Rethinking Tristhāna
Whether you practise Ashtanga or not, considering how we use certain resting places for our mind in practice is important. I recently heard a teacher …
Yoga as Myths in Movement
“Soul thrives as we jot down a thought in our diary or note a dream, and give body to a slight influx of eternity. Our …
Resolutions: Why Old Habits Die Hard
First off, happy New Year folks, I do hope that 2022 brings you joyous yoga practices and pleasant days aplenty. It seems timely to consider …
A prop is for life, not just for Christmas
I am sitting at home, typing on my mat, surrounded by: 2 low sitting blocks, 2 bricks, a bolster, a sandbag, a yoga wheel, an …
Tending our practice in autumn
I find autumn can be a difficult time of year in the practice calendar. At the change of the season, the body’s urge for hibernation …
Which Yoga Is For Now?
Daniel Simpson’s book ‘The Truth of Yoga’ is a refreshingly readable history of yoga, which concludes in this way: ‘Yoga helps us to see from a …
Why Practice Yoga, Why Not Just DO it?
Recently, in an online seminar, a yoga teacher suggested that we ought not use the word ‘practise’ when referring to yoga, as the term suggests …
Stillness
‘ At the still point of the turning world. Neither flesh nor fleshless;Neither from nor towards; at the still point, there the dance is,…Where past …
Savasana: Take Rest
What Some Yoga Teachers Say BKS Iyengar in Light on Yoga ‘After completing the practice of asanas, always lie down in Savasana for at least …
Cultivating the Beginner’s Mind
I have never liked the title ‘Senior Teacher’ as the way to refer to those of us who are older in the practice. One organisation, …