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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 »
What differentiates humans from all the other creatures on this planet is our capacity to tell and believe in stories. Don’t we just love a good yarn? That’s why we have books, and films, and TV, and before that there were storytellers that our ancestors listened to whilst sat around a campfire. We also have… Read more »
Finding space is very tricky in a world which is so demanding of our attention. There is a constant pressure to fill our lives with the latest gadget; the driver being ‘you will feel more fulfilled and whole once this is in your possession’. And there probably is a fleeting sense of wholeness as the… Read more »
Mindfulness is really hip right now. Or at least owning a book on mindfulness, maybe skim reading it, maybe trying out one or two of the practices, DEFINITELY speaking about it at dinner parties – is really hip right now. It’s soooo on trend. But what is it exactly? It’s probably easier to say what… Read more »
A year or so ago, on the advice of a book I was reading at the time, I stopped reading newspapers and listening to the news. There were various reasons to do this including (but not limited to) – it’s depressing, it’s a waste of time because I can’t influence any of it, just the… Read more »
Thank you Millie Sarin from Sister Talk ALL Fm 96.9 for inviting me onto your drive time show on 10th January. Laughter is the best medicine for the so-called January blues and I can honestly say I had a hoot! If anybody would like to hear the show get in touch and I can send… Read more »