tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-71540388558221456242024-03-05T12:10:14.831+01:00YoginessSydney - Paris - Acapulco ... Inside - outhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11392997166513483334noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7154038855822145624.post-39251609459942470112008-04-30T07:09:00.002+02:002008-04-30T07:12:54.443+02:00Bikram<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIJKk0V9XtruHAjORMtr3mqKvVaMHRuls6aKv10sW3ZKJTfFZdbNqVjSnlsQ6sh9KUw2nwPVvQDfyIhzMhCXQt_SJnpSqHjKgLEcqIU6HcIzOmU89rl7QbzlcdSiBHGhcU8UOOX7pjfVGM/s1600-h/bikram.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5194901537134108402" style="CURSOR: hand" height="215" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIJKk0V9XtruHAjORMtr3mqKvVaMHRuls6aKv10sW3ZKJTfFZdbNqVjSnlsQ6sh9KUw2nwPVvQDfyIhzMhCXQt_SJnpSqHjKgLEcqIU6HcIzOmU89rl7QbzlcdSiBHGhcU8UOOX7pjfVGM/s400/bikram.jpg" width="266" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div><br /><p><span style="color:#ffcccc;">Bikram is away on business trips around the world. I really miss him. Before he left, he gave us some amazing lectures on the different forms of yoga and Indian mythology. It reminded me when dad used to read mythology tales to my sister and I.<br />Bikram should be back next week for the rest of the training and his wife will come back on week 6.</span> </p>Sydney - Paris - Acapulco ... Inside - outhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11392997166513483334noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7154038855822145624.post-28444850252593881792008-04-29T18:54:00.004+02:002008-04-29T19:08:43.350+02:00Torture chamber<span style="color:#ffcccc;">I don't know why it's called the torture chambre... it's true that it's very intense but with 300 other people in the room the energy is really high and the teachers are amaizing so it is a real honnor to practice there twice a day. Plus, it's the yoga that gives us the energy and the concentration we need to go through the days.</span><br /><span style="color:#ffcccc;"></span><br /><span style="color:#ffcccc;">Here are a couple of short movies I hope you can watch.</span><br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyIoHseJDcgImlVQ2uw-q5zKYozDbbo3svwh1I6HMwVy3leVEKuEh7FHOOy8K1M6U9yMtBF34lf88gN2ijO' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><br /><p><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyu8Dq2Kl_EvyNV3EQlLbiCa-Hj7R8sG8vmCACDYqvqFq7-Cp-i9iLFL1hK2Vk2PoTIpivjl5xez507MQoqww' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></p>Sydney - Paris - Acapulco ... Inside - outhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11392997166513483334noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7154038855822145624.post-78054247988413150972008-04-29T18:24:00.003+02:002008-04-29T18:50:50.272+02:00Hobbies<p><span style="color:#ffcccc;">Well, we don’t have much time for hobbies but on Sunday, I needed a break between Anatomy and dialogue study, so I went to the ocean for a quick swim. A surfer approached me in the water, asking me if I wanted to have a go with his board! I was surprised but delighted. It was really cool because he happens to be a lifeguard so he could help me with the rips and his board was nice and thick. Believe it or not, I managed to catch a few waves and that was the best feeling!