Farewell to Vincent Tham

This morning I was informed that Vincent Tham, founder of Jiva Yoga has left this world.

Meaning of Beauty

During my recent trip back, I observed closely at people passing me in the airport to see how healthly and youthful the average Malaysian looked. I was in for a shocked at what I saw. Out of about 100 people, only a handful looked healthy and had healthful appearing skin. In short, almost everyone looked like they are aging before their time.

And this morning in The Sun, Monday @ Feb 7^th, 2011 – Page 21, Beauty Section. 'Retailer targets 8-year olds. US retailer Walmart will release an all-natural, partially “anti-ageing” beauty line for tweens, called GeoGirl. Targetting 8 to 12-year-olds blah....blah.....'

I have nothing against make-up/cosmetic but isnt it too much to burden 'a small young girl' with 'the concept of beauty and not growing old'?

I am a strong advocate of 'beauty from within'. Aging is the natural process and we can age-gracefully by making wise choices about the food we eat and drink, what we think and how to respond to life's events.

Any thoughts?

Ahimsa

Ahimsa basically means "do no harm" - in actions, words and thoughts. As a yoga practitioner, most of all do no harm to ourself and then to others - that is including all living things, physically and mentally.

So as the bunny new year is approaching, let us all remember to practice ahimsa by observing the amount of the food we put into our body.

Happy Bunny New Year to all.