I felt pretty satisfied. Yesterday I was on stage to introduce people to yoga and instruct them to the poses in the International Yoga Day Charity Event held by Yoga Lifestyle. Who knew I could go that far, after 3 years of doing yoga. I skipped the trekking trip with my friends after I received the invitation to co-host the yoga event. Of course I wanted to join the trip, but I decided to help because I had responsibility with the yoga club, they lacked human resource. And another reason is that it's a chance for me to go out of my comfort zone and practice my skills again.
Although my concerns about the root of yoga didn't fade away, I felt quite good about the event. We didn't have much time to rehearsal, we actually didn't rehearsal. But I managed to co-host, translate and instruct well in the event. The part I like the most was the time when we all four instructors standing inside the backstage and whispered our prayers to god, to wish for a successful event. And it was successful indeed. People danced and had fun, and many people praised about the vegi food and the decoration and the music. And I conquered my stage fright again. I was the first instructor to conduct the poses, with a lot of talking, but did with calmness and a relaxed manner. I was not nervous and didn't make mistake. I talked clearly and softly, my voice was soothing. And when I chanted along my teacher, I was even surprised at my voice, it was good, and much better than I expected. Some of my readers joining the event later told me that I was much more cute and beautiful than they expected. And Sean my teacher gave me compliments on my performance.
There was a speech from Toa Tau's representative, and I didn't prepare to translate that, actually no one gave me the speech beforehand. The girl just went upstage and talked spontaneously, and her speech was quite impressive. But I didn't translate all what she said. Anyway, other people confirmed that I did a good job on that too.
We had a lot of fun in the event. Although other instructors were very nervous, they also performed well. In a pose, Ha Linh told the audience: "Sorry, my legs are shaking, I can't lift it up". And Anna went to a wrong pose. But those are not big mistakes, and we all had a good laugh afterward. I love these people. They may have different belief, different personalities from me, but they have good hearts. And I love to be around them.
I reckon there is nothing better to learn than the habit of constantly stepping out of my comfort zone. Do the things I'm afraid of. Do things I've never done before. Do things that I'm reluctant to do. Learn new things everyday. Meet new people and talk to old friends every week. Be more active in my relationships. That's the best way to learn, to grow and to mature.
Feeling much confident and good about myself now. Keep moving forward.
Although my concerns about the root of yoga didn't fade away, I felt quite good about the event. We didn't have much time to rehearsal, we actually didn't rehearsal. But I managed to co-host, translate and instruct well in the event. The part I like the most was the time when we all four instructors standing inside the backstage and whispered our prayers to god, to wish for a successful event. And it was successful indeed. People danced and had fun, and many people praised about the vegi food and the decoration and the music. And I conquered my stage fright again. I was the first instructor to conduct the poses, with a lot of talking, but did with calmness and a relaxed manner. I was not nervous and didn't make mistake. I talked clearly and softly, my voice was soothing. And when I chanted along my teacher, I was even surprised at my voice, it was good, and much better than I expected. Some of my readers joining the event later told me that I was much more cute and beautiful than they expected. And Sean my teacher gave me compliments on my performance.
There was a speech from Toa Tau's representative, and I didn't prepare to translate that, actually no one gave me the speech beforehand. The girl just went upstage and talked spontaneously, and her speech was quite impressive. But I didn't translate all what she said. Anyway, other people confirmed that I did a good job on that too.
We had a lot of fun in the event. Although other instructors were very nervous, they also performed well. In a pose, Ha Linh told the audience: "Sorry, my legs are shaking, I can't lift it up". And Anna went to a wrong pose. But those are not big mistakes, and we all had a good laugh afterward. I love these people. They may have different belief, different personalities from me, but they have good hearts. And I love to be around them.
I reckon there is nothing better to learn than the habit of constantly stepping out of my comfort zone. Do the things I'm afraid of. Do things I've never done before. Do things that I'm reluctant to do. Learn new things everyday. Meet new people and talk to old friends every week. Be more active in my relationships. That's the best way to learn, to grow and to mature.
Feeling much confident and good about myself now. Keep moving forward.
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