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 […]
more >Inside Yoga 93 (15/12/13) When we lose someone who is close to us, their death brings up a range of emotions – from coping with loss, memories and how to move on. Last week I wrote about Nelson Mandela’s death and how his life had been a lesson in forgiveness, humbleness and simplicity. Four days after Mandela’s death, my own […]
more >Inside Yoga 92 (6/12/13) Today across the world people are mourning the passing of Nelson Mandela, who died last night aged 95, and although this might not really relate to meditation, there is a link, plus, I want to mark his passing with a comment. Like many in this world, I am one person who has been affected by Nelson […]
more >Inside Yoga 91 (2/12/13) Numbers!!! They are everywhere – some say the universe runs through numbers and as many of your will have noticed a yoga practice, a Buddhist practice and for that matter, most spiritual practices are littered with numerical references. For those who never liked Maths, this fact may just pass them by, unnoticed and unimportant, but for […]
more >Inside Yoga 90 (25/11/13) Facing our own mortality can be one of the biggest challenges life can throw at us – and this can be especially true when we find ourselves suffering from an incurable illness with death fast approaching as our only a certainty. Having been a fan since my teenage years, when I heard the news that Lou […]
more >Inside Yoga 89 (18/11/13) In the 1990s I was spending quite a bit of time in Dharamsala, in northern India, a small town which is the seat of the Tibetan Government in Exile, and the Dalai Lama’s home since he fled Tibet in 1959. It is a congested little settlement with Tibetans, Indians and foreigners (some resident and many were […]
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