In the abode of abundance and joy!

Yoga Story 8. Anjaneyasana (Lunge Pose)

2011-06-26T10:43:00.003+08:00

It seems some of the simplest wishes in life are getting harder to get granted these days. For example, getting a bull’s-eye-shot at the Cupid’s arrow for marriage or producing a bundle-of-joy even after marriage are no easy matters anymore. Particularly, rising infertility issues among married couples are so dire that seeking IVF treatments are talked over lunch like norms. God must be going

Yoga Story 7. The Shadows of Sani, the true beacon for everlasting happiness

2011-05-30T12:16:00.001+08:00

The Ganesha story that I have posted previously, in how Ganesha was ended up with the elephant head, is the most well known version of its myths. However there is another version that is not the usual story where it was cut by his father Siva but caused by the Sani (Saturn). This story has more of astrological origin that is directly related to the nature of Saturn, the planet of longevity

Yoga Story 6. Virabhadrasana (Warrior Pose)

2011-05-16T10:58:00.002+08:00

One of the main effects that come when you practice yoga for sometimes is bravery and fearlessness in the way how we carry ourselves. There is also significant increase in our mental and physical focus that somehow we become less tolerant to our forever-busy-for-nothing in the hassled modern lifestyles. So without even going through the whole lots of self-help books in how to simplify our life,

Yoga Story 5. Natarajasana (Dancer Pose)

2011-05-02T08:33:00.001+08:00

One day I saw a picture of pregnant dancer from a Korean magazine, wrapped in a white ciliate piece of cloth dancing in trance in bare foot while oblivious of her round and protruding belly. I remember myself thinking, either she must be crazy or just totally in bliss that didn’t care anything in the world except her dancing… But somehow she looked strangely mystic and fascinating to my young

Yoga Story 4. Bhujangasana (Cobra Pose)

2011-04-18T08:49:00.002+08:00

“Once upon a time, there lived a wise Brahmin woman, Gautami. She was a widow whose only son was bitten dead by a snake. A snake charmer caught the snake, brought it to the woman and asked her how he should kill it; cut it to pieces or burn it alive. The woman asked him to leave the snake alone, alive, since none could do anything against the strokes of destiny; to do anything in the matter

Yoga Story 3. Salutation and Grace

2011-04-04T10:55:00.003+08:00

They say the eyes are the window to our soul. Yes, I find it very true. Whenever I see the sparkling lights that radiates their innermost spirit in someone’s eyes, especially the children’s, I can’t help but to just fall in love with them. My heart will start pounding and makes me grin from ear to ear by sheer joy of such encounters. Maybe I am a still helpless romantic longing for divine

Yoga story 2: Triangle Pose and Trinity

2011-03-18T23:51:00.004+08:00

The popular and familiar yoga pose, Triangle (Trikonasa in Sanskrit), is one of the most difficult, strong, and stable poses among all. Its three triangle shapes that you form from-- first with our legs and the floor, second, underneath the side of the body with the arm and front leg, and the third, connecting the top hand and two feet—are also the most mythical symbols of the trinity in nature,

Yoga Story 1: Ganesha, the elephant-headed god’s Story

2011-03-07T23:39:00.005+08:00

There is a big, beautiful and elegant Ganesha’s picture hanging in the front wall as you enter our Yoga studio. Why the large elephant-headed god’s picture with his pot belly and pudgy figure is placed in a Yoga studio, instead of shining mirrors? Either being multi-culturally grown Malaysians, who got accustomed to diverse religious figures, or just plainly out of indifference, people rarely

Yoga Stories for Your Hearts and Souls

2011-03-07T15:51:00.003+08:00

Welcome to Beth’s new yoga story series!Lately, I was searching for different story materials for my yoga kids so that I can make the kids’ yoga class more fun and exciting, at the same time, inspirational and uplifting for their tender hearts and spirits. Well, then, it dawned on me that, why don’t I share the stories with my grown-up yoga students as well??? Hey, they need fun, excitement

Announcement:

2010-10-06T11:41:00.001+08:00

Beth’s Yoga: the Healing Sounds Meditation Course Free Introduction: 5-6pm, 16th October, 2010Dear Friends,Greetings to you and your loved ones! Another year end is fast approaching in couple of months. I hope you have enjoyed much happiness, good health, peace of mind and harmonious living to look forward yet another very fulfilling year. If not, maybe, you might consider doing something very

The Now—the Pause between Breaths

2010-10-01T12:28:00.003+08:00

I have long refused to read the famous best seller “the Power of Now” by Eckhart Tolle until March this year. The main reason was from my aversion toward any “hoo-hoo-ha-ha” of public hype as I am naturally cautious for anything if they are too noisy. He was featured big few times by Oprah Winfrey. She is a big fan of his and the once-anonymous-man owes huge debt to her for his

Do You See Rabbits in the Moon?

