Memento Mori

Hi there, random reader who chanced upon my blog... either because you've been googling for me, or maybe you had read my blog in the past. Hello..! It's been a long time since I've sat down and pen my thoughts in the last 2+ years, and many terrible things happened since then, COVID, war...etc... This morning, I watched a clip about 3 key teachings of Stoics:

Amor Fati: Love of one's fate (Embrace your fate and make the most of it) Leave this place a little bit better that we've found it Memento Mori: Rememeber that you must die

I've been really tired with everything that's happening and I thought, that was exactly what I needed to hear. Thank you to all my friends who have been listening to my 'Ted talks'. I really appreciate you. :)

怎麼了

怎麼能輕易說要結束
怎麼會讓你抱著我哭
太努力的我們最後用力給祝福
怎麼看你笑著 我卻心如刀割
怎麼了 - 周興哲

Now I finally understand why Eric Chou's music has resonated with so many...

I really had wanted to keep this platform to only happy memories but sometimes, but now I just need a place to write about how I feel.

I'm not all smiles and cheers all the time, but the other side of me is not a side that most people would want to see, or are willing to accept.

其实我也会伤心，会感觉痛。难道这也是错的吗？

心如刀割，可是你会明白吗？你会心疼吗？

 一個人愛不愛你
不是看你們在一起的時間長短
而是他願意給你一個承諾

Saw this quote back in 2016 and suddenly it all made sense again to me...傻瓜，为什么又回到原点。。。

Yoga Teacher Training #2 - Tirisula Yoga

It has been a long time since I wrote on this space - so many things have happened since the last post that I don't even know where to begin. Well, most of the changes are in the professional space, which I won't go into. But today, I'll share a little piece that is close to my heart....

3 years (and 2 months) ago, I came back from Rishikesh, fully recharged from a month off work and ready to teach... It never happened.

In Q3 of 2019, I made the decision to take up another YTTC in Singapore and was fortunate that Eve wanted to do it as well, hence we did our buddy promo at Tirisula, starting Jan 2020.

Fast forward to multiple books, notes, research, lat nights, sweat, tears and 10 weekends later, I am certified for the second time. I still have another 20 hours of teaching before I officially complete my training but this time round, I feel more confident, more well equipped to teach.

Will I teach this time round?

We shall see...

xoxo,

Rishi