What is the connection between food and yoga? The ICONIC Mums Program, a
new program launched by “Multiculturalism in Action Project 2017”, explored
this in its second workshop “My Physical and Mental Health: Yoga and Food
Workshop”. Participants of different ethnic and cultural backgrounds gathered
at the International Yoga Institute on 8 July, 2017.
食物和瑜伽之間有什麼聯繫？由“多元文化行動計劃2017”舉辦的全新活動 “ICONIC 媽媽課程”第二次工作坊“精神及身體健康：瑜伽及素食工作坊”探討了這個課題。來自不同族裔和文化背景的參加者在2017年7月8日齊集在國際瑜伽學會。
To start with, Ms. Lin Chew led a session “What is true for you?” to
help us understand ourselves. This quiet and peaceful session allowed
participants to rethink the roles they played in their daily lives and to
create a common ground among the participants.
首先，周珠玲老師在 “這是你嗎?”環節帶領大家認識自己。在安靜又平和的環境中，參加者重新感受自己在日常生活中扮演的角色，也強烈感受到與其他參加者所建立的聯繫。
What is true for you?:
A reflective session
這是你嗎？：練習認識自我
It was then time for a hands-on session related to physical and mental
health!
接著是身體及精神健康體驗活動時間！
Ms. Sitarani taught us yoga poses and breathing exercises that could be
practiced at home. In
the middle of silence during the yoga session, a scream was heard - one of our
participants experienced back pain! Thought she would have ended up taking part
with 10% effort? No, she carried out the stretching till the end and was the
first to say how yoga had taken the long time pain away! This yoga experience
session indeed demonstrated self-exploration, self-acceptance, and overcoming
your own limits.
在Sitarani老師指導下，我們學會一些可以在家練習的瑜伽動作和如何透過呼吸練習釋放壓力。突然，大家聽到一聲淒厲的叫聲！原來，其中一位參加者感到背部十分疼痛。話雖如此，她依然認真跟隨導師指示，做出不同的瑜伽動作。結果，在活動完結後她第一個笑著跟我們說瑜伽對舒緩背痛十分有效！雖然這只是一件微小的事情，但是卻體現了個人在身心發掘、承認和克服的過程。
Learninghow to
release pressure through breathing exercises
學習以呼吸練習釋放壓力
Ms. Siromani, a member
of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness of Hong Kong (ISKCON),
shared with us the relationship between spiritual purification and vegetarian
cooking in Hinduism. She also demonstrated how to cook tomato paneer (a fresh
cheese common in South Asia). By adding lemon juice to boiling milk, curds were
separated from the whey and became paneer. It is not difficult to make – some participants indeed succeeded in making paneer
at home!
國際奎師那知覺協會成員Siromani老師則與我們分享在印度教裡關於潔淨心靈和烹煮素菜的關係。她即席示範烹煮番茄燴芝士(paneer)。Paneer是一種在南亞地區盛行的新鮮芝士，只要在沸騰的牛奶中加入檸檬汁，牛奶中的脂肪就會跟乳清分離，形成芝士。其實要在家製作paneer並不難。部分參加者學會製作技巧後，也在家成功製作了paneer呢！
Adding lemon juice to
boiling milk to make fresh cheese
在沸騰的牛奶中加入檸檬汁製成新鮮芝士
Tomato paneer: A
simple and tasty dish
簡單而美味的番茄燴芝士
In the last
session, participants were encouraged to share their own concerns and discuss
ways to tackle them. Bookmarks with positive and encouraging statements were
distributed to show support from the MIA Team. To solve a problem, we need to first
understand it, and tackle it one step at a time.
參加者在最後一個環節分享了她們的顧慮和討論處理方法。為了給大家加油，MIA團隊製作了印上鼓勵字句的書籤送給參加者。我們相信，首先要理解問題，再逐步逐步處理，問題是都可以解決的。
The workshop
ended with a delicious vegetarian meal offered by ISKCON. Healthy eating and
yoga are always the best combination to nourish the body and soul. We hope that
everyone could be inspired by the instructors for a more positive lifestyle. Cheers!
工作坊以由國際奎師那知覺協會提供的美味素餐作結。健康飲食和瑜伽一直都是滋養身心靈的最佳拍檔。希望參加者都可以在導師身上得到正面生活的啟發，為自己打打氣！
Reporters: Connie Lee and Vicky Jim
記者：李穎彤、詹凱盈
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