Yoga with Ki-Yuan

Summary

The website content is a New Year's message from Ki-Yuan, incorporating Chinese symbolism of fish for wealth and abundance, alongside a literary reference to Amy Tan's work and a personal wish for the yoga studio decor.

Abstract

Ki-Yuan extends New Year's greetings for 2024, drawing on the Chinese cultural belief that fish symbolize wealth and abundance, as the word for fish sounds like the word for surplus. The message is visually complemented with an image of the Auspicious Golden Fish and the red Good Luck character 福. It also includes a YouTube video, possibly related to the New Year's theme or yoga practice. The content reflects on the satirical novel "Saving Fish from Drowning" by Amy Tan, which explores the complexities of intentions and actions through the story of American tourists in Myanmar. Ki-Yuan suggests that the yoga studio's ceiling could be adorned with illustrations from Dr. Seuss's "One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish," to add a playful and thought-provoking element to the space.

Opinions

Ki-Yuan values cultural symbols, as evidenced by the use of the fish symbol for wealth and the Good Luck character 福 in the New Year's message.
The inclusion of Amy Tan's quote suggests a belief in the importance

Yoga with Ki-Yuan

Sending you best wishes for 2024. According to Chinese beliefs, fishes are symbols of wealth. The Chinese character for fish is pronounced the same way as the character for abundance or surplus. Hence, my new year wish for you is the Auspicious Golden Fish, along with a red Good Luck 福 character.

Posting this reminds me of “Saving Fish from Drowning” by Amy Tan, a satirical look at the precarious nature of intentions, good and bad, in the plight of eleven American tourists lost in Myanmar.

“It is evil to take lives and noble to save them. Each day I pledge to save a hundred lives. I drop my net in the lake and scoop out a hundred fishes. I place the fishes on the bank, where they flop and twirl. ‘Don’t be scared,’ I tell those fishes. ‘I am saving you from drowning.’ Soon enough, the fishes grow calm and lie still. Yet, sad to say, I am always too late. The fishes expire. And because it is evil to waste anything, I take those dead fishes to market and I sell them for a good price. With the money I receive, I buy more nets so I can save more fishes.” — Amy Tan

On the ceiling of the yoga studio, I think it would be fun to have Dr. Suess’ illustrations from “One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish.”