TRISTEN CHURN

“What’s with this ‘seven’?” I questioned. I prodded a bit more and asked Spirit how many people should actually be present when we acquire the crystals. I was hoping that perhaps it would be just a few of the guys, maybe Tristan, Wei Suan and/or myself. Definitely not the whole crew: we wouldn’t want to show up looking like a bunch of rich tourists when we deal with the crystal dealers, especially in China! “Seven,” came the reply. “You need all seven to be present for the crystals.” Wei Suan got the same answer independently several days later. “We need all seven to be there in order to get the crystals,” he said, “It won’t do to have even one less.” I found the entire setup very unusual. At the back of my mind I suspected I wasn’t seeing the entire picture. There was something I was missing, but I couldn’t put my finger on what it was. Read on this article......

It is a real challenge for me to write this story, primarily because it’s meant to be a real-life story, but one that hasn’t quite happened yet. As I write this, the date today is 15 August 2009, and the time is, hmmm … 11:11 am. In less than 72 hours, I will be on board a plane destined for Sichuan, China. Some of you might be familiar with the astonishing events that unfolded in my journey to Guilin, China in 2008 last year ( please click here to read this ) . Right after I had returned from China and with my excitement still at a high, I started investigating places to visit in Sichuan. Read more on this......

The magnificence of Guilin “Something wonderful is going to happen to you in China,” said Suzanna, quite out of the blue. “This is the message I’m getting. Also, you’ve had a past life in the place you’re visiting.” “Thanks Suzanna” I replied. I did not think much about it, even though it had come from Suzanna Axiza, a spiritual teacher and channel for Lord Lanto, an Ascended Master who was purportedly a teacher to Confucius back in the golden days of China. Read more ......

Tristen refers to himself as a yoga coach, but I like to think of him as a Life Coach. Yoga is not only a great way to work out physically, but when practiced with the right frame of mind and with inspired guidance, it literally becomes a way of life. Tristen’s sessions start with a short discussion and simple meditation to ground you and bring you to the present, leaving all worries and problems behind. It really is a useful tool to use anytime you are feeling stressed or worked up even in the office or at home! Tristen is naturally intuitive and his sessions seem to flow with the general energy level of the class. He likens his approach to yoga as that of his approach to life – get into it without preconceived ideas, get to know your own abilities and always try to improve and grow to your potential. All this with a generous dose of compassion, not only towards others’ feelings and abilities, but also towards yourself. Every asana has its purpose towards improving your well-being s...

KARUNA YOGA: 8:00 – 9:15pm, 08.04.2009, Wednesday Find a suitable edge During our yoga practice, as we enter a pose, go slowly and gently into the suggested shape – without holding up a picture of how far you should go in your mind. As a master said: ”There’s no extreme ideal in yoga posture; there’s no end result we are looking for.” Basically, we just need to pause, recognize and listen carefully to the messages sending out by our body. And wait for feedback before moving deeper into the posture. Many modern people, layman especially workers, even dancers and athletes, have lost much of their sensitivity to the signals of the body and tend to overrule those messages. For example, in the case of a dancer, she may be so flexible that she forgets to observe the condition of her body which may leads to her injury. Try to look for a suitable amount of intensity, a balance point between sensation and space. The master also said: ”It is always ...

"I enjoy the yoga class at Malaysia Dharma Drum Mountain Buddhism Information Centre teaches by Tristen. It gives me more energy by relaxing my body especially it helps me a lot in practicing meditation. Tristen infuses the joy of yoga, with discipline of it, creating classes that teach the body and mind connection. He teaches the class with sensitivity, warmth, compassion and style by integrating the class with Buddhism teaching. This makes his yoga classes very invigorating and inspiring. In conclusion, the yoga class is benefiting me in the following ways: · My body's alignment is more elongated. · I am more relaxed and mentally centered. · It helps my sanity and releases my stress. · I have an overall feeling of well-being. I would recommend this yoga class to anyone interested in developing a yoga practice to improve their body composition, tone their muscles, as well as gaining the tools for having greater health and practicing meditation." HC Soo, Lecturer of a ...

Peace . Whenever we mention the word “peace”, what we have in mind is to have peace with others. What about peace with yourself? Having the feeling of hatred, jealousy is not having peace with yourself. When you experience such feeling, you are being controlled by your own emotion. In other words, you are not your own master, you are indeed the slave of your own emotion. We hate slavery. We definitely adore Abraham Lincoln as our hero for freeing the slaves. When are we going to free ourselves from the emotional slavery that we experience from day to day, from minute to minute, from second to second? I have been receiving guidance from Tristen for the Zen meditation . The purpose of the meditation is to achieve peace with ourselves ultimately. Bliss will come together with peace. Stillness will come together with peace. Meditation, together with reading on certain books, have a profound impact on my life. It makes me aware of what I experience at this particular moment. Zen meditati...