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Janet Lau

Pure Yoga

Born in Hong Kong and raised in Vancouver, Canada, Janet is a lifelong exercise enthusiast.

She started practising yoga as a means of incorporating a stretching component into her demanding exercise plan. Yoga also provided a balance and countered the pressure that Janet felt being in charge of the marketing department within a fast-paced fashion company. When Janet first started practising yoga, she thought yoga was just another kind of exercise to relax and stretch out tight muscles. She soon realised that yoga was much more than a physical practice - it calmed the mind, shut off the chatter inside her head, helped her stay focused and be present.

Janet is a certified Baptiste Power Vinyasa Yoga teacher who has studied with Baron Baptiste, David Swenson, Stephen Thomas, Patrick Creelman, Frank Jude Boccio, and is dedicated to continuing the exploration of her yoga path as a teacher and as a student.

Yoga gave Janet a new perspective on life, as beautifully expressed by one of her teachers Baron - "You don't know what you don't know." - staying present and looking at the world with a 'don't-know' mind without judgement is the key to life.

Hong Kong is a very interesting city to live in - with its quick pace and everyone was asked to multitask as much as possible. But yoga is encouraging us to slow down and breathe - the complete opposite of what we are used to. To Janet, Hong Kong is one of the best locations to practice the art of presence: we practice being still and we breathe, even when we are living a busy lifestyle. There is always room for peace, even in one of the busiest cities in the world.