Feedback from January 2010 challenger

Preet Kaur :

1. Very good programme
2. Challenging and easy at different angles
3. Build my personal practice
4. Build my stamina
5. Open my pores, so now I tend to swear more as I move the right muscles
6. Good Fun! Well done to Erin and Lily
7. Yummy food
8. Perhaps another set if asanas for this programme so repeat practitioners do not get bored and can join again and again.

Ee Lin :

This is my 2nd 30-day challenge. I've noticed improvement in terms of strengths and endurance at my abdomen area although I do not think I have dropped a waist size. I'm somewhat thrilled that the abdominal exercises that seemed near impossible at first is now about holding it longer. Although physically spent, I feel well-stretched and relaxed after each class. What makes it encouraging is that you'll notice that your body will eventually adjust and a few difficult poses that seemed so hard just to get into will become a challenge of endurance. Having said that, CNY is just around the corner, it doesn't help that people keep plying us with pineapple tarts and dinner invitations one after another. Sunyoga should organise a post CNY 30-day challenge.

Tan Pei Ling :

1. Good workout especially the 'leg raise'
2. Continue to have 7.30am class
3. Future 30-day challenge - different asanas but with similar aims/targets

Teoh Choi Yian :

Overall I have improved my stamina but unfortunately I did not go through the 30-day challenge which I regretted. Slight improvement on body tone. I believe if I have completed the 30 days, my body tone should have improved more.

Tan Saw Bee (Mrs. Sia) :

Before I took up yoga, I thought it was a very slow exercise and I prefer to go to gym for workout.
However, after this 30-day challenge programme, I have had an entire new perspective on yoga. My back pain and shoulder pain had gone. I find myself a little fitter (more tone up).

The trainers Lily and Erin are very dedicated.

Overall I am happy with the result and thanks to both Lily and Erin. I will definitely like to carry on yoga practise.

Jayne Lee :

Although I signed up 30-day challenge last minute (I was the last to sign up) and what I considered a rash decision, I'm so grateful I did. I was feeling very lethargic from all the eating in the month of December and lack of consistent yoga exercise due to my travelling and public holidays (fridays :(). I wanted to grow in my level of fitness, to build stronger muscles as I felt I could not do some of the yoga poses due to my lack of strength and lastly as a personal challenge - to persevere through the aches and be disciplined in my routine.

I had so much fun despite all the struggles (feeling breathless, shaking legs and core muscles and aches from all over my body). I felt my stamina improved after the 1st week and then of course, 3rd week and 4th week with longer holding time (a killer!). I felt stringer and more energetic throughout the day. The challenge to hold on longer made me want to push myself a little more and I'm glad Lily did it gradually. Overall, it was a really great experience for me, as a 1st timer - I will definitely join again and will certainly miss my morning routine!

Nicky Zammit :

I have lover the challenge, it has been a great beginning on the journey of yoga, although I have been practising for several years. coming to class everyday has made a massive difference in several ways. Firstly from a discipline point of view. I am not stretching at home as well as in class, so the prospect of self practise is looking brighter!

Flexibilty has improved and definitely strengthen.

Keeping to the routine of the sequence ad postures has been helpful, in the respect of gaining focus and concentration, but also in noticing small improvements.

I would like to incorporate one inversion at the end of the sequence though, headstand or shoulder stand, just for calming down before relaxation.

The handout with the names in sanskrit was great and very helpful.

I have really enjoyed every minute, it has been an extremely positive experience that has bought many benefits.

Thank you so much to all involved - OM Shanti

Alice Er :

1. Improved in flexibilty
2. Increase in stamina
3. Better awareness in body posture
4. Built muscles and thus feel fitter

Jassy Cheam :

This is my 2nd time taking up the 30-day yoga challenge, and it still feels great.

Both teachers, Lily and Erin are just marvelous. Lily leading the morning classes invigorates you with a faster pace, while Erin in the evening classes moving on slower pace helps you to slow down and let go of all the stress during the day. They just complement each other.

What do I feel/experience in the 2nd 30-day challenge? Well, doing it the 2nd time gives me more awareness of my yoga movements. With the familiarity gained, I could have the time to think and correct my yoga postures at each movement, unlike in the 1st challenge; I was struggling just to keep up with each posture. Also, with the awareness to my body, sub-consciously, I tend to prefer fruits and vegetables in my meal. I can't explain why this is happening. Could it be perhaps, after all the hard work, I feel guilty putting meat into my mouth or could it be that now I appreciate my body more and opt for healthier food? Well, i don't think I will become a vegan but I'm sure have been eating more greens and fruits now than what i had previously. So, it's a good thing, I guess.

With all these changes, now I am looking forward to what I will experience in my next 30-day challenge! So, Erin - when is the next 30-day challenge? Help, I'm hooked... :)