3 Men Who Changed my Yoga

The whole of Yoga is so much more than Hatha Yoga (or Yogasanas), and proper positive mental attitude is one of the important, healing, 5 Principles of Yoga. So these are some of the men who influenced my practice and attitudes to living with Yoga in my life. Albert Einstein I’m the woman by the…

Yogic Gardening – Culturing Your Emotions With the Guru Within

 Wisdom IS . . . it has often been called “thusness” or “suchness” . . . it is energy and it is energy within us. You are already a very wise person on the inside. Allow the seeds of wisdom within you to blossom, grow and strengthen in your Yoga practice. You can experience more…

A Bit of Yoga History

Having a bit of background and history can be valuable in shifting times, giving us a framework in our heads so that individually we can think around what’s happening on a greater level in our world and human evolution. Ages in our history last 2,160 years and everything changes with these Ages: culture, society, norms,…

Silence, Emptiness and Zen

“Emptiness which is conceptually liable to be mistaken for sheer nothingness is in fact the reservoir of infinite possibilities.” D.T. Suzuki, author of “An Introduction to Zen Buddhism” Though it may seem counterintuitive, emptiness, as in the sound of silence, can be exactly the element that fills our hearts and minds. Whether through meditation, yoga,…

On the Path of the Heart . . . Emerging from Negative Emotions

“You think you’re a mountain, but you’re a sleepy camel.” Osho My own personal Yoga practice this Sunday morning was on the Camel Posture – I’m re-working a workshop on this posture which is about power and energy, and creating space for personal inner power.  I use the Osho quote “You think you’re a mountain…

Emptiness and Spirituality

“Emptiness which is conceptually liable to be mistaken for sheer nothingness is in fact the reservoir of infinite possibilities.” D.T. Suzuki, author of “An Introduction to Zen Buddhism” So …. emptiness. Creating space, and creating an emptiness in your life is a very positive and powerful thing to do, as Suzuki says above in the…

3 Reasons Why Adventure is More Important Than Lists of Things To Do in Yoga . . . and the Reason Why I Love Yoga for That!

This Blog has a very long title (and totally flies in the face of what our content manager advises me to include in blogs!). However, it’s true . . . I fell in love with Yoga in its entirety because I was constantly told early on in my development to “jump in” – and that…

Reasons to Breathe

After a month long period of working on creating a new yoga program, focusing on teaching gentle breath awareness has been wonderful . . . and mainly because awe and wonder come as always in remembering and entering into the beginner’s mind, as we are continually supposed to as teachers. Personally, I love the Yoga…