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 or reasonContinue reading “The Misunderstanding of Carpe Diem”
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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 students imitateContinue reading “Intention and Outcome”
If you CBA, DBA
Paint a picture, sing a song,Plant some flowers in the park,Get out and make it better,You’ve got an hour before it’s dark… A friend of mine died a few weeks ago. Glyn was a couple of years younger than me and died unexpectedly of a previously unknown heart condition at the end of May. ThereContinue reading “If you CBA, DBA”
Love and Life
By changing her misconceptions, she went in a new direction. Life is what happens while you’re making plans, right? After blogging weekly for a pretty consistent 14 weeks, something recently stopped me in my tracks. Life as I knew it changed. Routines went out of the window. Plans – both short term and long termContinue reading “Love and Life”
A life you don’t need to escape from.
And everyday is the right day. I’ve been having a bit of enjoyment time lately. Today is Jubilee Thursday and I’m writing this on the train up to Glasgow to see Queen & Adam Lambert. Last weekend I spent with many, many friends seeing my favourite band Marillion (see last week’s blog for more onContinue reading “A life you don’t need to escape from.”
Marillion Community
In one sacred ritual, unmasked and undressed. We all come together. We’re all one tonight. I’ve just spent a wonderful weekend in the company of hundreds of like-minded people. As is my usual blogging style, this is where I try to put into words something that shouldn’t really be attempted to put into words. SoContinue reading “Marillion Community”
Yoga
The frail form is drifting beyond the yoga zone Yoga is unlike any other exercise. Yoga is NOT just exercise. For many people – including myself – that’s how I came to yoga but I have learnt that it so, so much more. I’ve been practising yoga for over 20 years, originally marketed to me by theContinue reading “Yoga”
Loneliness
Would you please lend me your ear? I promise I won’t complain,I just need you to acknowledge I am here. I realised that I missed a trick last week as it was Mental Health Awareness week. The theme was Loneliness and, as someone who lives alone and spent long periods of time without any humanContinue reading “Loneliness”
Gratitude
All we are and all we need, Is all we are and all we need to be. I’ve been in the happiness and wellbeing space for five years now. While the science is advancing and always finding out new nuances, there are some themes that are steadfast. There are some things that remain stubbornly fixedContinue reading “Gratitude”
Who am I
Who are you, who am I? Are we more than strangers passing by? (This is a follow on from last week’s post in case you want to read that first!) Back in October I embarked on a six month course to work on my branding with the amazing Nicki James. While I knew this wouldn’tContinue reading “Who am I”