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 mean both internally and externally. […]
more >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. The board behind the smiling […]
more >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 minutes. Some thoughts are useful, […]
more >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, […]
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