2010-09-22T12:50:00.003+08:00

It is Autumn Full Moon Day today. In my back home, the day is celebrated with much grandeur; two days are official national holidays but most private sectors are off almost for a week. It is the second biggest national celebration next to Chinese New Year. Living away from my own culture while immersed in different one for many years, I don’t have much a sense of belonging in either. Thus I

A dog story

2010-09-03T12:52:00.002+08:00

The other night coming back home from an outing, we saw our front neighbor elderly couple taking a walk with their dog and cat. Obviously the dog was happy sniffing around in a leash held by the lady master. But the cat wasn’t. He was tied in a long chain leash held by the master and sat at the grass refusing to move. “Ayoh…!!! Dog goes for a walk with masters but cat does their own…!” Edwin

We are running on auto-pilot machines

2010-08-25T12:21:00.002+08:00

Couple of the months ago, I installed Korean-font in my computer. I haven’t written anything in Korean for many, many years. The last time, when I used Korean-key board, was with a type writer not a computer. That tells you, how long I have been off from it. Nevertheless, nervous in the beginning…but surprisingly, after few days, I could type them quite well and smoothly without much

Love is blind but the heart has many layers

2010-06-12T08:59:00.003+08:00

My sister-in-law is going through a very ugly divorce that has been dragging on for more than 5 years. The man, once so madly in love with her for almost two decades, is now burning his heart with intense, fiery hatred and refusing any endorsement even for their two children. She and her two daughters are in deep agony. He used to park himself day and night at the outside of door for her and

Surrendering into the Time

2010-06-04T11:59:00.002+08:00

From some morning onwards, I started to notice few snails scattered along the jogging path. At first it was just one or two, and then, it slowly increased to more than half dozen. I had to be careful not to step on them because the shape and color of their shells were very similar with the fallen leaves’ on the grass. Whenever I reach to that particular corner during my morning walk, naturally

The Monkey Powers

2010-05-13T14:59:00.003+08:00

There used to be a monkey corner under the Bukit Cermin hill just prior to entering the residential areas of Putra Heights. A couple years back, the hill was just a normal hill where people threw rubbish as the Indah Water service wasn’t regular then. Monkeys started to congregate in search of food and the passer-bys would stop to see or feed them. I noticed that the number of onlookers and

Time slips through the fingers

2010-04-28T13:56:00.002+08:00

There was a very sweet and jovial elderly man I’ve met during my January retreat. His name is Osman. As a habit, I tend to draw an invisible distance around me when I am out in the company of people I don’t know well. I am especially conscious of my talk because of the non-local accent in me that always bring hoards of personal queries like where are you from, what are you doing here, how long

Being Courteous Makes One A Better Person

2010-03-30T22:37:00.005+08:00

By Edwin Lee (14 years old)Being courteous makes one a better person, that is definitely true. As the saying goes, “courtesy is a way of life,” one should be courteous to all that surrounds you, as with each good deed one does, he/she will find that he/she can enjoy a better life.Being a courteous person does not mean one has to constantly do good merits in order to be courteous. Being

Are you happy? What will make your life happier?”

2010-03-24T11:12:00.001+08:00

Have you ever asked such questions, “Are you happy? What will make your life happier?” Strangely not many seemed to have, because when I do that, many get taken aback as though they never had thought about it seriously before. Many do not have a clue about whether they are happy or not, not to mention in knowing what will make them happier. Isn’t that absurd because everybody wants to be happy

Men are from Mars and Women are from Venus

2010-03-18T12:06:00.003+08:00

The once a-celibate-monk-turned-to-a-love-guru John Grey shot to his fame when his book “Men are from Mars and Women are from Venus” became the best seller of all time in the late ‘80s. First of its kind, it highlighted the fundamental differences between men and women in their genetic make-ups, especially in sexual orientation. Mars is a very hot planet, with lots of fire, energy, aggression,

What do you wan to be when you grow up?

2010-02-28T09:11:00.003+08:00

Just the other day, one of my former yoga students who has an active toddler boy, called me for Chinese New Year greeting. We exchanged few pleasantries catching up our missing times since her pregnancy a couple years back. While we were talking, she jokingly mentioned that her previous ambition to have five children still remained, but since she is not so young now (36 years old, a Tiger), she

What's in the name?

2010-02-22T09:30:00.001+08:00

My father belongs to the old Korean generation who believed daughters are liability in the household. Thereby having three daughters in a row after losing his first eldest son to a mysterious fever, was not exactly happy thing for him, especially in securing the ancestry line as the eldest son himself. According to our folklore superstition, giving humble names to the proceeding girls will

Mother crab teaches her children how to walk straight

2010-02-09T08:41:00.002+08:00

Mother crab saw her children walking always sideways. She didn’t like it. So she decided to teach them how to walk straight by showing it off her graceful walk, the same sidewalk…As any parent would agree in unison, the love for own offspring knows no limit, has no boundary; it is automatic, spontaneous and unconditional. As great as our love for them is, so is our expectation towards them.

Water Color Paintings in My Heart

2010-02-02T23:13:00.004+08:00

When I was small, one of the things I liked to do was drawing. But then, my mother didn’t approve of my endless scribbling as she thought I was wasting precious papers. So instead I started to draw imaginary water color paintings in my heart with the clouds in the sky. I loved to dream and describe my feelings in writing in the secret diaries only to tear away soon after I’ve outgrown the

Greetings!

2009-12-31T15:30:00.005+08:00

Dear Friends, Greetings!It seems time travels faster in Malaysia due to its same weather all year round. As though it feels like yesteryear that we celebrated together the dawning of new century, but already one decade has come and gone with another New Year is looming just around the corner. It is again one of those times for reflection and recollection. There are still much unchecked to-do

A Walk to Remember……by Beth Lim, founder Beth’s Yoga

2009-12-31T15:28:00.001+08:00