I’ve already read a lot, as a child with two parents who both read, one more eclectically than the other and one more into autobiographies which never become my thing. Books have always been part of my life, sometimes as a source of escape from reality, sometimes as a source of information and sometimes just…
Self-care
I used to think of self-care as being something luxurious, like expensive scented candles, a trip to the beautician, an indulgent lavender-scented oat milk drink or something similar. Gradually these actions fell by the wayside as the going got tough. And it was then that I realised it can be about the small things that…
Yet another new beginning…
It has been over 6 months since I last posted. This includes over 6 month’s worth of draft posts scribbled on bits of paper in trains and planes with zero follow-up and multiple occasions where I lay on the couch writing down thoughts and making plans which also resulted in no further action. This is…
Inspiration
Last week I followed an online yoga class by Rodrigo Souza. I signed up initially due to curiosity, sparked by my interest in how yoga can help with trauma and always open to inspiration on adjusting a practice to include everyone. I have a belief that yoga can and should be accessible to anyone who…
The forest…
I’m drawn to forests… I’m not sure whether it is darkness of the trees, leafy canopy overheard or the sounds and the scents of the forest… but as soon as I step into a forest I feel a sense of calm, as if the wheels start slowing and any tension almost slips away. There’s often…
Staying curious
I’m not a fan of the saying ‘Curiosity killed the cat’. There’s a lot to be said for curiosity and the desire to expand experience and knowledge and quite simply to try something different from time to time . But it can be difficult. It’s so easy to get stuck in a comfort zone, maybe…
Hello again…
Yet again I realise how lonely and neglected this blog has become. Again there have been a number of changes, some good, others less good… I realise that whatever happens, the yoga practice continues and still acts as an anchor and a stabilising force, the familiar friend that eases you back on to the safe…
Back into the world…
It’s been a while since I last posted… I have somehow the feeling that I may have said that before, probably when I last posted … back in 2021… So here goes… a lot has happened since my last post, some of which I may share and some I probably won’t. But let’s focus on…
Twitching .. not twittering
This morning I made my usual sortie to the forest with a friend, aligning ourselves to the new ‘COVID’ normal by going early to avoid other human beings. We’ve been visiting this same small forest almost every week for almost a year, save for a few weeks when infections were at highest rates. We are…
Birds!
This morning I went for a walk in the forest after several weeks of near isolation, long work hours and some bitterly cold days. It felt like the forest breathed new energy and hope into me. It was wonderful to step into the forest and be almost instantly overwhelmed by the sound of birdsong and…