Being human
and life's little mysteries

On completion of Week 1 of my 30 Day Yoga Challenge I thought it would be interesting to take time to reflect back on the week, with the...

So often in our society we are taught to shut up and listen, yet we end up hearing the wrong voice and wrong messages; messages that make...

The yoga scriptures tell us that for each yuga, which means “age, era or time span,” a specific form of spiritual practice is most...

My guess is that resolutions slip to the back of mind for most of us because we spend the majority of our time living ‘unconsciously’;...

According to the ancient yoga philosophy, all of creation can be boiled down to consciousness and the life force. In the same way that...

A daily meditation practice helps to prevent the yo-yo-ing of projecting into the future about resolutions, plans and fantasies about...

10. Mala beads from etsy.com A shop within a shop, etsy makes it easy to find boutique, handmade items that are right for you. For mala...

Hatha yoga comes from the words Ha, meaning sun, and Tha, meaning moon, and concerns two important and vital aspects of the physical body...

Sanskrit word “chakra” means “wheel”. A wheel rolls, turns and, by means of circular movement takes one on a journey. You may...

Life can be a huge struggle, most of the time, and for years it was a struggle for me. I’ve gradually been learning what causes that...

Pranayama is the fourth limb of the Astanga yoga system described in the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali, and means breath or energy restraint...

In sanskrit, sakshi is the observer, the aspect within able to watch the body, mind and events without judgement, attachment or analysis....

I can say with conviction that Indaba will be open on Friday, June 17th, for it’s first open class at 4pm. Please come and gather here to...

THE BOX BEING INSIDE LOOKING OUTSIDE: AN ASHTANGA STORY by Norman Blair I would like to present this piece in the spirit of compassion,...

vi- to order; nyasa – conscious placement; krama – sequence with a beginning, middle and end Often when a yoga class is described as...

Suggestion is the underlying and fundamental cause of all mental phenomena…The whole universe is nothing but suggestion; the world lives...

This text has been edited from the Focus of the Month, January 2011 on Alchemy, graciously offered by Sharon Gannon. These steps can be...