Everything Paleo in Hong Kong

My yoga month: Lory in India during November 2014. Also The India Prep: What to watch and what to read.
25/10/2014

The force is not particularly strong in this one (imaginary arrow pointing at yours truly) but I felt it was time for me go to the Dagobah of Ashtanga and face the Yoda of of my yoga.

For non-geeks and more clairity:
I will travel to Mysore in South India to study under Sharath in his shala for the whole of November.

Difficult to explain why I'm going. But the plain tickets are booked, I got accepted to the shala, managed to secure my visa and found a nice place thanks to yoga friends. Turning back would be like leaving the movie after you have gone through a lot of Slum Dog and are about to get to the Millionaire.

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Julian Bakery in Hong Kong
- Beware The Paleo Flunkie: just because it says "paleo" on the label does not mean it's good for you
08/10/2014

OR: ...when food companies want to ride the paleo money wagon too hard without any regard what it does to the wagon or the people

Like all trending diets the paleo diet is also a big business opportunity. And we from Pack of Packs do want more paleo oriented/ -friendly businesses in Hong Kong as long as they offer decent products and services. But in a free market whenever something thrives the snake-oil swindlers crawl out of their lairs to make easy money.

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Paleo Pizza (because the sister wants it)
23/09/2014

If you do not know me personally the following fact might be new to you since it's not mentioned in the About section of this website: Yours truly is an older Asian sibling. And you might know about the phenomenon of Asian older siblings having this compulsion to indulge their younger siblings because we have been conditioned by our parents to do so as we had the privilege to wreak havoc on a fresh new uterus while every sibling following us would only a second hand uterus to develop in.

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Pack of Packs Group Class:
Core and Circuit Training

60 minutes of strength and conditioning
Where: Victoria Park, Causeway Bay
When: Thursday, 07:10 pm
Quota: 15 people
HKD 100.00 / session drop-in (cash)
HKD 400.00 / 5 sessions pre-pay
(average HKD 80/ session)

Meeting point:
Round water fountain right at the T-junction of Gloucester Road and Great George Street (where IKEA is)

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Primal Fitness Collabo: ApeFit Group Class

A pack's strength lies in its numbers. So when powerhouse head trainer Linds Russel offered me to be a trainer for ApeFit I did not have to think twice. Training more people who love to sweat outdoors and become stronger through natural movement? I jumped on board. Join us, run with the pack and get apefit.

NEXT Workout:
60 minutes of outdoor met-con and strength
Where: Botanical Gardens, Mid-Levels

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