Inside Yoga 59 (9/9/12) Almost 10 years ago I was taking part in a one month yoga retreat, near Rishikesh in India, when my yoga teacher said something that at the time, and still to this day, sums up the practice of yoga. He said quite simply: “We are here to get rid of what we don’t need.” There are […]
more >Inside Yoga 57 (23/7/12) A couple of weeks ago I was interested to see a news report about comments made by the Archbishop of Canterbury, Rowan Williams, in his new book Faith in the Public Square, to be published in September. After 10 years in his current post he has built up a reputation for making waves with his views […]
more >Inside Yoga 56 (21/6/12) One morning recently our daughter, who is just over two years old, was in our bed and we were all dozing – well, the adults were trying their best to get some real sleep, but a small toddler had other ideas. Suddenly, she sat up and announced with a determined edge to her voice: “Must do […]
more >Inside Yoga 55 (28/5/12) Last week I came across a newspaper article, in the Observer, “Want to improve your efficiency? Try switching off”. It was a thought-provoking article, which highlighted that some businesses had come to the conclusion that if staff all switched off their Smart phones, Blackberries etc at a selected time, they would have a break and come […]
more >Inside Yoga 54 (17/5/12) Is old age a state of mind? Is there an age limit to yoga? It’s never too late to start… these are just a few expressions that remind us that being older might not stop us from doing something like yoga. Tao Porchon-Lynch is 93 years old, and has been declared the “world’s oldest yoga teacher” […]
more >Inside Yoga 53 (3/5/12) This week the Guardian newspaper had an interesting article about yoga. The headline read: “Yoga: it’s never too late to reap the benefits” It explained that yoga can help fight stiffness, hardening of the arteries, hormonal fluctuations, depression and loss of bone density. This is all very positive stuff and points that I do agree with; […]
more >Inside Yoga 52 (21/4/2012) Here’s a short answer to a common question: a little every day makes the difference – and it is better than a lot on rare occasions. The question: how much yoga should I practice? I often get asked this: and it is a valid question. I am usually asked this because the person has discovered how […]
more >Inside Yoga 51 (20/3/12) We do it every day and every minute of our life, yet there are plenty of moments in our life when we are not in control of it, let alone aware of what it is doing. I am writing about the exhalation of our breath. It is a simple part of life yet it is one […]
more >Inside Yoga 50 (5/3/2012) Meditation can really feel like hard work, yet we are told that it is relaxing and liberating. It is true that there are many positive feelings we can feel through meditating, but the truth is that most benefits come through some sort of labour and hard work. Meditation is no different. We are dealing with a […]
more >Inside Yoga 49 (21/2/2012) Time holds court over our lives; it is an unrelenting pest which will not leave us alone nor do we feel that we can escape it – or can we? We arrange our daily lives based on the constraints of time, from the moment we wake up to the time we go to sleep, and even […]
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