Practitioners in the shala would describe Susan Hao as…everyday Ashtangi…Filipino-Chinese…and very, very nice. But many don’t know that Susan has been, since 1988, a licensed agent and trader to various brokerage firms in the Philippines and is currently working for Accord Capital Equities Corporation.
Amidst the fast-paced, pressure-cooker environment of the business world, Susan discovered an artistic inclination and without prior experience in drawing or painting she took art classes at the Ayala Museum in 2008 under master portraitist Gig de Pio who is now her mentor.
A former professor at the University for the Philippines College of Fine Arts in Diliman - taught Materials & Techniques of the Old Masters, Anatomy, Figure Drawing & Painting from Life, Gig Mario Completo de Pio is known for capturing not only the likeness but also the presence of a sitter deftly from life.
Together with Yoga Manila, Susan Hao shared her passion for the beautiful practice of Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga to her mentor and a group of painters who include Irwin Fernandez and Gideon Javier.
Below are the images I took of that Saturday sketching session which captured The Primary Series. Enjoy!
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2 comments:
Mel, I was telling Avril we should have a regular satsang when I get back.
Kino said that practice means unrolling your mat everyday and just doing whatever you can for the day. Surya A and B plus the last 3 lotus poses and shavasana is considered a practice. ;-)
That will just take 15-20 minutes of our day. 3x a week, minimum. 6 days a week, ideal.
Om.
You know, you have been telling me (us) that ever since we started whining about it to you. Ang kulit namin, 'no?
In a way maybe we are striving for perfection--and not in an egotist way--but more to "do justice to the practice" which we are madly, deeply, crazy about.
Let me know when you get back so we can satsang regularly Jon :)
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