Star Trek: “Space, the final frontier … to boldly go where no-one has gone before!” And today I’m going to talk to you about SPACE! As you’ve probably noticed, I’ve spent this month extolling the virtues of being present, and I’ve delved into the causes of distraction which take us away from the present moment. […]
WHY be more Present?…
Recently I have been thinking about being present and my newsletters have reflected this. I have touched on why we tend to (seemingly unconsciously) retreat from the present moment and the mechanism of the mind and its processes. I have talked about ‘the circling thoughts’ and ‘negative thinking’ sneaking-up on us like a pride of […]
The Plato’s Cave
Last week I took part in an amazing online meditative class with my teacher, in which the preparation for meditation was very breath focused. And the reason it was SO amazing was that during the fifteen minutes in which I executed the Prāṇāyāma technique there was no other thought infiltrating my mind except the sound […]
Why am I insisting on meditation- my story
You might be wondering why am I so insistent on introducing meditation to my readers. Well, there’s a story behind that!In my late teens I was a highly active individual, and movement was my life. An Indian Classical dancer, a Reebok certified aerobic and step instructor and active in several sports, I believed absolutely anything […]
The Present Mind
“As a man thinketh in his heart, so is he” This verse from the Bible (Proverbs, 23:7) influenced the title of James Allen’s 1902 literary essay ‘As a Man Thinketh’ in which he states: “As the plant springs from, and could not be without, the seed, so every act of a man springs from the […]
Can you make me bend like a pretzel?
I was faced with a situation recently where I was asked to prepare a practice for a yoga company that has a client with a specific need of reducing shoulder and neck issues and reducing stress. Using the principles of yoga therapy that I have learnt through the lineage of T.Krisnamacharya, I designed a practice […]
3 things to help you communicate better….
Communication has been a problem for almost all human beings. We fail to understand others but perceive that we understand them and act according to our misapprehension which gets us into a LOT of trouble! Communication problems could stem from childhood experiences where we are taught to be quiet and be spoken when asked. This […]
3 things to help you beat the winter blues….
As pointed by the BBC, January has been long regarded as the darkest of months, but a formula from a part-time tutor at Cardiff University shows it gets even worse on Monday the 27th January. JANUARY BLUES DAY FORMULA 1/8W+(D-d) 3/8xTQ MxNA. Where: W: Weather D: Debt d: Money due in January pay T: Time […]
Guided self awareness tips….Basis for Yoga Therapy!
“A rose is a rose is a rose is a rose is a rose,” wrote Gertrude Stein. In describing a rose as a rose she was suggesting what a rose is not! It is not a past relationship, it is not a future plan, it does not matter that it might be red or yellow […]
Actions….
We all tend to make resolutions and strive to make positive changes at this special time of the New Year. But how can we make those changes? Pātanjali (the Father of Yoga) helps us to identify nine obstacles in the path of yoga. I will highlight a few that are most relevant for this topic- […]
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