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Yoga offers a wide range of benefits for both employees and the employers that organize yoga sessions in the workplace. Although the term yoga often conjures up images of very bendy people, it also includes mindfulness meditation and breathwork which contribute to health and wellbeing. Here are some of the advantages of implementing yoga programmes… Read more »
I can’t help but ponder, and this is where you’ll find my thoughts. Each week you’ll find my latest insights added to the top. – What is yoga? Well I dunno, don’t ask me. It’s all a bit of a mystery. Most definitions start to talk about union. But union with what? The Divine, the… Read more »
Shamanism is a direct connection with the spirit and is used for healing. There is evidence of shamanic practices in cultures throughout the world. In some cultures, plant medicines such as ayahuasca are used to move between the various lower, middle and upper world realms. In other cultures, and in my practice, repetitive drumming is… Read more »
Around 80% of people suffer from lower back pain. If you are one of these people you’ll know it is both painful and debilitating, stopping you leading a normal life at both work and play. It is also the cause of depression and anxiety, creating a downward spiral. The good news is that you are… Read more »
Most people think of yoga in terms of the physical practice – very flexible people getting into weird positions – but yoga is really about…mind control. It’s important to state that this is about controlling your own mind and not other peoples. If you want to control other peoples, become a dictator. If you can… Read more »
I have recently been contemplating the forces described in Sankhya philosophy as the Guna’s. The three Guna’s are tamas, rajas and sattva. Quite simply, anything which is dull or lethargic is tamasic, that which is over active is rajasic and anything which is in harmony or equilibrium is sattvic. These distinctions help me to observe… Read more »
Due to the 2019-2020 outbreak of the novel Coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2 which causes COVID-19, we are taking extra precautions with the intake of each student, health history review, as well as social distancing, sanitation and disinfecting practices. Please review the following to ensure that everyone stays fit and well. Symptoms of COVID-19 include: • High temperature… Read more »
I will be hosting online yoga and meditation sessions during the lock down period. If you would like to join in, please download the Zoom.us App and click on the invitations below. You can try out a full Restorative yoga class here. I will be running the following sessions every week – click on the links… Read more »
It occurred to me this morning, as I was running through the woods by the river, that it’s impossible to run away from the stuff that’s going on inside your own head. It might be possible to forget it for a while or put it inside a box. And then place that box inside another… Read more »
I often get asked ‘What style of yoga do you teach?’, and my stock response is ‘Hatha yoga’. I have found this to be a satisfactory answer because people then say ‘ok thanks’, and that is the end of that – they either turn up to a class or they don’t. No one has ever… Read more »