Inside Yoga 106 (28/4/14) When the volume rises too high we have a very natural impulse to reach out for the volume controls to turn it down. Yet in our modern world we appear to have forgotten how to do this, with the result that it is getting noisier everywhere – and by this I [...]
Category Archives: Asanas (Postures)
Greed will be the end of us all!
Inside Yoga 105 (11/4/14) We know we are a greedy bunch, and by “we” I mean us humans. For example, when is small no longer small? The answer can be found in a cup of coffee. I was recently in a coffee shop and all I wanted to order was a small cup of coffee. [...]
How to stop the chatter
Inside Yoga 104 (19/3/14) Everyone who comes to meditation quickly discovers how much our own mind loves to chatter away. No sooner have we settled down to meditate in a quiet environment, and the external noise quietened down, then the internal thoughts rush in and keep us busy – we can plan our life in [...]
Getting rid of what we don’t need
Inside Yoga 103 (10/3/14) As we are in the modern era of sound-bites, it is appropriate that there is one sound-bite which applies to yoga practice: when we practice yoga we are “getting rid of what we don’t need”. One of my teachers, Clive Sheridan, said this at the start of a 30-day yoga retreat [...]
Finding the answer in meditation
Inside Yoga 101 (24/2/14) When I first started to learn how to meditate there was one lesson which has remained a useful reminder about the realities of meditation: it said that if you can remain focused on your breath and body with your mind quiet and still for one minute you are probably already a [...]
The one I love
Inside Yoga 100 (14/2/14) “This one goes out to one I love…” such an appropriate line from REM, and a good opportunity to use these lyrics on a day such as today, Valentine’s Day… yet the question is while we are showing love for others today, do we love ourselves? I do not mean this [...]
An extension of our self
Inside Yoga 99 (7/2/14) For most people yoga is about stretching, which is true in many respects, but in fact, stretching is just one part of a holistic practice that touches every aspect of what it is to be a human being. I am often told by a newcomer to yoga that they are not [...]
Internet takes your breath away
Inside Yoga 98 (3/2/14) Do you realise that the internet can take your breath away, but not in a healthy way? There is the expression ‘it only takes a minute’ to check something on the web, and as many of us know that minute can soon roll on into half hour, even hours, by which [...]
A winter’s tale
Inside Yoga 96 (20/1/14) Every winter some of us struggle with the cold weather and shorter days which at times is compounded by the greyness and wet, not to mention the lack of sun due to cloud cover. When will it ever end is a frequent retort and perhaps even question? How does one cope [...]
Listening and learning to respond
Inside Yoga 95 (13/1/2014) Listening is something that takes time to perfect, and above it takes patience. How many of us are in a hurry to achieve something? How many of us get frustrated when confronted by a delay of some sorts? And how many of us react as opposed to responding to an adverse [...]
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