Yoga Yangchen

03/11/2025

For a long time, I believed that holding yoga poses for 5 or even 10 minutes helped me get into a deep stretch and I have practiced this myself and even taught it to my students.

But through my Yoga Therapy training over the past 10 months, I have learned something fascinating about how our body and nervous system actually work.

Our muscles, tendons, and fascia are full of tiny sensory receptors, such as the Golgi tendon organs, muscle spindles, and mechanoreceptors, that constantly send messages to the brain about how much tension or stretch the body is experiencing. These signals help the brain determine whether the body feels safe or needs to protect itself.

However, when we stay in a long, passive stretch for too long, these receptors stop sending fresh information to the brain, usually after about two minutes. At that point, our proprioception (the body’s sense of position and awareness) begins to fade, and our stabilizing muscles “switch off.”

What we often experience as a “deep release” in that moment isn’t always a true opening of the muscles, it can actually be our nervous system numbing or switching off as it stops receiving sensory feedback. While it may feel relaxing, the joints are no longer protected by engaged muscles, which can lead to overstretching and instability over time.

In Yoga Therapy, the focus isn’t on deep stretching, holding deeper or longer, but about opening and creating a space where the body feels safe, supported, and aware. When the nervous system feels safe, the muscles naturally soften, and that’s the real release.

Now, my practice is less about how deep I can go and more about somatic strength, mindful engagement, and joint support, allowing the body to soften because it feels secure, not because it’s been pushed to its limit.

That’s what’s so fascinating about Yoga Therapy training, it gently challenges everything I have learned before in my yoga teacher trainings, but in a scientific and experiential way. It’s not about unlearning or rejecting what I knew, but about deepening my understanding of the “why”, how the body, mind, and nervous system truly work together to create balance.

02/11/2025

What makes this initiative truly inspiring is how Druk School embraces Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) not only through education but also through mindfulness and empathy. The school nurtures both bright minds and kind hearts, teaching students that giving back is an essential part of growing up.

Together, we grow through giving, for the smiles, dreams, and futures of our children. 💛✨

A heartfelt appreciation to the Druk School management, teachers, parents, and students for your dedication and compassion. You are shaping bright minds and even brighter hearts.

02/11/2025

Today’s fundraising event at Druk School, in collaboration with Nazhoen Lamtoen , was a beautiful success, a true celebration of compassion, creativity, and community coming together.

What makes this initiative truly inspiring is how Druk School embraces Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) not only through education but also through mindfulness and empathy. The school nurtures both bright minds and kind hearts, teaching students that giving back is an essential part of growing up.

Every stall, every idea, and every activity today was initiated and managed by the students themselves, guided by their teachers. And what made it even more special was seeing so many parents join in, supporting their children, cheering them on, and standing together for a meaningful cause. It was a beautiful reminder of the connection between home, school, and community.

Through this, the students not only learned how to organize and collaborate but also understood the deeper meaning of giving, children supporting children.

It’s heartwarming to see a school that teaches not only knowledge but kindness; not only success but service. Because giving back is something we can all practice, at any age, in any form, and in every way we can.

A heartfelt appreciation to the Druk School management, teachers, parents, and students for your dedication and compassion. You are shaping bright minds and even brighter hearts.

Together, we grow through giving, for the smiles, dreams, and futures of our children. 💛✨

01/11/2025

Honoured to be part of The Mindful Edge: Leadership Strategies for the Evolving Workplace program, hosted at .village, by DHI and (Bhutan Global Mindfulness & MICE).

In my session, I shared yoga, meditation, and sound as practical tools for well-being, simple methods to help participants reconnect with themselves amidst the pace and pressure of modern work life. I also guided them through tapping and shaking exercises, helping to reconnect with our instinctive, natural ways of releasing tension, just as animals and humans do instinctively when stressed.

Yoga, when seen as a tool for life, extends far beyond the mat. It reminds us that balance and clarity come from within. Like a Mary Poppins bag, we carry all the tools we need, movement, awareness, breath, and stillness, and can reach for them whenever life feels overwhelming.

The practice was about returning to what’s already within us, our breath, mind, and body. When we lose touch with this connection, our nervous system becomes dysregulated and we feel out of balance. By reconnecting with our breath, mind, and body, and honoring our body’s natural ways of releasing tension, we help regulate the nervous system and restore a sense of calm, focus, and balance, essential qualities for resilient and mindful leadership.

31/10/2025

Dear All,

Due to unfavorable weather conditions, the fundraising event has been postponed to Sunday, November 2nd. Thank you for your understanding, and we look forward to seeing you all la 🙏🏼🤗🌸🤍🙏🏼

Important Announcement
Due to unfavorable weather conditions, our upcoming fundraising event has been postponed from November 1st to November 2nd. We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience caused and truly appreciate your understanding.
We warmly invite everyone to join us on November 2nd from 10:00 AM onwards to continue supporting our cause and making a difference in the lives of children.

29/10/2025

Join us on November 1st at Druk School from 10 AM onwards. Bring your family and friends and be part of making a real difference in the lives of children who deserve love, hope, and a brighter future. 🙏🏼🌸🤗🙏🏼

29/10/2025

Today at Druk School, I shared simple yoga tools to connect with the body, mind, and breath, and to balance the nervous system to support focus and calm, especially during exam time.

So grateful to share yoga as a tool for life, not just a practice on the mat, but something we can return to anytime we need calm and clarity.

Once we have these tools within us, it’s like a Mary Poppins bag, filled with everything we have gathered along the way. Whenever we feel anxious or stressed, we simply open that bag, take out what we need, and use it, maybe the breath, to bring us back to balance.

Our breath is always with us , steady, quiet, and powerful. When we connect with our breath, we connect with ourselves, and that’s where true balance begins.

Thank you, Druk School, for inviting me to guide your bright students.
Keep breathing, keep trusting, keep shining. 🌿💛

29/10/2025

Thank you, Druk School, for inviting me to guide your bright students.
Keep breathing, keep trusting, keep shining. 🙏🏼🧘🏻‍♀️🧘🏻💕🙏🏼

27/10/2025

A beautiful way to give back, every ticket supports a child in need 🤍🫶🏻

23/10/2025

Sound bath under the morning sky at the sacred Chelela Pass, 3,988m 🏔️✨
In Buddhism, mountains are considered sacred, dwellings of spiritual energy and blessings. Their sanctity remains preserved and protected, carrying vibrations that remind us of stillness, presence, and connection.

When we practice meditation, yoga, or sound healing in such sacred spaces, where the energy is pure and positive, something within us begins to shift. The energy, the vibrations, and the frequencies all start to resonate with us, and that’s why we feel something different simply by being there, or after the practice.

In places like these, we don’t just practice… we feel. ✨💫

Thank you for organizing this beautiful sound bath session for your guests. Grateful for the connection, presence, and peace we shared.

23/10/2025