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 some years ago, and the […]
more >Inside Yoga 102 (4/3/14) Life is a one-way journey and for most of the our life we might be fine with this, but when regrets come up, the one thing we realise is that we cannot turn round and do it all over again, but this time in the way we now know to be a better way of living. […]
more >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 Buddha. When we meditate one […]
more >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 in an egotistical way, such […]
more >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 sure what they can do […]
more >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 time we have discovered a […]
more >Inside Yoga 97 (27/1/14) I recently read a profile of Uruguay’s president, José Mujica, in the Guardian, and was taken by this “different” kind of politician. He is a president who avoids the trappings of power and demonstrations of opulence. He has forsworn a state palace in favour of a farmhouse, donates the vast bulk of his salary to social projects, […]
more >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 with this? Why do we […]
more >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 situation? The teachings of both […]
more >Inside Yoga 94 (1/1/2014) A new day, a new year, a new dawn and that odd expression – a new beginning, will be heard all around today. And let me wish you a happy New Year too! What is it however, that makes a new year so important? What is it that makes something a beginning? We have just passed […]
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