<br /><br />Other than that:</span></p><ul><li><span style="color:#ffcccc;">Jessica has been playing violon for me – she is so talented</span></li><li><span style="color:#ffcccc;">We celebrated Beth’s birthday with 4 others at a very nice restaurant – yuhm</span></li><li><span style="color:#ffcccc;">After Bikram’s lectures, we can watch Indian movies in the lecture room (from midnight to 3am)I have done it once, it was really fun… but not so fun to wake up a few hours later for a hard study day.. </span></li><li><span style="color:#ffcccc;">There was an earthquake yesterday. The room was moving sideways for about 10 seconds – nothing serious, it’s pretty common here...but freecky when you are not used to it!</span></li></ul>Sydney - Paris - Acapulco ... Inside - outhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11392997166513483334noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7154038855822145624.post-37573357302665413312008-04-29T17:51:00.014+02:002008-04-30T07:23:15.406+02:00Busy studying<span style="color:#ffcccc;">Another two weeks have passed... we have mostly been busy studying with 3 hours of anatomy lectures each day and posture clinics (which is where we study postures and dialogue). The funny part is that you see 300 yogies, scatted around the hotel, stuying and practicing....<br /></span><br /><div><div><div><div><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNp7V23MEdob9QW6Y9FecsR8t6HhlWtWv6M8o4MHaa-M7z34I_RhFgy3V1N2pErQN6caJ_ziYDKTVVjO0PMRYhxflyo5HFEu-PjJoUFwyYZUN92n9HijH_OE71ksbUMBbr3Akgmw1GobEG/s1600-h/hoaness.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5194700386635767394" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNp7V23MEdob9QW6Y9FecsR8t6HhlWtWv6M8o4MHaa-M7z34I_RhFgy3V1N2pErQN6caJ_ziYDKTVVjO0PMRYhxflyo5HFEu-PjJoUFwyYZUN92n9HijH_OE71ksbUMBbr3Akgmw1GobEG/s400/hoaness.jpg" border="0" /></a> </div><div><span style="color:#ffcccc;">At the pool</span> </div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEb38y8eLQFcqxggGL7BwXt0kHxw57eQECDloc3QlOXe8ETL6FBg6DKd9duBkWeRVJ9fvtWS5iTKmmRkLEgTBKfafoO2uZ3SNolnMc4phyicOBm7Pai7lqPXe0ojA4Sv-D5XxNBVfDDieQ/s1600-h/anatormy.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5194702808997322466" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEb38y8eLQFcqxggGL7BwXt0kHxw57eQECDloc3QlOXe8ETL6FBg6DKd9duBkWeRVJ9fvtWS5iTKmmRkLEgTBKfafoO2uZ3SNolnMc4phyicOBm7Pai7lqPXe0ojA4Sv-D5XxNBVfDDieQ/s400/anatormy.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color:#ffcccc;">At another pool</span><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirIzFKQha9444_SahGmyX-D2F1YdeTga5Y96m2ZTXQxe-30s9YIx5tMn5KaifEW1CFRAH7rc8qM77Fnarn0l6EnN4tV3dwrPdC8HcCrsPYtE6T2I_tsQ6D2Omli2R9dKfJP0l9qGX9plTg/s1600-h/postures+beach.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5194700627153935986" style="WIDTH: 301px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 203px" height="202" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirIzFKQha9444_SahGmyX-D2F1YdeTga5Y96m2ZTXQxe-30s9YIx5tMn5KaifEW1CFRAH7rc8qM77Fnarn0l6EnN4tV3dwrPdC8HcCrsPYtE6T2I_tsQ6D2Omli2R9dKfJP0l9qGX9plTg/s400/postures+beach.jpg" width="308" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div><span style="color:#ffcccc;">At the beach</span></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR65XOe6u9CNO_0dJA5YtosXl-nNG5dp4IM5J-pES02VcBYeYsCuUu372iP-i0E0_TAiU3RIWWl-80a_1UHFvsnMonfhAjkhA2mVGezS18xerdBUbkknnq_MVpDdd1VJ3NzSL8Adp6V5Rq/s1600-h/Hall+practice.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5194701554866871986" style="WIDTH: 306px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 250px" height="299" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR65XOe6u9CNO_0dJA5YtosXl-nNG5dp4IM5J-pES02VcBYeYsCuUu372iP-i0E0_TAiU3RIWWl-80a_1UHFvsnMonfhAjkhA2mVGezS18xerdBUbkknnq_MVpDdd1VJ3NzSL8Adp6V5Rq/s400/Hall+practice.jpg" width="297" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color:#ffcccc;">In the main lobby</span><br /><br /><div></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwNTH9crCeefBFHCVOomMUihwb6HximGKFr-3Cg_bMZbhT4Rg89alM_je8yghCJIUFVbhDFyv9-_InKTUeP_sk01lvYstf2CKTZKk8UheEvhb1tQ6Xo54HrsWhdust6kLtQhekRdWwfvBZ/s1600-h/POSTURE+HALL.