Monday, March 20, 2006
yOga + gOngfu: the best Of bOth wOrlds
mOmentOm yOga. . . is happy to host a new class where you can learn both the ancient techniques of Indian yoga and Chinese gongfu. The mindful combination of techniques will help you to strengthen both body and mind, and develop courage and confidence to face the challenges of life, bringing the heart to the point of steadiness and happiness from moment to moment.
We invite you to come and experience the transformation now.
Come for the free preview and demonstration to find out more about how the class will be conducted and the benefits you can enjoy from the practice.
The preview and demonstration is free and will be held on
26 March 2006 from 10am to 12pm at mOmentOm yOga. . .
241B Victoria Street, Singapore 188030
To register for the preview and demonstration, please contact:
Desmond WongHP : 97631900Email : desmond@organise4u.com.sg
See you all at the preview! Bring your friends, we have plenty of room!
Wing Chun Kung Fu & Yoga class
Sundays, 10am to 12pm starting 2 April 2006
Price : S$388 per pax (U.P. $400 per pax)for 20 lessons (2hrs per lesson) (class suitable for late teens to adults)
Master Chua will also be starting classes at mOmentOm yOga purely on Wing Chun:
Wing Chun Kung Fu
Sundays, 8.30am to 9.30am
Price : S$200 per pax for 10 lessons (1 hr per lesson) (class suitable for late teens to adults)
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Yoga+Gongfu
At first appearance, Indian Yoga and Chinese Gongfu would seem to be different and even conflicting practices. But these two schools of knowledge have an ancient historical link and share the common goal of helping an individual reach his full potential by developing his body and mind.
In 495AD, a 64 year old Buddhist monk, Bodhidarma (or Damo, as he is known to the Chinese is also the founder of Chinese Chan Buddhism and the father of Japanese Zen Buddhism .) left India for China and eventually arrived at Shaolin Temple. He observed that the monks' were physically weak and could not cope with the rigorous demands of meditation which is a central practice in Buddhism to gain spiritual enlightenment. He felt they needed to strengthen their bodies and mind and so he developed series of practices, influenced by Taoism and Indian yoga, called qigong and neigong. The monks trained in these practices and found their bodies strengthened and revitalised with energy. Their healthy bodies gave rise to healthy minds which had become sharp and strong. Combined with sitting meditations, they practiced transforming the gross energies of the body like anger, attachment and greed into pristine states of mind, developing enlightened qualities like compassion and wisdom.
Eventually these practices were adapted by others to form the different styles of Chinese gongfu, including Yong Chun (or Wing Chun) style. But the original purpose and basis of gongfu is really to still the mind to cultivate the individual. While people tend to associate gongfu with fighting and defeating enemies, the real purpose remains for the gongfu exponent to defeat his internal enemies of greed, hatred and delusion, bringing about a sense of unity between his body, mind and spirit. Thus gongfu, like yoga, is a deep discipline to define and refine the self. The bringing together of gongfu and yoga is a reunion that will bring us back to this original purpose of the practices. With mindful practice, we can all enjoy health, well-being, happiness.
The combination of gongfu and yoga techniques in the new classes at mOmentOm yOga is far more than just a marriage of convenience or a gimmicky marketing tactic but true to the spirit of the pioneers of gongfu and yoga, we continue to be open to new to ways of practising and to continually develop the practices to make them relevant to those practising these techniques today.
For more on the history of yoga and Yong Chun gongfu, visit:
Yoga for Happiness: http://www.organise4u.com.sg/yoga.html
Wing Chun Kun Fu: http://www.organise4u.com.sg/wingchun.html
Master Chua Kah Joo
Master Chua started learning Hung Gar Kung Fu at the age of fifteen in Singapore. Five years later, he was assisting Master Soh Ting Hong teaching Hung Gar Kung Fu.
In 1971, he met Joseph Cheng in London and had his first contact with Wing Chun martial art. Fascinated by this technique, he has not looked backed since. He went on to learn from Nino Bernardo. In 1980, he taught Wing Chun Martial Art at the London University Union with Nino Bernardo and Frankie Awson. In 1982, he founded Wing Chun Martial Arts Academy in Streatham, London, UK. In 1986, he formed a branch in Maidenhead, UK. In 1990, he returned to Singapore.
Master Chua is also well versed in Tae Kwan Do, Shido Tyu Karate, Thai Boxing, Bak Mei, Praying Mantis, Tai Chi, and Sing Yee but Wing Chun remains his preferred form of martial art training.
Chee Sau Fen
After 8 years in the arts industry working with artists pursuing all manner of creative efforts from the visual arts to theatre to literature, Sau Fen is not new to the mankind's constant search for meaning in life. However, it is through yoga that she is to find her creativity put to its best use. Sau Fen has been practising yoga for 6 years, with the last 3 years as a full-time yoga instructor. Certified to teach Raja Yoga by the Vivekananda Yoga Centre, she incorporates her practice in Vipassana Meditation into her classes, teaching a yoga that embraces moment-to-moment awareness as a path to a deeper understanding of the self. Yogis in her classes are not just taught yoga poses, they learn yoga poise: how to be at ease with whatever position the yogi finds himself in. The emphasis is on practising in a manner that is steady, comfy and happy in each moment, uniting each individual's body, heart and mind in peace. Encouraged to directly experience change, uncertainties and the imperfections of life with an open mind, the yogis practise how to live in freedom and happiness.
