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Few more dance forms. SAMBA rumba PASO DOBLE waltz tango Argentine Tango Quick step jive cha cha cha jitterburg swing zouk bachata lindy hop Black Bottom Foxtrot rock and roll disco ballroom ballet twist break dance jazz flamenco tap street dance I had to finish my post as promised. The work pressure has increased tremendously. Lots of Personal Training, Work on my videos, study and then new batch of course for budding fitness trainers has started. I would not be blogging for this month of December regularly. Forgive me for that. Would be back with you all very soon . Most probably in the New Year. Wish You all a Very Very Happy New Year in advance. If time permits, I would be back sooner. Till then you all take care and Happy Blogging .

I was doing my research about various dance forms and was amazed. In this post, I would not take Indian classical dance forms. Because that would take another full post. Right now few Latin American Dances and with some of their videos that I found online. They are all so interesting. Worth watching. Bolero Carimbo Conga Cueca Cumbia Joropo Lambada Macarena Mambo Merengue Rueda Salsa The post will continue and in the next, there would be videos for the following SAMBA rumba PASO DOBLE waltz tango jive cha cha cha jitterburg swing zouk bachata lindy hop Black Bottom Foxtrot rock and roll disco ballroom ballet twist break dance jazz flamenco Do you know of more styles? share them with me. Share a video link too if you have. Which one is your favorite? Which one have you learnt or intend to learn or love watching? Share with me here.

My Humble House is the new roof top restaurant at Maurya , which generally has excellent restaurants. I got much more cosy and personal corner. My Humble House is an award winning contemporary Chinese cuisine restaurant. It Infuses distinctively Chinese styles with global touches, to offers its diners a vibrant menu of neo-classic Chinese dishes, christened with equally poetic names that showcase themselves more as a form of art than simply as a cuisine! What I loved about the place is the ambience, excellent service, attention to small details (like lovely rose petals and candle on my table) and of course the food. I had soup, appetisers and green tea. But my friends with whom I had gone there, insisted that I get photographed with huge bowls of food and wine for my clients to see that I EAT.

I recently saw Broadway Swan Lake Ballet performance live at Kamani Auditorium . It was Choreographed by Fernando Aguilera . It was so beautiful a performance that I almost forgot to clap. My jaw was dropping throughout and I was awestruck. Gosh! how I wish that I was younger and I could learn ballet. The dancers were beautiful, agile, delicate yet strong (you know what I mean). It was one of my best experiences of life. The high I got seeing the performance cannot be described. I clicked few pics from my iphone (sorry not very clear ones). They do not do justice to the performance at all. But I wanted to put them here on my blog. And besides Ballet, there was modern dance, tango, latino,hip hop, pachuko, blue jazz, techno duo, flamenco and le corsaire . Swan lake followed star crossed lovers swan queen Odette and Prince Siegfried as they fought for eternal love against forces of magic, family and destiny. It was set against the backdrop of medieval Europe. It epitomized classical bal...

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Chakra s depend on the following eight fold path , laid by Patanjal i in his Hatha Yoga Padipika . 1. Yamas - Behaving with restraint: non violent, truthful, honest and kind manner. Purity of thoughts, deeds and mind. Eating moderately. 2. Niyamas - Having spiritual and devotional attitude towards everything like prayer, austerity etc. Following few rules discipline in life. 3. Asanas - Practicing yoga postures/asanas regularly. It will lead to a meditative stage when the mind will become still. 4. Pranayama - Developing prana/breath control. 5. Pratyahara - controlling the senses so that they do not disturb. Preparing the mind for concentration, focus and visualisation. 6. Dharana - Firm belief, will power, concentration, focus. 7- Dhyana - Practicing meditation so that the mind becomes still, thoughtless and does not wander. You become calm and uninterrupted by thoughts. 8. Samadhi - The final goal; bliss/transcendent consciousness. Mind, Body and Soul becomi...

Ever since, I took my first course in the field of fitness back in 1996, I constantly wanted to update my knowledge in this field with newer and more advanced courses, seminars, resolutions, researches, books, DVD's etc. I wanted to learn everything in this field. Now for quite some time, I was not getting to learn something NEW and was feeling stagnated. Now the excitement has come back. I have recently started learning about Chakra Workout , I am learning about aura, balancing chakra with yoga. We have 7 main Chakras The crown chakra- on and slightly above the crown The brow chakra- at the middle of the bow Throat Chakra- on the centre of the throat Heart Chakra- on the middle of the chest Solar plexus Chakra- two finger above and below the naval Sacral Chakra- on and slightly above genitals Root Chakra- at the base of the spine Ok. Now following are pics of my Salsa party. Below are are pictures of scintillating performance by Sai and Kirti which everyone including me were gap...