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5194700859082169986" style="CURSOR: hand" height="236" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwNTH9crCeefBFHCVOomMUihwb6HximGKFr-3Cg_bMZbhT4Rg89alM_je8yghCJIUFVbhDFyv9-_InKTUeP_sk01lvYstf2CKTZKk8UheEvhb1tQ6Xo54HrsWhdust6kLtQhekRdWwfvBZ/s400/POSTURE+HALL.jpg" width="300" border="0" /></a><br /><div><span style="color:#ffcccc;">In another lobby<br /></span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTWbqkcaEHZRpPgi04dxPRUJb3EM7ThS4T7JfxYu8z0Eh9GuS_QdeK08m1Fvsb5LMsExnatdKVW-VMW0GrDTeJjs2kznyeIaZ5zWi3SUsGkehikdWzhDYxI6L19TjugVaBh5l0aZK-WIA-/s1600-h/postures+auditorium.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5194701756730334914" style="WIDTH: 303px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 225px" height="202" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTWbqkcaEHZRpPgi04dxPRUJb3EM7ThS4T7JfxYu8z0Eh9GuS_QdeK08m1Fvsb5LMsExnatdKVW-VMW0GrDTeJjs2kznyeIaZ5zWi3SUsGkehikdWzhDYxI6L19TjugVaBh5l0aZK-WIA-/s400/postures+auditorium.jpg" width="270" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div><span style="color:#ffcccc;">In the auditorium in front of 300 students and teachers</span></div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh23QamlqESgkVE_JBQwdGbGvkFR5sOawigJwcj9zQR2ct8lg-a1dNIfEcSDQtKh08cVtYZuOB7rW55rGlGqTeas1Trktr1NlRUDqNFT_lzEQORW2YfMMhc8X2FeVwwISRPHwqCJPxhZ7A/s1600-h/STUDY+PLACE.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5194698831857606210" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh23QamlqESgkVE_JBQwdGbGvkFR5sOawigJwcj9zQR2ct8lg-a1dNIfEcSDQtKh08cVtYZuOB7rW55rGlGqTeas1Trktr1NlRUDqNFT_lzEQORW2YfMMhc8X2FeVwwISRPHwqCJPxhZ7A/s400/STUDY+PLACE.jpg" border="0" /></a> </div><div><br /></div><div><span style="color:#ffcccc;">Here is the little spot where I study at the weekends and during lunch time breaks. I like it there because it's nice and quite with a mix of shade and sun and it's located between the swiming pool and the ocean...</span></div><br /><div><span style="color:#ffcccc;">So far, so good: I scored A+ in speech, 95% at the Anatomy exam and I am doing pretty well with posture clinics so far... it is the result of hard work but I am very passionate about it all so it's well worth it and I hope I can keep it up :)</span></div></div></div></div></div></div>Sydney - Paris - Acapulco ... Inside - outhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11392997166513483334noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7154038855822145624.post-90976921360072560082008-04-22T03:06:00.003+02:002008-04-22T03:07:45.304+02:00Turtles<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdDRKWB_wCZeGnKADzxxJGDkhpXwGimWohH9eVM4BV8NtQuzr5jUCPT6YABbuZ6O_881L-5lsJC0HRZe2qKXpfhcv_UcaWeOukDkhj134foHGXrYiafogagSliEuM0ojlej7fc_JVOL9KB/s1600-h/turtle.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5191869895813520946" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdDRKWB_wCZeGnKADzxxJGDkhpXwGimWohH9eVM4BV8NtQuzr5jUCPT6YABbuZ6O_881L-5lsJC0HRZe2qKXpfhcv_UcaWeOukDkhj134foHGXrYiafogagSliEuM0ojlej7fc_JVOL9KB/s400/turtle.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div><br /><div><span style="color:#ffcccc;"></span></div><div><span style="color:#ffcccc;"></span></div><div><span style="color:#ffcccc;"></span></div><div><span style="color:#ffcccc;"></span></div><div><span style="color:#ffcccc;"></span></div><div><span style="color:#ffcccc;">On Sunday, we released fifty turtles to the ocean. They were so cute… only one day old.