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, …
Śraddhā: finding a little faith
“Whatever you can do or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius, power and magic in it. ” ~ William Hutchinson Murray (often attributed …
Maitri Karuna: Compassion through Yoga
One of the worst feelings for us humans is that of feeling angry or upset by another person. We instinctively seek love and human connection …
‘No Gurus Man’
*** Trigger warning, this contains accounts of sexual abuse *** The title quote is from the wonderful Danny Paradise – he knew all along! Our …