Marc and I have just finished watching a documentary film set in New York about a family who decide to live a year making as little impact on the environment as they can. They live in New York city and give up electricity, cars, buses, elevators, clothes buying and eat local seasonal food. The documentary […]
New Years Resolutions a Month on – 10 Tips to Create a New Groove
So it’s February, every one has gone quiet about the topic of new years resolutions. Why is that? Well………. change can be challenging can’t it. If you decided to make a new year’s resolution the chances are you have to change your previous habits in order to succeed. You may find that your old […]
Practice or Talent – How You Can Get Good at Anything
My boyfriend and I recently had some friends around for dinner. As we sat around chatting the subject of learning a new musical instrument came up. Two of the people present are very talented musicians. I am not one of them, unless you count my digeridoo explorations in teenage years. At one point I did […]
Ashtanga Yoga Liverpool – January Challenge – Daily Yoga Practice
People often ask me how often they should practice. This is a very personal question. Ashtanga yoga is traditionally practiced six days a week, I realise that for many of you it would be challenging to find the time. The truth of it is the more often you practice, the more benefits you get. One […]
From Backbends to the Kitchen Sink – Goals and the Present Moment
Happy New Year! Christmas and New Year is usually a time of reflection for me, I think this is because I usually have some time off work, away from my usual routine. This gives me a bit of perspective on the way things are going and seems like a good time for me to set […]
Living Beautifully with Uncertainty and Change by Pema Chodron a Book Review
The week before my holiday I was very busy. I had to make lots of decisions which involved making a leap into a future that I couldn’t possibly imagine. Amidst all this business, I saw a quote from Pema Chodron on Facebook, on a page I follow updated by one of her students. As human beings […]
When you are Busy? How do you Make Time for yoga?
I have been fairly busy recently. I have sometimes had to work late and my routine has gone thrown out a little. This doesn’t happen to me as much as a yoga teacher as it used to when I was a school teacher. It got me thinking about you, my readers, whether your my students […]
The Beauty of Imperfection From the Yoga Mat to Life
For me my yoga practice is like a microcosm of my life in general and who I am in the world is reflected in who I am on the mat. Sometimes images of yogis or meditators looking at peace, lead people to believe that they will be at peace as soon as they step onto a […]
Building a Regular Ashtanga Yoga Practice
I thought I would share some of the things that have helped me develop my self practice over the years. Claire wrote a wonderful post about how some yoga is better than no yoga. I totally agree. Sometimes people feel like they have to do the whole practice and so they end up doing nothing. […]
Ashtanga Yoga of Patanjali Explored – The Ethics of Yoga
The Yoga Sutras were written by Patanjali approximately 500 to 200 years B.C. In the opening chant of Ashtanga Yoga we pay homage to Patanjali. The Yoga Sutras are an excellent guide for anyone interested in delving deeper into yoga. Despite being written so long ago, they are very relevant to the modern day practitioner […]