<br />The turtles were born in the hotel but they needed to be released to the ocean straight away. It is important to make them walk on the sand so they come back to it to lay their eggs.</span> </div>Sydney - Paris - Acapulco ... Inside - outhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11392997166513483334noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7154038855822145624.post-21786119864836463822008-04-13T21:17:00.008+02:002008-04-13T22:02:48.962+02:00Rajashree<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis1EoJGKsErvro4ESpzJ-Reg2A84b6m-rHZ-tuaD0-xCDAtLcxbAkzADkU-3tP1sCm9Tg8UScltfWEHgeQGZzL-r8EfvXh3iKu-h7a2y_szf6aM6H4BRwkRmE1TPKjLSlZTMckmoOxX0Yx/s1600-h/rajashree.gif"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5188813035384034466" style="WIDTH: 403px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 211px" height="175" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis1EoJGKsErvro4ESpzJ-Reg2A84b6m-rHZ-tuaD0-xCDAtLcxbAkzADkU-3tP1sCm9Tg8UScltfWEHgeQGZzL-r8EfvXh3iKu-h7a2y_szf6aM6H4BRwkRmE1TPKjLSlZTMckmoOxX0Yx/s400/rajashree.gif" width="314" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="color:#ffcccc;">'You meet Bikram, and then you meet Rajashree' - Bikram's wife...five-time winner of the All-India Yoga Championship...</span><br /><br /><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX8JmA64-qJhweWgFDPWc4tCT7lshyphenhyphenNy6Fq4-c2O_uHuJ3JkOJdO0kC3w1dIq-PgdGFckcGu-BmiIxycoJdX3wl8GNrlL1CuugVm7i540Tusa0Shu60da5OLfm2rkRss2CEBCgZaWK-TQE/s1600-h/rajashree2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5188813039679001778" style="WIDTH: 160px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 234px" height="294" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX8JmA64-qJhweWgFDPWc4tCT7lshyphenhyphenNy6Fq4-c2O_uHuJ3JkOJdO0kC3w1dIq-PgdGFckcGu-BmiIxycoJdX3wl8GNrlL1CuugVm7i540Tusa0Shu60da5OLfm2rkRss2CEBCgZaWK-TQE/s400/rajashree2.jpg" width="278" border="0" /></a></p><br /><br /><span style="color:#ffcccc;">Rajashree's smile is incredible... what a soul! She has meldoy in the mind and harmony in the heart... what an honnor to meet her...</span>Sydney - Paris - Acapulco ... Inside - outhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11392997166513483334noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7154038855822145624.post-63877566494117459242008-04-13T20:47:00.015+02:002008-04-13T22:03:08.042+02:00Bikram<p align="left"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinUUawWRdiCFW5-YHYseL9fJMyzXAHTPhdIXSngd1TptMW3vObaEmYc25Gnvzi4LxNPSIaf_lxjqJaiWBTId99ofs5-qlAA7uy1QFOSkMdWIrCBjL814ePvRzzLlzS3sWCKi44CxOn9EVS/s1600-h/high+res+bikram.gif"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5188806854926095490" style="WIDTH: 275px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 272px" height="321" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinUUawWRdiCFW5-YHYseL9fJMyzXAHTPhdIXSngd1TptMW3vObaEmYc25Gnvzi4LxNPSIaf_lxjqJaiWBTId99ofs5-qlAA7uy1QFOSkMdWIrCBjL814ePvRzzLlzS3sWCKi44CxOn9EVS/s400/high+res+bikram.gif" width="398" border="0" /></a></p><p align="left"><br /><br /></p><div align="left"><span style="color:#ffcccc;">Bikram used to look like Elvis...<br /></div></span><div align="left"><br /></div><div align="left"><br /></div><p align="left"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGvoFoTOFc-dB_BDAhQbSAPHuPKvO_OGmzE2sNxu0xvj54MJKrNirV1vIclauZguiESDVcTPuSRmkLbWca3WuL06UU9yBK07aj1dhgk-Xq8yye9mU9d9071PULMKI9do_6RCPeIcEW6_mv/s1600-h/Bikram_6pack_9.