Inside Yoga 61 (22/10/12) Some aspects of life feel like a one-way journey – a linear progression towards something definite – while other aspects of life have a cyclical nature. Most of us are aware of the seasons in our climate, from winter to spring, to summer to autumn or and back around again; but do we make allowance for […]
more >Inside Yoga 60 (24/9/12) Last week I used the expression: in yoga “we get rid of what we do not need”. A useful sound-bite which sums up the aim of yoga in many respects and also relates to prana and apana, two terms I used at my workshop last weekend. This article explains prana and apana. Prana is considered, in […]
more >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 58 (28/8/12) Just took some time off, or was it time on? I went on holiday with my partner and little two and a half year old daughter. Therein lies the catch – was it really taking time off? I spent most of the week in the pool teaching her to swim which was really enjoyable – and […]
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 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 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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