgren Jones (for all you swedish speakers, you can find here her: http://yogavita-yogavita.blogspot.com/). I read this headline and was fashionated on how simple yet brilliant it is.

I am just reading thorugh her blog and finding so many wonderful and thoughtful discussions.

Today I am doing a classical Hatha yoga lunch class, my second class for the week. Dont you find it amazing that yoga is so forgiving and even if you take a long break, it encourages you to quickly come back into it as soon as you get started again? For me that is really the evidence that yoga loves you as much as you love it. Its understanding, loving and never judgemental. Yoga and love are so closely connected to me.

Yoga Love

Sara

Picture: Me trying to yoga and photograph at the same time at home.

Christmas Wishlist - yoga

On my wishlist for this Christmas is def. a Jade yoga travel yoga mat. I have seen them at Airyoga in Bellvue and they are around CHF 80. They are eco friendly and travel friendly.
Red?

http://www.jadeyoga.com/store/travel-mat-yoga-pilates-exercise.html

Picture: Me and my favorite legwarmers (from H&M!) before heading to my Asthanga workshop at Airyoga a few weeks ago.

Yoga makes me so happy

Picture borrowed from Gizmolinas

Charity day at Airyoga

Happy Sunday! Today Airyoga hosted a charity event in favor of the organization Tischlein deck Dish. They work to redistrubute food and resources across Swizterland, an admirable mission!

For more info, see http://www.tischlein.ch/

I was planing on taking 2 classes but considering that I am starting my new job tomorrow it felt a bit stressful and overambitious - and as we all know, yoga is not about that. I did the Ashtanga class at 3 pm with a great instructor called Charia. I am quite new to Asthanga but this class got me really motivated to get serious about it. The teacher said that a minimum of 3 times a week is recommended to see the positive benefits of the practice. I decided to give this a fair chance and will try for the month of September - the first series. Does anyone have a good yourtube recommendation for the 1st series? Or a DVD for later?

Every yoga class changes you and makes you grow. You are never the same person when you come into a class as when you walk out. At a yoga convention in Hong Kong I got a promotional T-shirt that said "Do your practice and everything will come to you". Indeed.

Love and namaste

Airyoga Zürich

Today I got the into abo at Airyoga (3 times for 75CHF) and tried my first class at their Oberdorfstrasse 2 location. The class was called Hatha Restorative and was 1.5 hours where the first hour consisted in some fairly easy practise and the last 30 minutes where all about relaxation. The class is being held at 6 pm. Personally I havn't been working this week but I can imagine this is the perfect way to end the workweek. Very relaxing! I really enjoyed the ambiance at the studio, supercozy, but fairly crowded. Looking forward to more classes here!

On sunday they are hosting a charity day at their other location, Fabrikstrasse, more about that later.

Love and namaste

Lulu Lemon

While in Hong Kong I discovered Lulu Lemon, an athletic wear unlike any other. Just look at their manifesto above! (click for a larger image) In addition to a great brand philosophy, their clothes are just the best. You can slip into anything, even a simple pair of tights and just look and feel fab. I seriously doubt that I will ever buy any other brand. Love love love it!

www.lululemon.com is a great way to get a hold of their stuff from Europe. Also with a nice blog, Q&A on yoga and other inspiering material.