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5188804226406110258" style="WIDTH: 278px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 270px" height="300" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGvoFoTOFc-dB_BDAhQbSAPHuPKvO_OGmzE2sNxu0xvj54MJKrNirV1vIclauZguiESDVcTPuSRmkLbWca3WuL06UU9yBK07aj1dhgk-Xq8yye9mU9d9071PULMKI9do_6RCPeIcEW6_mv/s400/Bikram_6pack_9.jpg" width="399" border="0" /></a></p><div align="left"></div><div align="left"><span style="color:#ffcccc;">He lost his hair in San Francisco... but not his six pack!</span><br /><br /></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"><br /></div><p align="left"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCDxEDgbzvH32-WxwQ0bnrhUXO_03XOKgZxdgxb-VsuA3NXSHpqQ0Y-kHUZYtw5Y-WDEK81gRKrpyG1nBlwQ7Qj5xo3ttg6yEKcXHyXutiyavevqHxD4fExshyphenhyphenByCz1HQmuUDKisoHguMw/s1600-h/bikram+outfit.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5188804230701077570" style="WIDTH: 280px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 239px" height="265" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCDxEDgbzvH32-WxwQ0bnrhUXO_03XOKgZxdgxb-VsuA3NXSHpqQ0Y-kHUZYtw5Y-WDEK81gRKrpyG1nBlwQ7Qj5xo3ttg6yEKcXHyXutiyavevqHxD4fExshyphenhyphenByCz1HQmuUDKisoHguMw/s400/bikram+outfit.jpg" width="398" border="0" /></a></p><div align="left"><br /></div><div align="left"><span style="color:#ffcc99;"><span style="color:#ffcccc;">He still is a rock star though! Definetely my rock star...</span><br /></span><br /><span style="color:#ffcccc;">Bikram has it all: intuition, energy, love, sense of humour and I don't know how to explain it, everytime he looks at me in the eyes I feel <em>transcended</em>... what a blessing to meet him</span></div><div align="left"></div>Sydney - Paris - Acapulco ... Inside - outhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11392997166513483334noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7154038855822145624.post-18497359486745976392008-04-13T20:37:00.001+02:002008-04-13T23:10:52.080+02:00The Students - Luke<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG7JFkgEYv-qCysGwdHIHQaEwmUGOlCqkgb6xXffjEm1Y1JtH8NAyLMHe5aWurFnn0MpsXC1-XCLZkI9-P0a8QiLcRKs4clad1bke97Bw85MKlDGrCfzeWw1TpbcSwaU3TqDyNstwK3n1v/s1600-h/teacher.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5188820448497587394" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG7JFkgEYv-qCysGwdHIHQaEwmUGOlCqkgb6xXffjEm1Y1JtH8NAyLMHe5aWurFnn0MpsXC1-XCLZkI9-P0a8QiLcRKs4clad1bke97Bw85MKlDGrCfzeWw1TpbcSwaU3TqDyNstwK3n1v/s400/teacher.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="color:#ffcccc;">On my way to the ocean, I found Luke practicing...</span>Sydney - Paris - Acapulco ... Inside - outhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11392997166513483334noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7154038855822145624.post-83537614424022247672008-04-13T20:36:00.012+02:002008-04-22T03:00:52.444+02:00The Students - My Buddies so far<div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8A4uWq0YvZdZ0G5xRGu0MSLVtCMztnwBgMauMEfT2NMhPKifQj_u3JEx6UzUmM2l3Wi57_qhNqZn5_nhD0qR2nLpra7bc285iKs4_y1Xeb4Y1I0r8o1ICz21QnAlUf_xk8nIohcPVJ7mo/s1600-h/Photo104.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5188801645130765266" style="CURSOR: hand" height="402" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8A4uWq0YvZdZ0G5xRGu0MSLVtCMztnwBgMauMEfT2NMhPKifQj_u3JEx6UzUmM2l3Wi57_qhNqZn5_nhD0qR2nLpra7bc285iKs4_y1Xeb4Y1I0r8o1ICz21QnAlUf_xk8nIohcPVJ7mo/s400/Photo104.jpg" width="310" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color:#ccffff;">Mark, 'laughing buddy', Las Vegas</span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9NHeYk870HisccufctAoSzsq9wjtcD-z_cpaYWJM-micSN_X_hknWOKoJxP7UJHsipvxn9f4jmm29SDRlkH0ZF99qm3WbSGYoW1t-XmXDlppl_i-1sE2HAPohpsQZzhYsqRYXEfN4wnTc/s1600-h/Photo102.