Haiiiii! I’m back! It’s been a while, I know.  Well, a lot of things have happened since my last post, but let’s just get to the main one.  So, I decided to quit my corporate job in early August due to some dispute with my Boss.  I actually tried to change job since June, but after I quitted, I just realized that I am not cut out for that kind of job, so it doesn’t matter who I work for, if I don’t believe in what they believe, I will never be able to give my all for the job and it will leave me feeling unsatisfied, unhappy and depressed.  Thus, I made up my mind to take this path; I had always wanted to take since early 2018.  

If you have been following me on Instagram for at least one year, you probably know that I have been in love with Yoga since my first class.  I even include 200hr YTT as one of my 2018 objectives.  At first, I wanted to take yoga teacher training just to fix my alignment and technique, not necessarily to be a yoga teacher. But, I do always have this sort of feelings to help people in term of physical activities.  It bothers me when someone does some workout without proper technique, not only that it’s bad alignment, they are not getting much of it and it can lead to serious injuries overtime.  We do sports; we train to be fit and healthy, right?  So yeah, it’s something that I hold dear to my heart.  I postponed the YTT for months and months due to my job, but I always had it in my mind, I always looked for the yoga school.  So then, when I quitted my job, I took it as a sign, that I really have to chase this.

For the YTT, I chose Bali because this magical island is worldwide famous not only as a tourist destination, but also for yoga.  The spirituality of the Balinese really makes Bali stand out for yoga, maybe that’s also the reason why world famous yoga instructors hold workshops in Bali throughout the year.  My YTT has to be in Bali!  

Then I found this good yoga school, Joga Yoga Training, which was one of the most affordable teacher training school, but has really great program and always has international guest yoga teacher who has super human talent.  I was really excited; I really couldn’t wait to fly to Bali to do the training.  I practiced like crazy 2 months in prior.  Okay, I’m exaggerating a bit there, but yeah, I really worked on my strength and flexibility because I’m worried I’d be the weakest in class.  I couldn’t do headstand off the wall then.  Flexibility is always my strong point, but not with strength, I have to really really work on it and I’m a bit lazy when it comes to core exercise. :p

Damn! My Base is incredibly strong!

I’m rambling.  Anyways, arrived in Bali, felt anxious, felt like I made a mistake and should have done the YTT in Jakarta instead, surprisingly, everybody felt the same! That makes me feel a bit better, but after the first vinyasa yoga practice, I knew this was the right decision, I was meant to be there.  I was the only Indonesian trainee in the class and everybody came from literally all over the world; from Australia, the US, Egypt, Belgium, Sweden, Austria, Ireland, Lebanon etc.  It’s a dream!! It’s one of the reasons why I chose Bali, I know I would meet amazing like-minded people; we’re different, but we all share one thing in common. :)

Don't we look happy? :D

Yoga Anatomy Class: Fascinating!

So, we spent 25 days together, full of excitement and sweat. We learned the yoga philosophy which was really hard for me to digest at first hahahahahah.  Also, anatomy, from bones to muscles to fascia lines to all 12 bodily systems. Damn! Who would’ve thought Yoga can be that awesome! I’ve learned so much during the YTT and continue to learn more and more after.  I will leave a link of my yoga school here.  So, if you’re curious, you probably think of taking 200hr of YTT, I definitely recommend this school.

Love these guys so much <3

Three different Asians lol

This YTT is by far my most valuable experience.  Finally, there’s one thing I have done right in my 28 years old life.  I know I don’t really go into details here about my experience, my writing skill gets worse, not sure why.  Well, let the pictures do the talking or you can go to my Instagram page and find the 200hr YTT highlight and scroll down the page to know more about my yoga journey.

Stick those tongues out!

Also about this bIog, I will gradually change it.  It will not about me wearing leather and traveling anymore.  I honestly have had enough that people see me as a piece of meat who wear leather.  I still like leather fashion, don’t get me wrong but I’m also a human with some abilities and I want people to see me based on what I’m able to do, not just what I put on my body.