She started a yoga studio at Stamford House called Om Improvement in 2003 which is now relocated to its new premises in Bugis Village and renamed mOmentOm yOga. . .
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We invite you to come and experience the transformation now.
Come for the free preview and demonstration to find out more about how the class will be conducted and the benefits you can enjoy from the practice.
The preview and demonstration is free and will be held on
26 March 2006 from 10am to 12pm at mOmentOm yOga. . .
241B Victoria Street, Singapore 188030
To register for the preview and demonstration, please contact:
Desmond WongHP : 97631900Email : desmond@organise4u.com.sg
See you all at the preview! Bring your friends, we have plenty of room!
Wing Chun Kung Fu & Yoga class
Sundays, 10am to 12pm starting 2 April 2006
Price : S$388 per pax (U.P. $400 per pax)for 20 lessons (2hrs per lesson) (class suitable for late teens to adults)
Master Chua will also be starting classes at mOmentOm yOga purely on Wing Chun:
Wing Chun Kung Fu
Sundays, 8.30am to 9.30am
Price : S$200 per pax for 10 lessons (1 hr per lesson) (class suitable for late teens to adults)
--------------------------------------------------------------
Yoga+Gongfu
At first appearance, Indian Yoga and Chinese Gongfu would seem to be different and even conflicting practices. But these two schools of knowledge have an ancient historical link and share the common goal of helping an individual reach his full potential by developing his body and mind.
In 495AD, a 64 year old Buddhist monk, Bodhidarma (or Damo, as he is known to the Chinese is also the founder of Chinese Chan Buddhism and the father of Japanese Zen Buddhism .) left India for China and eventually arrived at Shaolin Temple. He observed that the monks' were physically weak and could not cope with the rigorous demands of meditation which is a central practice in Buddhism to gain spiritual enlightenment. He felt they needed to strengthen their bodies and mind and so he developed series of practices, influenced by Taoism and Indian yoga, called qigong and neigong. The monks trained in these practices and found their bodies strengthened and revitalised with energy. Their healthy bodies gave rise to healthy minds which had become sharp and strong. Combined with sitting meditations, they practiced transforming the gross energies of the body like anger, attachment and greed into pristine states of mind, developing enlightened qualities like compassion and wisdom.
Eventually these practices were adapted by others to form the different styles of Chinese gongfu, including Yong Chun (or Wing Chun) style. But the original purpose and basis of gongfu is really to still the mind to cultivate the individual. While people tend to associate gongfu with fighting and defeating enemies, the real purpose remains for the gongfu exponent to defeat his internal enemies of greed, hatred and delusion, bringing about a sense of unity between his body, mind and spirit. Thus gongfu, like yoga, is a deep discipline to define and refine the self. The bringing together of gongfu and yoga is a reunion that will bring us back to this original purpose of the practices. With mindful practice, we can all enjoy health, well-being, happiness.
The combination of gongfu and yoga techniques in the new classes at mOmentOm yOga is far more than just a marriage of convenience or a gimmicky marketing tactic but true to the spirit of the pioneers of gongfu and yoga, we continue to be open to new to ways of practising and to continually develop the practices to make them relevant to those practising these techniques today.
For more on the history of yoga and Yong Chun gongfu, visit:
Yoga for Happiness: http://www.organise4u.com.sg/yoga.html
Wing Chun Kun Fu: http://www.organise4u.com.sg/wingchun.html
Master Chua Kah Joo
Master Chua started learning Hung Gar Kung Fu at the age of fifteen in Singapore. Five years later, he was assisting Master Soh Ting Hong teaching Hung Gar Kung Fu.
In 1971, he met Joseph Cheng in London and had his first contact with Wing Chun martial art. Fascinated by this technique, he has not looked backed since. He went on to learn from Nino Bernardo. In 1980, he taught Wing Chun Martial Art at the London University Union with Nino Bernardo and Frankie Awson. In 1982, he founded Wing Chun Martial Arts Academy in Streatham, London, UK. In 1986, he formed a branch in Maidenhead, UK. In 1990, he returned to Singapore.
Master Chua is also well versed in Tae Kwan Do, Shido Tyu Karate, Thai Boxing, Bak Mei, Praying Mantis, Tai Chi, and Sing Yee but Wing Chun remains his preferred form of martial art training.
Chee Sau Fen
After 8 years in the arts industry working with artists pursuing all manner of creative efforts from the visual arts to theatre to literature, Sau Fen is not new to the mankind's constant search for meaning in life. However, it is through yoga that she is to find her creativity put to its best use. Sau Fen has been practising yoga for 6 years, with the last 3 years as a full-time yoga instructor. Certified to teach Raja Yoga by the Vivekananda Yoga Centre, she incorporates her practice in Vipassana Meditation into her classes, teaching a yoga that embraces moment-to-moment awareness as a path to a deeper understanding of the self. Yogis in her classes are not just taught yoga poses, they learn yoga poise: how to be at ease with whatever position the yogi finds himself in. The emphasis is on practising in a manner that is steady, comfy and happy in each moment, uniting each individual's body, heart and mind in peace. Encouraged to directly experience change, uncertainties and the imperfections of life with an open mind, the yogis practise how to live in freedom and happiness.
She started a yoga studio at Stamford House called Om Improvement in 2003 which is now relocated to its new premises in Bugis Village and renamed mOmentOm yOga. . .