The Ultimate Guide to Yoga this Winter

In November in the UK we can expect around 65% of a 24hour period to be spent in darkness. It’s no wonder that at this time of year we see traditions and celebrations to encourage gathering, abundance and light, precisely the things we are lacking. By contrast,...

What are the Yamas and Niyamas?

Most of us in the Western world when attending a generic Yoga class might have certain expectations. Sun salutations for example, the warrior poses, an inversion and maybe a longer held stretch to wind down before a few minutes in Savasana. How far removed this is...
Why is inertia sometimes so delicious?

Why is inertia sometimes so delicious?

Your desire to change must be greater than your desire to stay the same. That’s why pain so often precedes the most wonderful journeys. And if the desire to change is just a background murmur that crops up every now and then, but comfort outweighs the...
When a Strength is also a Weakness

When a Strength is also a Weakness

When a strength is also a weakness So after a rollercoaster start to the year, it’s now July and I’m taking 5 to reflect. Such is life that sometimes we end up in situations we never could’ve foreseen. What I had planned for myself is absolutely NOT...
It is because we WILL die, that we MUST live…

It is because we WILL die, that we MUST live…

If our planet had a human’s heart… I’m pretty sure it would be breaking right now. Our world is full of turbulence. Of hideous stories of cruelty and suffering. And what is becoming more and more apparent, is division. Division of culture, of race,...