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5188801649425732578" style="CURSOR: hand" height="401" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9NHeYk870HisccufctAoSzsq9wjtcD-z_cpaYWJM-micSN_X_hknWOKoJxP7UJHsipvxn9f4jmm29SDRlkH0ZF99qm3WbSGYoW1t-XmXDlppl_i-1sE2HAPohpsQZzhYsqRYXEfN4wnTc/s400/Photo102.jpg" width="308" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="color:#ccffff;">Rebecca 'swimming buddy', Zurich<br /></span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4A3cHZ_PRk_Yvbfnt_nRgh7oVRDb8U8iWtNh9EcW7M0_MzhjjF75dQRaCsAJUj6Eg3xoBBnq6XQbrYZoYep7zACkRDP7YcKJuOLPYUjzQi4w5vaxRSikO4MUQKR3fcP5OSCDfGzjWkOAr/s1600-h/Jessicamyer.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5188801649425732594" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4A3cHZ_PRk_Yvbfnt_nRgh7oVRDb8U8iWtNh9EcW7M0_MzhjjF75dQRaCsAJUj6Eg3xoBBnq6XQbrYZoYep7zACkRDP7YcKJuOLPYUjzQi4w5vaxRSikO4MUQKR3fcP5OSCDfGzjWkOAr/s400/Jessicamyer.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="color:#ccffff;">Jessica, 'Arty Buddy', Philadelphia</span><br /><span style="color:#ccffff;"><span style="color:#ccffff;">Check her website </span><a href="http://www.jessicajoymyers.com/"><span style="color:#ccffff;"><strong>here</strong></span></a><span style="color:#ccffff;"> - amazing</span><br /></span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCPA_Wc2-SfjILrjPTcqI_f5AwWcHCSITUtQOhyt4EWAdeH1zkwPPDOLDJYmgtOztSQ6JIM5kw4ZjsUaytdbFEiWHMieDBfTK292d2Fgh8TxGFcgsaN1LoSN4B3fBvwAtzQInV6Mf4gdGQ/s1600-h/Photo057.jpg"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1dKl_nek3hIXjYWSfbBuExnbg0DL8ohDxgAQh0GztBu2-Xhj-zImt_dlfBwMAEdjsVCNOA_hQOCpIgbRegux6Co24_9sN3zvgr-LXYzFIN9wD9ELQ1lhCDsW3jexHmcgU8r7amA_W4Ulx/s1600-h/beth.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5191867842819153442" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1dKl_nek3hIXjYWSfbBuExnbg0DL8ohDxgAQh0GztBu2-Xhj-zImt_dlfBwMAEdjsVCNOA_hQOCpIgbRegux6Co24_9sN3zvgr-LXYzFIN9wD9ELQ1lhCDsW3jexHmcgU8r7amA_W4Ulx/s400/beth.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="color:#ccffff;">Beth, 'Spiritual buddy', Washington DC</span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikbX7zXa88oEAgaswzdpz9FqBAIlWDhyphenhyphen_9NuxOSDP9MUy_31TvRPRHp71bWVRI9M8j4FO73L4Q5nannvUAKLG5gqjDButYXggWjRyPxV29D6Txtu5P5Old6TcjlxW9Jk179LRQeyVRfFHt/s1600-h/Photo099.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5188801653720699922" style="CURSOR: hand" height="405" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikbX7zXa88oEAgaswzdpz9FqBAIlWDhyphenhyphen_9NuxOSDP9MUy_31TvRPRHp71bWVRI9M8j4FO73L4Q5nannvUAKLG5gqjDButYXggWjRyPxV29D6Txtu5P5Old6TcjlxW9Jk179LRQeyVRfFHt/s400/Photo099.jpg" width="308" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="color:#ccffff;">Tyrone, 'happy energy buddy', Auckland<br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6bmDUDNQ8V6g7uVqXi7GtokaLRHaamPALlXkcU2KSvns10l896ior4zpa4cqfHszdMt0uugRSSfvKBgemHtY8Sjhd-5CMHyA4UmfrEeJu88ggMQyWBcIZ-F8bvI1kzZMxtDeLazJ275Ng/s1600-h/Photo099.jpg"></a></div>Sydney - Paris - Acapulco ... Inside - outhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11392997166513483334noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7154038855822145624.post-40704900578968396552008-04-13T17:58:00.010+02:002008-04-14T05:54:03.305+02:00The Place - Fairmont Princess, Acapulco<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOKo_uNwAR5GPB8vXnYiqFn3rvp7snRFuYEf_CJQzASDHVbpBpF8KaOsfdwEmZ8Gpgxpw-GYh9el3ojo5x5eGUrsspHwunReyZsOnV1GGOUR5svKzygFHPaiqFKL2J-0AAyReZ6QcUdu_l/s1600-h/fair13.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5188763737749410450" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOKo_uNwAR5GPB8vXnYiqFn3rvp7snRFuYEf_CJQzASDHVbpBpF8KaOsfdwEmZ8Gpgxpw-GYh9el3ojo5x5eGUrsspHwunReyZsOnV1GGOUR5svKzygFHPaiqFKL2J-0AAyReZ6QcUdu_l/s400/fair13.