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I’ve just returned from a family reunion which fell a few days after my fortieth birthday, giving me the opportunity to be home for my...

The essence of Yoga is to be easeful in body, peaceful in mind, and useful in life. -Swami Satchidananda When you meet a spiritually...

“…for people just waiting. Waiting for a train to go or a bus to come, or a plane to go or the mail to come, or the rain to go or the...

Who has led you, and when what are the traits that has enabled you to let go of the reigns? For me, the most inspiring leaders are those...

Live your truth. Live Epic. Get Real. Inspire others to Greatness. This is a small taste of the language used and the air breathed by the...

YS 1.12 abhyasa vairagyam tat nirodhah. Our thought patterns (chitta vrittis) are quieted by practicing detachment. Emotion is something...

Vasamsi jirnani yatha vihaya navani grhnati naro parani tatha sharirani vihaya jirnany anyani samyati navani dehi Just as a man, having...

At one point or another, we have all joined a bank, a company, a political party or a book club. Lets face it, subscribing to an...

how to strengthen your practice in any yoga class In the midst of the yoga backlash of articles that mention the many ways yoga can harm...

1.Take into account that great love and great achievements involve great risk. 2. When you lose, don’t lose the lesson. 3. Follow the...

Daily life in a big city can sometimes feel somewhere between a race, a juggling act and balancing on a high wire. The cacophony of...

Today I got am email from my friend Norman in response to my post about my learnings from the 30 Day Yoga Challenge. I wrote: The word in...

Sthira sukham asanam PYS II.46 The connection to the Earth should be steady and joyful Connection implies a relationship; Earth includes...

For the forth time this week, I’ve been denied engaging actively with my body. The universe is nothing short of blatant in telling me to...

This week was dramatically different for me compared to the first week of the challenge. Taking some of my learnings from the first week...

My practice schedule changed today as I was unable to attend Elinore Burke’s Astanga class at the Life Centre, Notting Hill. I did make...

This evening I practiced with 21 other yogis fresh into their new year at Phillippa’s 6:45 Astanga class at the Life Centre, Notting...

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...

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...