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Have you ever socialised with a group of people very different from yourself? A different nationality perhaps, a different social class, a different educational or career context?  Conversation can be quite laboured, particularly in the beginning, because, for the sake of understanding each other, you must give a background precis: some context, to the point… Continue reading The relief of not having to explain yourself Nov 2023

This is the first of a few articles letting you know what we are going to get up to on our Silent Yoga Retreat  (Fri 22/3/24 – Sun 24/3/24). So why Silence? There were a couple of synchronistic events that made me realise we are all ready for a deeply meditative, yogic, Silent retreat. The… Continue reading What to expect on a Silent Yoga Retreat Oct 2023

I often get wonderful feedback from my students on how yoga has changed their lives. And the most obvious change for all of them is this sense of calm and peace and kindness they feel towards themselves and others after class. In a world focused on the mind and the brain, the intelligence of the… Continue reading Heart Wisdom Sept 2023

For the next couple of weeks in yoga class we are using yoga and breathwork to cleanse and energise the body. And Ayurveda, the medical side of yoga, calls the waste by-product of our modern lives, Ama. Ama is incompletely digested metabolic substances. A bad diet, poor lifestyle practices, a low water intake and a… Continue reading Shifting toxicity using Yoga Sept 2023

The foundation of all life, of the whole universe, is the subtle life force energy that yogis call prana. You can’t see it or touch it or taste it, but prana is the subtle energy that flows through every living thing. Prana comes into the body from the food we eat, the air we breathe, and… Continue reading Prana – Vital Life Force Aug 2023