Tuesday, October 17, 2006
"If music be the fOOd Of lOve, play On"
Yoga is not just all work and no play! However, playing is not for killing time, we should choose our entertainment according to whether it can inspire us to realise the best in ourselves. This is the reason why we, a yoga studio, have encouraged our yogis to visit interesting exhibitions, attend moving performances and read inspirational books. The stuff we expose our senses to are the raw materials from which we build our dreams. So better start feeding yourself with all the good stuff!
Very happy to continue to hear from yogis who have attended the performance of Musica Antiqua Koln at Victoria Concert Hall last Thursday that they enjoyed the show. One of our yogis, Kng Huang, even sent us a charming picture of joy that is herself and her husband holding the tickets to the concert. Thanks Kng Huang, for sending the picture, it will certainly go into our album!
Feedback from other yogis who smsed or emailed:
"Hey thanks for the tickets. It was a very enjoyable performance. Thanks. :-) "
-- from Wei Ren
"Thanks for inviting us to the concert, was quite lively, it was eye opening for Lexuan..."
-- from Wasana & Cheng Hock who brought their little girl to the concert
"Hi the performance was very enjoyable. . . thank you very much for the tickets!"
-- from Stanley
"Wanted to thank you once again for thinking of me for the Musica Antiqua Koln concert. It's been a while since i've attended a classical concert. It was indeed a very pleasant evening"
-- from Tiffany
"Thank you for the tickets to the Musica Antiqua Koln. My husband and I enjoyed it alot.
Congratulations on mOmentOm yOga turning 3!!!!"
-- from Aileen
And as to Serene's question of whether you can look forward to such musical events as a regular part of our yoga studio's activities, I've spoken to our partner who produced the Musica Antiqua concert and yes, we can certainly look into this. Art, music and creative words are part of our celebration of life. And if there's anything that we can learn from these great musicians from Koln, it would be that practice makes perfect, and what we are perfecting here is not just playing musical instruments, we want to perfect ourselves and live to our greatest potential - this is our greatest gift to humanity. We can create magic through diligence, aspiring to be the best we can be and also wanting to give a gift to the audience, to share the joy of music-making with others. We can create great happiness and truly celebrate what it means to be alive by working steadily to perfect ourselves through yoga, uniting our daily efforts with our highest ideals. We also break the illusion of boundaries between ourselves and others by giving and sharing.
Happiness is a simple thing. Give and you are happy. Start counting the "sesame seads and green peas" (chinese saying) and hoarding and you are miserable. It is as much a joy to give as to receive. If you feel you've enjoyed the concert, "pay it forward". Let it inspire you to bring the same kind of joy to others in whatever you are able to do today - not asking for anything in return but simply to enjoy the act of giving in itself.
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Very happy to continue to hear from yogis who have attended the performance of Musica Antiqua Koln at Victoria Concert Hall last Thursday that they enjoyed the show. One of our yogis, Kng Huang, even sent us a charming picture of joy that is herself and her husband holding the tickets to the concert. Thanks Kng Huang, for sending the picture, it will certainly go into our album!
Feedback from other yogis who smsed or emailed:
"Hey thanks for the tickets. It was a very enjoyable performance. Thanks. :-) "
-- from Wei Ren
"Thanks for inviting us to the concert, was quite lively, it was eye opening for Lexuan..."
-- from Wasana & Cheng Hock who brought their little girl to the concert
"Hi the performance was very enjoyable. . . thank you very much for the tickets!"
-- from Stanley
"Wanted to thank you once again for thinking of me for the Musica Antiqua Koln concert. It's been a while since i've attended a classical concert. It was indeed a very pleasant evening"
-- from Tiffany
"Thank you for the tickets to the Musica Antiqua Koln. My husband and I enjoyed it alot.
Congratulations on mOmentOm yOga turning 3!!!!"
-- from Aileen
And as to Serene's question of whether you can look forward to such musical events as a regular part of our yoga studio's activities, I've spoken to our partner who produced the Musica Antiqua concert and yes, we can certainly look into this. Art, music and creative words are part of our celebration of life. And if there's anything that we can learn from these great musicians from Koln, it would be that practice makes perfect, and what we are perfecting here is not just playing musical instruments, we want to perfect ourselves and live to our greatest potential - this is our greatest gift to humanity. We can create magic through diligence, aspiring to be the best we can be and also wanting to give a gift to the audience, to share the joy of music-making with others. We can create great happiness and truly celebrate what it means to be alive by working steadily to perfect ourselves through yoga, uniting our daily efforts with our highest ideals. We also break the illusion of boundaries between ourselves and others by giving and sharing.
Happiness is a simple thing. Give and you are happy. Start counting the "sesame seads and green peas" (chinese saying) and hoarding and you are miserable. It is as much a joy to give as to receive. If you feel you've enjoyed the concert, "pay it forward". Let it inspire you to bring the same kind of joy to others in whatever you are able to do today - not asking for anything in return but simply to enjoy the act of giving in itself.