Yoga for the light

Are we becoming desensitised to violence? It sounds like a topic for concern. Having watched certain movies, I’ve woken up in the night in complete terror and I suspect I am not the only one. However, it seems that that what was once viewed as depraved is almost “old hat” now.  Do we benefit from…

It’s again autumn.. the time of the year when the trees turn pretty colours, shed their leaves, the days become gradually shorter and we feel like hunkering down.  For me, autumn is my favourite season .. I love the colours on the trees, pulling out warmer clothes and wrapping up a little warmer. I sometimes…

This article is not yoga-related but is one that I found inspiring from a human point of view. In Denmark, elderly people are being supported to help them live independently and remain in society. I found it heartwarming that people looked at the benefits to elderly people and society and not just at the cost…

The risk of spending your life, not doing what you want, on the bet you can buy yourself the freedom to do it later – Allan watts How many times have we done it? Been wrapped up in an idea, caught in a moment, filled with a wish to do something that would bring us…

I watched a beautiful film yesterday about Krishna Das .. One Track Heart. The film covered the period from when he was in a band and experimenting in the US, through his meetings with Neem Karoli Baba in India and his further life singing kirtan. For some reason – and I have never been able…

A fun and not toooo unhealthy recipe for a homemade chocolate-hazelnut spread … old recipe but still good .. https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2014/nov/07/how-to-make-hazlenut-and-cocoa-spread

Some great work being done in San Quentin by James Fox.. inspiring to hear how yoga is helping these guys. http://www.yogajournal.com/livebeyoga/meet-the-inmates-turned-yogis-at-san-quentin-state-prison/

Coming to the end of a long day and feeling a little contemplative as I realize how much yoga has brought me. I ran into the teacher whose class I joined at the start of my yoga journey when I turned to yoga in earnest at one of those moments when I realized that I…

A film from Kurt Kuenne called Validation struck me how we sometimes just need someone to acknowledge the good in us that we may have somehow lost or forgotten about along the way.. This film bought a tear to my eyes.

When you have an injury, it can seem like it follows you around everywhere.. in the office, out and about in town and also on your yoga mat. I turned to yoga when I hit a low point with a shoulder injury and became hooked when I realised how much my mobility increased over time…