My blogger friend Santoshi has sent me such awesome pictures of me. I had to put them on my blog. Thanks Santoshi. Today is Children's Day . My sons have planned for movie- Dostana for tomorrow. Morning, I had few children over in my studio for whom there were fitness sessions on the house. Exercises for kids . Stretching, jumping and playing around. My weekend starts tonight. I am off to do Salsa . Tomorrow there is also Tango workshop in my studio by Rebacca and Olga.

For quite some time, I had been neglecting my hair and they were turning lifeless. Lot of sweat during exercise was also taking its toll on my hair. I have always been very experimental with my hair. Till few years back, I had long hair below my hips. Then I got them chopped short. I have tried various colors, styles, perms etc on my hair. Genetically I am blessed with good quality, thick, lustrous hair. But now I realized that they were screaming for my attention. I decided to go for L'Oreal Hair Spa treatmen t yesterday to my nearby beauty parlour. If you haven't tried the L'Oreal Hair Spa already, you must. A lot of salons are offering this service. It's 45 minutes of hair pampering you won't be able to get enough of! And the best thing about the Hair Spa is that it is customized to your specific hair need (normal/greasy/dry/problem hair). Depending on the type of Hair Spa you choose (aromatherapy, for example), there will be a hot-oil massage, steaming, ha...

This is one of my first post. But it had to be put up again. And 6 kg are still left to go. October 2008 54 kgs!! June 2008 58 kgs !! End of May 2008 59 kgs !! May 2008 61 kgs !! April 2008 63 kgs !! March 2008 65 kgs !! Feb 2008 80 kgs !!

I was sent this over email by a friend. I thought I can share it with my readers. Attire and Grooming Dance Shoes Its recommend to purchase dance shoes if you plan to make dancing your hobby. They are specifically designed for flexibility, comfort, balance and movement, not to mention that they are kind to our wood floors. Attire As with your shoes, you want to wear something comfortable, but keep the comfort of your partner in mind as well. Avoid heavy clothing that will make you sweat, as well as baggy clothing or strappy outfits that can swing and hit your partner. Breath You will be dancing in close quarters with a lot of new people. You may want to chew gum or bring breath mints (Listerine Pocket Paks are popular, but bring enough to share!). Some dancers avoid eating certain foods (garlic or onions, for example) on dance days. Be prepared to sweat! Don't forget to wear deodorant, but if you wear cologne, use it sparingly if at all. Your partner may not appreciate it if you us...

It has been a very happening day of my life. I ran Airtel Half Marathon Delhi today morning. I finished my 21 kms in 1.50 mins but I was also cheering a group of my friends along. Ethiopia's Deriba Merga won the Airtel Delhi half marathon with the fastest time of the year of 59 minutes and 15 seconds here Sunday. Fellow-Ethiopian Aselefech Mergia won the women's race, clocking, 60:08:17. Sandeep Kumar and Kavita Raut recorded the best timings among the Indians and pocketed $4,000 each. It was an African sweep in the open event, with silver and bronze medals in the men's category going to Kenyans Wilson Kipsang (59:16:0)and Wilson Chebet (59:34:0), receiving $15,000 and $10,000 respectively. Ethiopian Gelet Getent (1:08:18) and Kenyan Peninah Arusei (1:08:20) finished second and third respectively among women. Defending champion Rwanda's Dieuone Disi, who came in 1:43:0 minutes in the 2007 edition, finished seventh here with 1:00:47. Merga who recorded his p...

Can you spot me in the above pictures? Past full week, I have been partying hard. And I am loving it. There is a whole group of people in Delhi who have formed various salsa clubs. They are fun loving and die hard salsa fans. The lights are dim, the music is pulsing and couples are circling the dance floor. Besides Salsa , we also do Merengue . There are two more awesome dance forms that need mention here- Bachata and Zouk . These are very close and sensual dance forms. Salsa is a fantastic way of keeping fit because, the movements of the dance require the use of various muscles in the body. Like swimming, you naturally start to tone up as you dance. You will also find that your stamina increases and gets better the more you dance, which is perfect if you hate exercise or going to the gym. Salsa is so much fun, elegant and sexy, and the sound of the music and atmosphere in Salsa clubs is electric. So much so that you are generally oblivious to the fact that you are exce...

In my previous post , I have demonstrated a video for Ardh matsyendra asana . or the Half Spinal Twist Pose Due to the repetitive strain caused by cyclical exercises such as walking, jogging, biking and spinning, as well as due to the unnatural act of long duration sitting, many people suffer piriformis syndrome. My clients often complain of a nagging ache under the glutes and even pins and needles associated with sciatica. The piriformis originates in the sacral spine and attaches to the greater trochanter – that large boney “can-opener” where your femur attaches to your pelvis on your hip. The sciatic nerve runs underneath it, though in 15% of the population it runs through the piriformis. So, when you strain the piriformis, you can impinge the sciatic nerve. A strained piriformis muscle can irritate the sciatic nerve. This causes pain underneath the glute often refers down the back of the thigh and/or into the lower back, called sciatica. The piriformis muscle assists in the abdu...