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy9sW_Je2K8toomalrQH5_34VYVKaQW4k4UMaaswIEm9DfY6uknowfoMQn4cw1taSL1LUBGAv_JZkNUAzlJqPqEmOMtDkNJ0zuY8FCpSW9JtulbPSv-ktMVmiTcnxJ5wC5-OAHPAI1p16q/s1600-h/fair11.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5188763742044377762" style="CURSOR: hand" height="262" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy9sW_Je2K8toomalrQH5_34VYVKaQW4k4UMaaswIEm9DfY6uknowfoMQn4cw1taSL1LUBGAv_JZkNUAzlJqPqEmOMtDkNJ0zuY8FCpSW9JtulbPSv-ktMVmiTcnxJ5wC5-OAHPAI1p16q/s400/fair11.jpg" width="302" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0TdYpvjJTH8ksOLjuyhyphenhyphenHoTHIyoWaFWDoEq8Y0U0NSQmrte7eyeo2ZvjVL-b6rwnPL19LqSJZKg6Ds_qxRU808kMkOjw1oors_2I-6dEJ8BJn87AP0ImxI2JfQ7fdtkHoKkCnS7UzSBBf/s1600-h/golf+course.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5188763746339345074" style="CURSOR: hand" height="181" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0TdYpvjJTH8ksOLjuyhyphenhyphenHoTHIyoWaFWDoEq8Y0U0NSQmrte7eyeo2ZvjVL-b6rwnPL19LqSJZKg6Ds_qxRU808kMkOjw1oors_2I-6dEJ8BJn87AP0ImxI2JfQ7fdtkHoKkCnS7UzSBBf/s400/golf+course.jpg" width="301" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidLel5c7bZdX5WXSqdCJtQigEf_dJ7YSVxVubt7QgQ2ahVQFr_homssn3OZa74lmUqXTiqf-Ux0gU2kg4LUkKFS8XR4UeHK6m0ZCOvAKOHPbAkB8m4coFeX1r8gEDvCq-IFiJoWBk0yzM3/s1600-h/fair2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5188763746339345090" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidLel5c7bZdX5WXSqdCJtQigEf_dJ7YSVxVubt7QgQ2ahVQFr_homssn3OZa74lmUqXTiqf-Ux0gU2kg4LUkKFS8XR4UeHK6m0ZCOvAKOHPbAkB8m4coFeX1r8gEDvCq-IFiJoWBk0yzM3/s400/fair2.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqxWABtijN7VffzOoxmq8xvuqHYrRdiDc91qBeluepOEqr7zaOLon9LABJdw1ofx0CbKA5MEAC3R12Ya26cthz8MOZeBTHpgW79IMIy1-uqEVyXVomktyw1uh-P_gN8hE5mJjSH6hhsS5T/s1600-h/fair6.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5188763750634312402" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqxWABtijN7VffzOoxmq8xvuqHYrRdiDc91qBeluepOEqr7zaOLon9LABJdw1ofx0CbKA5MEAC3R12Ya26cthz8MOZeBTHpgW79IMIy1-uqEVyXVomktyw1uh-P_gN8hE5mJjSH6hhsS5T/s400/fair6.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><span style="color:#ffcccc;">What is it about this place? The open air lobby, the fountains and sculptures scatted all around, the swiming pools and sea salt lagoon, the golf and tennis court, the room that's bigger than my flat in Paris? It's the mexican people... they give us first class service... more even, it feels like we are hosted by lifetime friends who will go to any lenght to make us spend the time of our lives here...and it is such a pleasure to practice the little spanish I speak with them...</span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="color:#ffcccc;">Et pour les Francais, c'est l'occasion de voir/revoir </span><em><span style="color:#ffcccc;">Le Magnifique</span> </em></span></div>Sydney - Paris - Acapulco ... Inside - outhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11392997166513483334noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7154038855822145624.post-49081480651870973692008-03-13T22:11:00.011+01:002008-04-14T18:17:51.540+02:00My journey so far...<span style="color:#ffcccc;">The first couple of days were a real struggle as I was completely immersed in my fears. During the first class (day 3), I cried for at least half of the 90 minutes. First class with Bikram himself and all I do is cry! What a start!<br /><br />Rajashree, Bikram's wife, was teaching the the next morning. At the end of the class, when we are all lying down and taking it in, she asked why we were scared. It became suddenly clear that all my life, I have been worring about what could happen as a way to 'be prepared'. But all I actually did was consuming precious energy.