"That in whom reside all beings and who resides in all beings, who is the giver of grace to all, the Supreme Soul of the universe, the limitless being --I am That." Amritbindu Upanishad
... I hope you enjoyed teaching us. (I did enjoy teaching this beautiful group of people who did not know each other at the beginning of the course, but became so united in the end) July 2010 Hanoi, Vietnam
Thanks for your inspirational leadership. I am brimming with new knowledge and an energetic enthusiasm for life. Your teaching will have a life long positive impact... TLJ, July 2010 Hanoi, Vietnam
Thank you. I'm glad that I had this great opportunity to deepen my knowledge in every aspect of Yoga. This course gave me actually an idea what to do in my future. Thanks for being our teacher and mentor... YH, July 2010 Hanoi, Vietnam
You are my first and great teacher. I've learnt a lot from this course, not only yoga but also the way to face with challendes. It's my luch to decide to take this course. Send my love to your cats. TNT. July 2010, Hanoi, Vietnam
I'm grateful that I finally got to study and practice with you. thanks for all the energy you put into our course and for all the information on nutrition ande health you brought in with you. I'm sure I'll see you again sometime soon. Looking forward to it... RW, July 2010 Hanoi, Vietnam
Thanks for believing in me too. Your teaching was clear and straight to the point, and I could use everything to help others now.
Thank you so much, Dominique. I was quite new to yoga (or even daily physical exercise), ....
Thank you for sharing your experience... I like it when I can tell my students that my hamstrings were like theirs when I started practicing yoga 2 months ago, and when they saw the improvement in my body, it gives them hope. It's like a sinner converted. When a saint preaches, it's less convincing, naturally.
I think that I trusted to take the course with you because in your website you said that you had all those broken bones and still could get your body back. I liked it, that you knew what it’s like to have had injuries. I could trust that you'd know how to work with a not-so-perfect body... It might sound funny but it is true I couldn't trust someone who wouldn't know what it is to have had injuries and pain. Peace and Love, Noi. August 2009
"I am getting back into yoga after foot surgery, and I find myself referencing your techniques quite often. I just wanted to email you and let you know how meaningful all your lessons were and how much they stick with me... K Apr 2009
"Thank you so much for your great lessons. You are by far the best yoga teacher I have had. Pls let us know when you go to Dubai..."V.I. D Dubai, Nov 2008
"I feel that I have been really lucky in being initiated to yoga by you. I felt inspired and supported from the person and the teacher." R.N. from Italy, Dec 2007
"You are an amazing yoga teacher & I am very happy that I met you in Shanghai." K.P. from Canada, April 2008
亲爱的老师; 你好!很抱歉我前面没看懂你的信.你想知道我们在你的TTC里学到些什么是吗?
太多了,我想告诉你:感谢你把我们领进了瑜伽的大门,是你给我们系统全面地了解了什么是瑜伽?它既是目标也是路径.你让我们了解了瑜伽的历史传承,它的哲学乃至印度的历史．你让我们开始知道该如何练习瑜伽．更重要的是你强烈地震憾了我们：让我接受认同并改变了我的生活方式方法甚至是人生观.
其实你给我们的许多还没消化，但我知道那是一颗种子已在我们的心里，当适当的因缘它就会发芽成熟．
在这是借用一句你曾?shy;在课堂上说过的话：你学到的瑜伽知识不是你个人的，它是属于全人类的，你必需将你所学到的都奉献出去．我知道你是这样做的，我想我也会！
再一次感谢你！Namaste! G.H.H. Shanghai TTC March-May 2007
"This course has totally changed my view of the outer and inner worlds. Not ot mention it has rewarded me so much physically. The moment I finished the course was my first step to my pursuit of a spiritual path, which will be life-long. I always feel I owe sincere gratitude to my beloved master Dominique. I think the best way can be a never ending practice, both physically and spiritually." J. L. TTC in Shanghai, 2006
非常荣幸参加了这次的yttc培训，让我有机会成为老师的学生。我非常爱我的老师，不仅是她有着渊博的知识，更是因为她有高尚的人格。期间老师将她三十多年来积累的宝贵?shy;验毫无保留的传授给我们，让我更清晰的认识了瑜伽这门科学，并帮助我建立了今后在瑜伽方面继续学习的方向。老师在教学上严谨认真，同是又鼓励我们突破和创造。从老师身上我不仅学到了瑜伽的哲学知识，精确的体位要领，还学到了做为一位瑜伽老师应改如何去面对自己的学生。所有课程的安排非常合理而且有趣，以至于让我不舍得毕业的日子到来。跟这么好的老师学习200小时，我觉得远远不够，有机会我还会再参加老师的培训，我也想告诉大家：不要错过跟这么好的老师学习的机会，这是可遇不可求的！再次感谢我的老师！NLJ, TTC in Shanghai, 2006
“Hi Dominique, Arrived safely in UK this morning. Thank you for making my holiday very special, for your warmth, beautiful spirit and wisdom. I miss you all.” Anil J. January 2005 retreat in Siem Reap
“I feel quite different in my outlook on yoga now than when I left. I really enjoyed the integration of asana, pranayama and meditation in the retreat. I have not had such a complete presentation of yoga before, and I feel much richer for it. My practice has totally changed since the retreat—my body has opened in ways it never has before: I’m discovering new ways to do many poses that use muscles that feel as though they have never been used. My old tight spots?shy; are ripe for opening. Also, I feel my teaching has improved, and I know E. and P. feel the same. We all gained a lot from the course.” Isabelle S. Siem Reap January 2005
“I really enjoyed the workshop, thanks for all your hard work!” Joel M. Siem Reap January 2005
Published in October 2004 in Cross-Culture magazine.
