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Miss Theng reminded attendees to perform the poses to their best ability, and to rest anytime
they felt overexerted. This was followed by the downward dog pose, Adho mukha svanasana.

Next was the child pose, Balasana. It is usually used as a resting position in between
difficult moves. One curls up with one’s head facing the floor, knees folded tightly on one’s
stomach, then relaxes their muscles. Miss Theng stated that practicing this pose helps to stretch
one’s muscles, relax one’s mind, and restore a feeling of peace and safety. With this pose,
students were finally able to fully relax.

She then taught attendees the bridge pose, Setu Bandha Sarvangasana. She said that
this move was good for the back, thighs, and glutes. One must take note to keep their waist

YOGA

IN YOUR AREA

high in this pose to ensure the best posture.
Yoga is an exercise that links your body and to feel the weight of gravity. She described
mentally and physically to foster harmony it as if one were floating on a soft cloud, Then, she taught some stretches for easing tension, followed by the final pose, the corpse
and generate positive energy. On 29th of May relaxing and letting nature overwhelm them as pose, Savasana. This pose involves lying flat on the ground, letting one’s mind scour through the
and 1st of June 2020, Miss Theng Kai Joe time flows. entire body to search for any remaining strain. The purpose of this pose is to restore the body
introduced beginner yoga to all students and to its original state and thank it for how much it does every day. Miss Theng guided attendees
teachers via online yoga classes, in conjunction She continued to the warrior pose, through this pose with a gentle, soothing voice. She encouraged attendees to perform this pose
with a series of holiday events held during Virabhadrasana (Sanskirt). There were 3 daily, as it reminds us to be grateful for our bodies. With that, the class came to a close. Miss
the mid-year term school holidays. About 50 variations of them. “Breathe in, breathe out. Theng answered some questions from students about her experience in yoga and dealing with
students and teachers have participated in each Now slowly lift your hand above your thighs. certain setbacks in performing poses.
class. Maintain your balance by controlling each
breath,” Miss Theng said in a calm voice while It was undeniably a beneficial experience as the students received a well-planned class
She began with a warm-up session, performing the poses. during beautiful mornings. Miss Theng’s eight-year yoga journey has reminded us that there
focusing on various breathing and stretching were times when we had almost given up, but visualizing ourselves pushing hard to accomplish
techniques. Breathing is crucial to maintain Afterwards there were some back and something motivates us to commit to our dreams.
inner peace. She curled flexibly, taking a deep leg stretching exercises, followed by the bow
breath to discard all bad matter out of her body pose, Dhanurasana. Throughout the session, Reported by Sophia Ng (Sr1ScA),
Ng Choon Hau (Sr2A)
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