Building Resilience It’s always interesting when I recognise another way in which yoga asana practice informs my every day life. The yoga I teach looks pretty simple. We spend a lot of time lying on the floor, making slow, repetitive movements. Lying on the floor is an excellent place to start because the body isContinueContinue reading “Building Resilience”
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My Meditation Journey
My Meditation Journey So many people say to me, “I can’t meditate, I can’t just empty my mind.” Well, there’s two parts to my answer to that. Firstly, if you think meditation is “emptying your mind” then that explains why you don’t think you can do it!. Meditation is rarely about emptying the mind. FocusingContinueContinue reading “My Meditation Journey”
Respect Time
Respect Time An ex (yes another one) once said to me two words that make up an excellent piece of advice. RESPECT TIME. We’re pretty good at wasting time. When I say wasting time, I don’t mean resting and relaxing. I mean taking far longer over things than we should. And the problem with this,ContinueContinue reading “Respect Time”
I nearly gave it all up.
I nearly gave it all up. The idea of owning my own business. My writing. My coaching. My teaching. My learning. I nearly reverted to the unsatisfied life. A job to pay the bills. Vegetating. Getting back on the hedonic treadmill. The words of an ex-boyfriend reverberated around my head. “You’re a fraud,” he said.ContinueContinue reading “I nearly gave it all up.”
Dutiful to the end
“So, we should just surrender, Let fate and duty shape us, Let light hearts remake us, Let the worries hush.” One of the privileges of having a blog is that it gives me an opportunity to put my thoughts into writing. And writing gives me an opportunity to put my thoughts into order. The deathContinueContinue reading “Dutiful to the end”
Nature Finds A Way
“Kids will grow like weeds on a fence, She says they look for the light they try to make sense.” I live very close to a canal. VERY. As in, about 2 minutes walk. I walk along it (almost) every day. I try to walk for a mile within about an hour of waking inContinueContinue reading “Nature Finds A Way”
Running Away
And you can fly to the other side of the world, You know you’ll only find, I’ve reserved the seat behind you, We can talk about old times. It’s odd sometimes how messages come to guide you at just the right time. Among the podcasts I enjoy is James O’Brien’s Full Disclosure podcast. I quiteContinueContinue reading “Running Away”
Forwards or Backwards?
“There is a train that leaves the station,Heading for your destination.” When I was away on my hols, I went on a little train on the Bure Valley Railway. (It would have been a steam train, but the hot weather has meant steam was sensibly replaced by diesel). In the tiny cars, a discussion wasContinueContinue reading “Forwards or Backwards?”
The Misunderstanding of Carpe Diem
“Listen to my body, We haven’t been in touch much lately.” I wonder what the Roman poet Horace would make of Carpe Diem being splashed around on t-shirts, posters and in inspo-quotes. I’m not sure he intended for people to use carpe diem – often interpreted as ‘seize the day’ – as an excuse orContinueContinue reading “The Misunderstanding of Carpe Diem”
Intention and Outcome
“I go round and round just like a circle, I can see a clearer picture.” There’s a weird thing that happens when you teach yoga. Well, when I teach yoga anyway. I teach in a very verbal way. Demonstration is not necessarily the most important thing as I try to avoid suggesting that my studentsContinueContinue reading “Intention and Outcome”
Finding Felicity 