Being human
and life's little mysteries

When you are inspired by some great purpose, some extraordinary project, all your thoughts break their bonds: Your mind transcends...

The past couple of years have been a continuation of a long transformation process for me, made more dramatic by the birth of my son, a...

I was looking through some of the search terms that people entered to end up on my blog the other evening, and the above was one that...

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

I was asked today whether if given the choice, if I would prefer that yoga classes not be named (Jivamukti, Dharma Mittra, Astanga, etc)....

I’ve always been in awe of those yogis who have had their Gurus magically appear for them, showing up in all different forms at the right...

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

Starting Saturday, May 14th, I will be teaching yoga every week on the lawn of Kensington Palace Gardens. There is nothing like...

FL: How long have you been practicing yoga? RK: My very first class was at the Iyengar Yoga Institute South London in 1999, but I had an...

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

Of course, there are loads of distractions that aren’t present in a studio setting- passersby, sticks underfoot, squishy ground…we’re no...

MK: I’ve been practising eleven years, and in 2006 I became a teacher. After practising for six years I felt the practice had given me...

Since I started working again after my pregnancy, I’ve been trying to find a balance between spending precious time with my son and doing...

After a day of being poked and prodded by nurses and dentists, afternoon arrived with a headache and a mouth full of white gook that is...

I ran into Sally Parkes the other morning at Planet Organic where we were able to take a few minutes out and catch up. FL: I understand...

I knew Jules for a period of time while he was living in London in 2008. He used to come to my classes at the Jivamukti London Studio,...

There was a time in the not so distant past when during the winter months the old growth forests with trees, some of whom might be a...

In my previous post I listed three main types of asana practice, but I failed to mention Kundalini Yoga. While Kundalini does include...

A couple of people have recently asked me what type of yoga they should practice; with the myriad of methods available it can be...

It’s funny how life works. I’ve been a certified Jivamukti Yoga Teacher for four years, and having done the apprenticeship at the...