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LATEST ARTICLES ( 62 )

• The Inbetween Times

  I was asked a great question this week by a student brand new to yoga: how do we maintain a yoga practice in the time between our yoga class? Read more

  Posted on 07 June 2014 SELF EXPRESSION

• An Undoing

  Undo all of the tension. Come to your mat, every day, every week; move and meditate and breathe in the way that you always should but rarely do. Be alive... Read more

  Posted on 22 May 2014 SELF EXPRESSION

• How to Listen to Your Soul

  Go somewhere you find beautiful - the beach, an art gallery, the woods, your favourite part of your favourite city. You do not have to be alone; you can be... Read more

  Posted on 26 April 2014 SELF EXPRESSION

• The Trouble with Yoga

  "The trouble with yoga," she said, "Is that you see things clearly, you become calm, but then you notice the anger and the difficulty much more. Read more

  Posted on 22 April 2014 SELF EXPRESSION

• Self Care

  I have a student who is quite ill at present, she has been suffering for some time now, but recently her illness has become more severe and it has begun to... Read more

  Posted on 11 April 2014 SELF EXPRESSION

• Light

  "Let nothing dim the light that shines within"Maya AngelouI have been looking at this quote for a few months now; I wrote it up on a blackboard that I have in m... Read more

  Posted on 08 March 2014 SELF EXPRESSION

• Birth

  Living a mindful life is like sailing a boat - we cannot simply chart our course for the opposite shore and set off in a straight line from A to B; we must set... Read more

  Posted on 21 February 2014 SELF EXPRESSION

• Yoga Sutra II.33 - Cultivating Opposites

  I read a book over Christmas by Susie Pearl. In it she gives simple and effective advice on changing your mindset in order to create for yourself a positive... Read more

  Posted on 10 February 2014 SELF EXPRESSION

• Unconvering Peace

  My beloved teacher, Sivakami, told me that if you are uncertain about what to do, where to go or how best to move forward, then choose the option that brings yo... Read more

  Posted on 06 February 2014 SELF EXPRESSION

• Uncovering Peace

  My beloved teacher, Sivakami, told me that if you are uncertain about what to do, where to go or how best to move forward, then choose the option that brings yo... Read more

  Posted on 06 February 2014 SELF EXPRESSION

• Working Out

  I was teaching a woman last week who referred to her yoga practice as a work-out. She likes to work hard, to get hot and sweaty and, I think, to feel that she... Read more

  Posted on 16 January 2014 SELF EXPRESSION

• Life & Letting Go

  Sometimes I think that life was made to teach us how to let go; it seems to me one of the hardest things to do in life. And in the end we have to learn to let g... Read more

  Posted on 10 January 2014 SELF EXPRESSION

• Hide and Seek

  What is that particular thing that you are running away from?Or are you a hider? Hiding behind any number of reasons why you must stay put and never get those... Read more

  Posted on 16 December 2013 SELF EXPRESSION

• Yoga to Heal Depression

  Healing depression takes a long time. It takes commitment and patience, self-understanding and courage. Depression is an insidious illness, capable of being... Read more

  Posted on 13 December 2013 SELF EXPRESSION

• I Have Nothing to Tell You That You Don't Already Know. I...

  I have nothing to tell you that you don't already know. I am a beginner too on this path, and always will be. I think we spend a lot of time thinking and... Read more

  Posted on 14 November 2013 SELF EXPRESSION

• You Are More Than Your Intelligence

  You are more than a mind that thinksYou are not limited by time and space, although you might believe that you are.Who put the blinkers on your eyes?Why don't... Read more

  Posted on 24 October 2013 SELF EXPRESSION

• Climbing Mountains 2

  This week I climbed the highest mountain in England; it is the first mountain I have climbed alone, having always had a guide with me before. Read more

  Posted on 07 August 2013 SELF EXPRESSION

• Making Like Dory

  Dory is Marlin's friend on his journey across the oceans to find his missing son in the movie, Finding Nemo. She has short-term memory loss; she is hopelessly... Read more

  Posted on 28 July 2013 SELF EXPRESSION

• Yes

  When you learn how to say no, you learn how to say yes. And when you have your sights set on a great big yes within, saying no to things that get in the way of... Read more

  Posted on 16 July 2013 SELF EXPRESSION

• Growing Old and Growing Up

  Barely a week goes by without the thorny issue of age cropping up in the media. A movie star or singer turns up at an awards ceremony with strangely puffy cheek... Read more

  Posted on 15 July 2013 SELF EXPRESSION