This is a talk given by Yan Ong at the Women of Ashtanga Conference online on the 12th July 2020. Bringing up a topic many suffer in silence, the pressure to perform and the accountability we all have to create a community of understanding, acceptance and realistic expectations.
Read MoreThis is a particularly personal article for me. A story I have been hesitant to share publicly for several reasons ranging from anger, humiliation, fear of judgement for divulging what is meant to be private to sheer avoidance. As each year passes I find more reasons to share my story than not, closing in on a decade later, those reasons now far outweigh the self-doubt and need to keep it to myself. As the number of both yoga practitioners and teachers increase across the globe, I believe my experience can be a vital lesson for both.
Read MoreThis past week the worlds largest ethnic group focuses on family. This week started with the Chinese Reunion dinner, on the eve of the hugely celebrated Chinese New Year, where families get together to have dinner in the most important meal of the year. Many cultures have something similar, a day where we put family before everything else, we travel distances, set aside differences, overcome past issues and let go of current day situations in exchange for traditions.
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