<br /><br />In this instance, when I stopped worrying, I started appreciating how lucky I am to be living in this five stars hotel, with 300 awesome yogis, practicing yoga twice a day with Bikram and his wife, enjoying a swim in the ocean after each class, eating delicious buffets... and most of all, getting in touch with my spiritual soul, the beautiful peace inside of me!<br /><br />Happiness is a choice. I make the choice to let life bring one day at a time and have faith that no matter the ups and downs each day is made of, it will be ok.<br /><br /></span><span style="color:#ffcccc;"><em>The past has gone, the future is not here yet... suffrance comes from expectations... why worry about the past? Why project about the future? If I expect the worse, I am consuming energy, if I have high expectations, I will be disapointed...<br />-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br /></em></span><span style="color:#ffcccc;">By the way, the first part of my dialogue went really welll (the part we present on stage in front of Bikram and 290 students) and Bikram asked me if I would open a school in Paris for him!</span>Sydney - Paris - Acapulco ... Inside - outhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11392997166513483334noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7154038855822145624.post-32845757337396042642008-03-13T10:00:00.001+01:002008-04-14T05:57:46.513+02:00Full on blog<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn_D-NwbGs76eMi_-tWOREKqnutagPDzvZlWs8XtO6i4ugStIH_9SlL8G2IiO6weLDKfv5qC66ae9eRve-Vm72_-ij2fFJO1vWS4wDw2QaYGkrvdp6KM5UOOq6bua_8K7yNei_4Xor_E55/s1600-h/Feet.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5188941072654095602" style="WIDTH: 286px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 350px" height="342" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn_D-NwbGs76eMi_-tWOREKqnutagPDzvZlWs8XtO6i4ugStIH_9SlL8G2IiO6weLDKfv5qC66ae9eRve-Vm72_-ij2fFJO1vWS4wDw2QaYGkrvdp6KM5UOOq6bua_8K7yNei_4Xor_E55/s400/Feet.jpg" width="277" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="color:#ffcccc;">We are really busy here - SERIOUSLY - so I'll keep my blog nice and short. If you want to know more about Spring 2008 Bikram Yoga Teacher Training, Jen is keeping a realy detailed blog... good on her. You can access it <a href="http://www.yogabootcamp.blogspot.com/">here</a> </span>Sydney - Paris - Acapulco ... Inside - outhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11392997166513483334noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7154038855822145624.post-8636540087442439642008-03-01T05:00:00.000+01:002008-04-14T05:48:09.330+02:00My Inspiration<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaU9zLeys0WOj-u4oO95M5lpc2Sq8e37CNMc8tCMH7S-mfhMkB8p7Qao0Hq2kkpFlYWsERnWTxG9PvtlMLJy2Se4x21IFe2_gQlAYpMhuUfSXH1tEkkLd3dUGVQpF0VcT6empg4133A7B6/s1600-h/jodie.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5188583246043763266" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaU9zLeys0WOj-u4oO95M5lpc2Sq8e37CNMc8tCMH7S-mfhMkB8p7Qao0Hq2kkpFlYWsERnWTxG9PvtlMLJy2Se4x21IFe2_gQlAYpMhuUfSXH1tEkkLd3dUGVQpF0VcT6empg4133A7B6/s400/jodie.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEdCX9b26kpdduCLlkQzp-x9Ksvt0ycp1pXeqWHvOAAzG-mXFmrG7ep0zAda1wiTzCdk3PpX46a8PD3IQQzps4IpV-dn-nVJ-r1_JMbTcEK1BC6SlXzRciapAP-wokd3DF4J2Oq5RAU9Wo/s1600-h/jodie.jpg"></a><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#ffcccc;">Jodie, owner of Bikram Yoga Brookvale Sudio, Sydney...</span> </div><br /><br /><div></div></div>Sydney - Paris - Acapulco ... 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