#1 DAVID KAM - YOGA TEACHER & MOVEMENT ARTIST
David Kam (@davidkamkw) is a London based yoga teacher and movement artist, advocating play through yoga and mindfulness. Originally from Malaysia, he's now encouraging communities around the world to move more curiously and less seriously. David is a trained architect, with an MA in Dance Performance and is currently studying for a diploma in choreological studies.
WE TALK ABOUT
The importance of play /// How yoga alone isn't enough for the body /// Evolving as a yoga teacher /// The meaning of pleasure /// Dealing with negative feedback /// Tuning in to intuition /// Teaching as a natural introvert /// Escaping comfort zones /// Teaching from a place of vulnerability and authenticity /// Self-care and self-dare
QUOTES
‘I absolutely have off days. It’s about stepping back and realising; ah, this is why I’m doing it.’
‘I’ve not got it all figured out, but that’s what makes it interesting!’
‘Every time I get lost in my personal compass, I always go back to this line, “the creative poverty of not yet knowing, is an invitation to play”’.
‘During the days I feel the lowest, I actually teach the best.’
‘I’ve stopped coining the word “self-care.” Can we think about “self-dare”?’
‘Trust yourself. Your truth is your truth, and only yours.’
REFERENCES
-Nathan Murvold - CTO of Microsoft. In a Netflix documentary on creativity he said: ‘so many of us know more and more about less and less until we know nothing’.
-A grid journal - light blue, thin, Japanese, for 365 days so you can write something in it every day
-Pip n Nut almond butter cups
THE HOSTS
@adamhusler - Drawing from a variety of lives lived off the mat, Adam Husler brings a unique perspective to those who seek more from yoga than making pretty shapes. He offers creative, effective and clearly-sequenced teachings that focus on balancing flexibility and strength; physically and mentally. Educated by globally renown teachers, including Jason Crandell and Michael Stone, Adam specialises in a signature style of Alignment-Based Vinyasa— fuelled by a fascination with anatomy and a desire to ask ‘why?’.
Based in London, Adam teaches a robust schedule in one of the worlds top yoga studios, Triyoga, and world leading gym, Equinox. On top of this, Adam leads workshops, trainings and teaches festivals continuously around the world, leaving him with thousands of teaching hours under his belt and plenty of appearances in national and international media.
For workshops, trainings, events and retreats, find out more here.
@iamhollyhusler - From belting out original pop tunes at the London O2 stage to 20,000 people, whilst supporting Westlife, to singing healing mantras and playing magical instruments, to seas of sleeping yogis, at events and studios across the globe; Holly’s journey has led to a deep desire to help people find conscious connection and their own inner peace.