Foxtrot

Started a new dance, Foxtrot last night. Will the counting “Slow Quick Quick” and the foot work “down up up”, my goodness, I feel myself dancing like a “crab”…:P can you imagine how a crab dance? Lol…

Foxtrot need “smoothness” and “ease of movement”, I think I will need to take some time to learn and to feel this dance. Anyway, this is just a beginning/introductory stage for me; people take years to learn and “pro” in once dance, how can I dreaming to be “pro” in one day?

When I learn something, I always want to search the info about things I learn, may be this is just little habit. Let see what I found for Foxtrot:

“Foxtrot created in 1912 by Harry Fox, the Fox Trot was the first dance that permitted people to hold each other closer than arm's length. If you think the term "dirty dancing" was a product of the 80s, think again. The Fox Trot was at first to be tagged "indecent behavior". Today it's still the most popular of all social dances. Some people refer to the Fox Trot as the "Slow Dance" or the "Two-Step", or a "Conversational Dance" because of it's closeness and conversation ability at the same time. “

“Dirty dancing”???

Hahaha… No comments on this and you are most welcome to join me, “you come, you see and you know”.

Bad job?

If you think that you are having the worst job in the world, try to look at the comic below, you will be thankful for what you are doing now. ;)

Hahaha... Have a nice day.

Bakasana (Crane Pose)

( Photo source : Yoga Journal)

I had a breakthrough in my yoga class. Guess what, I managed to perform Bakasana.

Baka in Sanskrit means crane. It tones and strengthens the abdominals organs/muscles and arms. An arm balancing doesn’t required enormous strength, just patient and concentration.

Too bad I was unable to take the photo of myself doing Bakasana. My both hands are busy balancing myself. :-)

Hahaha… I did it. Yes, I did it

Yin Yoga

Yesterday attended a yin class, conducted by Dennis.

He is really good conducting the Yin class. Through out the class, I felt relax. (In fact all yin class should be relaxed).

During the class, all what we do is just stretching. No sweat, no strength needed. Have you ever think of stretching your tendon? How you stretch your tendon? Especially the one that connects our hamstring and knees? Hahaha… we just did it. (Above photo show exactly what we did to stretch our tendon)

He was saying something make sense that I felt that I wanna to record down here.
He said: “be concentrate and relax, you will able to do what you intend to do.” I think this applies not only in Yoga, but also in every life event.

He also thought us to relax our muscles by using our breathing, soften our body with every breathing. Breath in and lengthen our body, breath out and go further down. Of course, the muscles must be relaxed.

Looking forward to attend his class again. And others instructors’ classes.

I think, I already addicted to Yoga class.

Turn the world upside down?

Want to know how to turn the world upside down? try this, Downward dog (Adho Mukha Svanasana).

Downward dog is done many times during most yoga classes. This pose helps to stretches and strengthens the whole body. It is a transitional pose, a resting pose and a great strengthener in its own right.

The role of downward facing dog is vast. Done properly and consistently, the most noticeable benefits include:

• Stronger hands, wrists, low-back, hamstrings, calves and Achilles tendon
• Decrease in back pain by strengthening the entire back and shoulder girdle
• Elongated shoulders and shoulder blade area
• Decrease in tension and headaches by elongating the cervical spine and neck and relaxing the head
• Deepened respiration
• Decreased anxiety
• Increased full-body circulation
  

Downward dog elongates and lengthens the back. As a matter of fact, most of us are in a constant forward bend all day. Most of us will benefit immensely by stretching and lengthening the back shoulders and front body. Additionally, downward facing dog is a mild inversion since the head is lower than the hips. This inversions are great for increasing blood flow to the brain. It also stimulates the nervous system, helps with memory and concentration.

Have fun exploring this pose... Namaste.

Pets

I used to keep pets years ago. I kept dogs, cats, birds, fishes, "musang", "memerang", goose, duck, turkey chicken, and many more.

I also used to keep 5000 cockroach and a lots of caterpillar. Disgusting huh? hahaha... it was for laboratory testing purposes.

Among all, I think I love dogs the most. I don't mind on the dog species. "vegetable" dogs (sorry, direct translation from mandarin) also fine for me, hahaha... The last dog I have was a mixed blood retriever. I left her in my hometown when I came down to study in KL. I named her "Fan Shu" because she likes to eat sweet potato. Later she died before I completed my study (almost 10 years ago). Kinda sad...

Dogs can be a very good friend to us. The responsibility for taking care of a dogs is not easy. We have to feed them, groom them, walk them, talk to them... what we get in return is invaluable.

After I completed my study, I had changed few jobs and shifting here and there like a nomad. The environmental factors not allowed me to keep dogs. And now, staying in apartment, lagi lah tak boleh keep dogs.

Post the photo of chow chow, from a friend. Hope he don't claim me for copy right. hahaha...

looking at the photo, thinking of my dogs...