My guest on the podcast this week is Prema, an author, a yoga and meditation teacher, and a wellness coach. She is passionate about supporting individuals to rediscover their inner potential, through a systematic approach of Yoga and Meditation.
Prior to teaching yoga, Prema worked as an engineer on sustainable transportation, with over 20 years of experience in Canada, US, Qatar, UAE, New Zealand and the Asia and Pacific region at large.
Prema has been practising Yoga and Meditation since 2005, and now lives in Hong Kong and Thailand. She received various Yoga Teacher trainings in India from 2017 to 2020. Prema is passionate about mentoring and supporting individuals in reaching their full potential and re-discovering their inner happiness. She is a highly energetic, organized, and creative. A Yoga and Meditation teacher who brings perspective, clarity, and compassion in supporting her students’ personalized practices.
Timings
03:43 I came to HK twice … to live …1st time I was four… from Beijing … 2nd time I comeback as Prema …I came from India… I was in an Ashram…
05:43 Mostly people that need help go to Ashram… a retreat with discipline…
08:19 [Leaving the Ashram] I was about 15 kg less…between arrival and departure… everything was so simple…people were so happy…
10:36 I took my Yoga Teacher training from this teacher… a nice atmosphere to learn…
13:22 My vision for “Prema Living” in Thailand is like 4 star hotel with discipline of an Ashram…
14:52 Yoga Sutras – is one of the most ancient scriptures on what is Yoga theory…
15:33 Book: Yoga Sutras for a Busy Minds – Prema (Jo Yee Yung Fung)
16:45 I had less fear, a little bit less… a lot less… living with a lot less fear is special…
18:31 I started doing yoga because of physical health issues…it helped with my digestion system…also helped to cope with other stress I had…
21:15 My ultimate plan is still to go back to Thailand to open my wellness centre… I need that environment to keep me sane …
24:30 There are so many intelligent brilliant people but they make bad decisions …. because they are scared… one face in front of their client …
27:56 People like me …who need to understand things… if I don’t understand I don’t do them…
28:13 I like to use the example of mango…
30:56 It’s always nice to get feedback…
32:36 The simple things work the most… simple food is the best …
33:20 How the book came about was a bit unexpected…
37:13 I ended up preparing a power point presentation …to summerise things… this really useful…I pick out the really simple stuff… I want to share with my parents…
40:53 [Morning Routine] It depends what time I wake up…Ideally I wake up around 4:00am…Everyday the routine is different…
44:24[Be flexible] you have to be…
44:53 There is a thing called – “Super Brain Yoga”… story… spirit of yoga is all about self-awareness…
51:21 Book: Being Mortal – Atul Gawande
53:28 Yoga… a lot of it is trying to help you to understand who you are… who you are not… 55:25 I think we will live in a happier world if everybody know they are good enough as it is…
Books
Yoga Sutras for a Busy Minds: Prema (Jo Yee Yung Fung)
Being Mortal : Atul Gawande
Contact Prema
https://premaliving.org
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