Certified International Yoga instructor by RYT200 (Vinyasa yoga & Hatha & Restorative & Silver yoga) in Paris

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• A quel âge avez-vous commencé à faire du sport ? Parlez-nous de cette époque (évidemment pas si lointaine) ?

  I think I've been always doing sports since I was a kid.
  But seriously I've started practicing yoga since I was 26 years old(in 2010). I was working for a small company and going through difficult time personally.
  One of my best friends suggested me to go practice yoga with her several times. One day, I decided to try with her in order to make her stop asking.
  But I was wrong. At the first yoga class, I felt that this is what I really needed. I went crazy about yoga ever since I started practicing it.
  There are a lot of yoga advantages mentally and physically. What I've learned the most from my yoga practices is being myself and accept as I am. It was the only time I couldn't think about family, friends, social pressure, work, etc.
  I am not talking about being selfish. I could understand more about other people since I could understand myself. I am grateful that I've started yoga and now I can share it with people. This is the gratitude.

• Quels sont vos sports favoris, ceux que vous pratiquez à haut niveau, en tant que simples loisirs ou que vous aimeriez découvrir ?

  To be honest, I was never really good at any sport. Literally none of sports.
  When I told my friends that I started practicing yoga, they laughed at me hardly. Oh yes, this is true. I understood why!
  Ever since I started practicing yoga, it became my one & only sport. My yoga level is still progressing and I will keep on practicing.
  Few years ago in South Korea I learned how to play golf as well but couldn't continue.
  I had to stop golfing since I left Korea. If I have another chance, I like to start it over. I liked it because of the green field. It is relieving my stress and cleanses my body too.

• Donnez-nous envie d'enfiler un short en nous expliquant ce que vous apporte le sport au quotidien !

  It's simple. If I skip a daily practice, my body forgets. It responses so quickly to my laziness. I believe our body is honest.
  Our body never lies. Sometimes slowly, sometimes indirectly, but still it's telling us lots of its status.
  So I decided to understand and listen to it. The key of daily practice is to learn about ourselves.

• Quel exploit sportif vous a marqué ou inspiré (voire donné envie de chanter I will survive toute la journée) ? Dites-nous comment vous l'avez vécu !

  It was the worldcup in 2002. I was a high school student but still could enjoy the whole festival in Korea.
  In the middle of Seoul, maximum 6 million people (Korean VS Germany) gathered and watched a match. It was unforgettable memory for me, maybe all of Korean.
  This year when France won the worldcup, I was thinking about Korean match in 2002. Couldn't imagine how exciting it it!

• Parlez-nous de votre plus bel accomplissement en tant que sportif !

  Mostly I am teaching private yoga classes for individuals, couples and families. Surprisingly 1/3 of my yoga students are men. I know some people think yoga is only for women! I thought so as well, but I was wrong.
  I started teaching yoga to my male students who's got some spinal disc problems this year. Some people couldn't even straighten their backs when we started yoga class together.
  All of my yoga students got so much better after practicing yoga with me. I tried my best to understand what are the problems and how to resolve them.
  Now I am very positive about how yoga can heal the specific troubles like spinal disc.

• Si vous deviez faire un jogging avec un sportif de renom, lequel serait-ce ? Et quelles questions lui poseriez-vous (si vous arrivez à courir à son rythme et qu'il vous reste encore un peu de salive) ?

  If I could choose whom I jog with, I'd say Usain Bolt.
  And I'd love to ask if he likes to practice yoga with me!
  This could be like a dream.

• Comment vous y prenez-vous pour qu'un élève garde "l'oeil du tigre" et persévère dans l'effort ?

  I try to understand where my students are and how they are doing. I tried to be patient and give them time. In the other hand, I also tried to guide them with the direction.
  I've seen often that the time comes along with their own efforts. I am just enlightening their way, but still it's not me who finally walks with legs.

• Qu'est-ce qui fait de vous un super sportif… et un Superprof ?

  Lot of people find yoga class because they are stressed out or because they have physical problem such as spinal disc. Or for diet as well.
  What ever the reason people find me for yoga class, I tried to help. I try to understand and listen to my students.