PAPILLONS JOLIES

LIKE A BOSSSSSSS

Got SUPER good and big news today - I'll share all about it later! This year is gonna be something else!

All pics digged from weheartit

VEDIC CHANT TEACHER TRAINING COURSE

Earlier I promised to share what I've been up to this winter/spring, what has been causing the radio silence in my blog so here's a picture diary of a yoga course in Austria, Piesendorf. Couple earlier summer's I've attended Dr. Kausthub Desikachar's yoga seminars in Helsinki and it was there where I hear about this course, vedic chanting arranged by KHYF. Immediately I was fascinated about the course and decided to apply to the program - which in a way was crazy because I've always been shy to sing, to use my voice! I think the reason is the traumas from my childhood when I was laughed at by my teachers, telling me that I can't sing. "You, play some instrument instead!" And I did. Piano, clarinet, drums and such. For years my biggest nightmare was to sing karaoke and it took over twenty years and thousands of kilometers to overcome the fear: I sang in a karaoke for the first time in my life in a small town in Mongolia with some local friends - and I loved it! Suddenly the big Singing Boogieman shrank and felt ridiculous. Why had I been so afraid of singing and expressing myself through voice for so long! Of course due to my earlier work positions and studies I'd held talks in front of an audience but singing, this was a totally different thing.

All the way until the first chanting session I was thinking "You're crazy Hanna, why are you here? Why are you doing this! This is silly and stupid, chanting isn't your thing for sure." This was what my fearful Mind was telling me. But when we started chanting, chanted and chanted  through hours for 10 days, it became very clear that it was just the right place for me to be right then. It felt like it wasn't anymore me "singing", chanting but my Heart. This was what my Heart wanted and needed! Sometimes the things you fear the most are the ones you should jump to with your head first, full on! I don't know where that course will take me with my yoga studies and teaching but I know now that I did the right decision and only later I will understand the Why's.

Again, you can't connect the dots looking forward; you can only connect them looking backwards. So you have to trust that the dots will somehow connect in your future. You have to trust in something - your gut, destiny, life, karma, whatever. This approach has never let me down, and it has made all the difference in my life.

Steve Jobs


For me chanting has been very purifying and healing tool and I hope to add some elements of it to my yoga teachings bit by bit. For me yoga is about connecting my body, mind and soul and chanting mantras has opened a whole new door to it. Can't wait for the next study period in the end this year!

The Alps - in the boarder of Germany and Austria

The cute village of Piesendorf lies in the middle of the Alps

Mantravalli - the bible of mantras

Nothing to complain about the view of our study room, huh!

Lunch walk in the valley.

Sanskrit language studies

Nothing to add to this pic. Just plain happy and tired!

Another after lunch walk around the village.

Can never get tired of the view.

Women's Day celebration with my study buddies. Miss you all!

Our teachers Rada and Shobana from KHYF, Krishnamacharya Healing and Yoga Foundation.

Couple students missing from the pic but this is our lovely group! 

Luckily our guest house had a sauna where I could empty my head and relax.

Piesendorf treated us good but it was time to head back home!

Until next time - hope to see everyone again in the end of the year!

ENJOY LIFE EVERY DAY

SOME JUST HAVE IT

It could be the heart or entrepreneurs soul - this kid has both of them.

M FOR MIGRAINE

I've been having horrible migraine attacks again for a month or more and been very frustrated over the situation. Then I saw this video and was blown away, you got to check it out too! So motivating and inspirational story! Gave me good energy to survive through the pain and frustration. I'm gonna make through it and be stronger, understading and have more empathy. Never, ever give up!

xxx
Hanna

RAW POWER

Finland is going to vote for the next president this Sunday and it's been interesting to follow the wave of support that Pekka Haavisto has gotten from "ordinary people" to celebrities. I'm so happy and excited to see that these kind of guerilla marketing, action in the streets, is happening in Finland too! Very good and beautiful idea!



This weekend will be full of excitement! First our FAKE CAKE raw food cafe for the Restaurant Day and then  the elections on Sunday. Today Jutta started with some small treats and tomorrow we will put our hands on cakes! All the preparations, like soaking the dried fruits and nuts, have been done today so we can start, put full non-heat on and start making the cakes! Raw girl power!

HAVE A COLOURFUL 2012!

YOGA IS THE DEVIL'S WORK

says Vatican's chief exorcist, Father Amorth. He's not that keen into Harry Potter either, read more about Satan's work here!

Below Banksy's new work 'Cardinal Sin'. More here.

"I'm never sure who deserves to be put on a pedestal or crushed under one." - Banksy

PANCAKES FOR BREAKFAST

POIKANI

ei ole olemas valintoja väärii!

WHAT THE WHAT!

... a friend's quote for the video, from whom I spotted it. People are i n s a n e - good! Have sometimes the courage to take a step into unknown.

I Believe I can Fly ( flight of the frenchies). Trailer from sebastien montaz-rosset on Vimeo.

SWARM INTELLIGENCE

This is a MUST to watch, if I may say so. Whaaaatta! So beautiful!

Murmuration from Sophie Windsor Clive on Vimeo.

WHAT THE HECK! MOM!?

LULZ hahhahahah

NOT A MASTER BUT A STUDENT FOR LIFE

Such a inspirational woman!

WAIT A MINUTE

Don't judge book by its covers, as they say.

ICELAND IN MY MIND

Midnight Sun | Iceland from SCIENTIFANTASTIC on Vimeo.

WATCH: MYSTICAL ICELAND

WATCH: ART OF BALANCE

LISTEN AND WATCH: NOAH KIN

There's some new dope Finnish rap artists hitting the scene and one of them is definatelly Noah Kin. I saw him first time in 6linja, Helsinki and couldn't believe my eyes! He has such a stage charisma, the kind of I haven't seen for a while - you will be amazed by his self-confidense which won't be confused with arrogance. Noah seems like he's in his living room at the stage, confident and present having a conversation with you. You won't be just watching him rapping but feel like you're part of the whole experience. The songs tell a story of this 17 year old in a funny realistic way with a dash of self-irony, words knitting from one to another into a perfect flow. I'll share later a clip from the gig in 6linja, it was a good night!



Noah will be performing in Helsinki 1st of October at the launch party of Diamond Supply Co. at Cali so if you have a chance, go check him out! I'll definatelly will!