“Dominique has been living in Asia for years, combining her 2 passions: travel and yoga. Thirty three years ago, she flew over a car in a motorcycle accident, leading to years of paralysis, pain and medical treatments. Today, at 52, a mother of 2 and grandmother of 4, she has the muscle tone and the strength of a woman half her age. Take a yoga class from her, and you quickly realise her class is not about relaxation and chanting. It's about conditioning muscles through hard, sweaty work.
It all started in 1991, when Dominique took a holiday to Nepal. “In the taxi between the airport and the city-center, something happened inside of me. I knew I was going to leave all I had, and change my life in an absolute way,” says Dominique. “It was not something like a flash, it was a deep and quiet feeling.” “At the end of my holiday, I went back to France, resigned, and told everyone –husband, and children- that I was no longer going to stay in France. I planned to leave everything. Only my children believed me.”
Dominique travelled to Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia, Nepal, India, Pakistan, China, Mongolia, Myanmar, Cambodia, and lived in some of these countries. “I lived on my savings for a while, with the lowest budget in the world, indifferent to comfort. You get used to it. You learn how to relax in packed Indian buses on bumpy roads. You learn to ignore the uproar in the streets, in guesthouses. You learn to drink any water without being sick. You learn to spend days without being able to wash, resisting the temptation to scratch. Your body accepts more and more things. Then life becomes living spirituality, and instead of meditating on a cushion, you meditate everywhere.”
Dominique had practiced yoga on and off for 16 years. It was in India that yoga became an integral part of her life. She attended both traditional and teacher-intensive retreats. “I was soon able to keep the discipline and practice wherever I was, from guesthouses to dormitories for backpackers.” Again and again, Dominique returned to Nepal to renew her India visa. “What I got in India was the spiritual life: it’s omnipresent like nowhere else in the world. But for the teaching skills, the precision of the postures, the anatomy studies, there is nothing like the Western schools.”
Dominique currently teaches in Shanghai. “It’s only when I got to Asia by chance that it all became clear. I know now that I can’t settle for long. I can’t work in an office; I can’t have a family life. I’m a nomadic yoga teacher, that’s all.”
Dominique is a yoga teacher, she is also a woman with husbands, children, homes, jobs. Her path is sometimes littered with loneliness, mishap and illness. She uncovered a force within beyond postures, beyond travel, to self-awareness, spirituality, and life-purpose. She reminds us of all the possibilities –to pursue our dreams, our desires, our hopes.”
By Shurna Robbins, a freelance writer. www.shurna.com
“The highlight of our trip to Thailand was yourself and your knowledge. We really appreciate everything you have done for us. Your instruction and motivation has been a highlight for us at ... We hope to be able to learn from you some time again.” Donna & Tim L.
“I really enjoy your class very much. I have gained so much from your class and begin to like yoga now. With your departure from Thailand, it is a sad news. But, I pray that maybe one day soon you will return to Bangkok and set up your own Yoga school. And you can surely count on me as one of your faithful student.” Eugene S.
“I and David continue to practice pranayama and appreciate very much what we learnt from you in?shy; and from your emails. We... look forward to meeting you again.” Freeda & David A.
“Thank you very much for a wonderful yoga-experience! For us beginners, your lessons gave an extra kick and motivation to continue our efforts. Already those few days gave, according to our feeling, great results.” Lena O. Moskow.
"I do miss you and your way of teaching Yoga. I was really inspired by your teaching style. It's really sad to hear that you will be leaving BKK. I am now in Taipei and will be back to BKK next week. Wish that I can grasp the last opportunity of learning Yoga from you." Leon C.
“Thank you I really enjoyed your classes and meeting you!” Makima B.
“Thank you for an inspiring encounter and for sharing your talent, experience and knowledge. Your teaching is a gift.” Sue P.
“Basically she lives and breathes yoga?shy;” Rachael M.
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