Do we need to practice mindful reading? in a world that is more full of distraction than ever before, perhaps you feel yourself skimming though pages and not absorbing or remembering anything of what you've just read?
Read moreAsana In Focus: Utkata Konasana - The Goddess Pose
Utkata: powerful or fierce
Kona: angle
Asana: pose
Juice Recipes
Many of you may know I'm about to head off to run a very special yoga retreat in Cornwall to celebrate the full moon with yoga, meditation, whole foods and fire ceremony. Here are just a few juice recipes we'll be enjoying over this very special weekend!
Read moreBoosts for your day
As we move into darker nights, and new projects are underway. We can get to feeling a little low on sparkle, maybe a little tired. Here are just a few ideas you can easily bring into your day for a little 'boost'
Read moreThe Eight limbs of Yoga: Samadhi
Samadhi (Enlightenment, Union)
The final step in the eight-fold path of Yoga is the attainment of Samadhi.
Read moreThe Eight Limbs Of Yoga: Dhyana
Dhyana (Devotion, Meditation on the Divine)
Read moreGoddess in focus: Kuan Yin
Like many ancient goddesses, Kuan Yin has countless stories and countless forms. with similarities rinning through all the stories, often appears as a calm, gentle woman who radiates serenity. Here is just one:
Read moreThe Eight Limbs of Yoga: Dharana
Dharana (Concentration and cultivating inner perceptual awareness)
Dharana means "immovable concentration of the mind". The essential idea is to hold the concentration or focus of attention in one direction. "When the body has been tempered by asanas, when the mind has been refined by the fire of pranayama and when the senses have been brought under control by pratyahara, the sadhaka (seeker) reaches the sixth stage, dharana. Here he is concentrated wholly on a single point or on a task in which he is completely engrossed. The mind has to be stilled in order to achieve this state of complete absorption."
In dharana we create the conditions for the mind to focus its attention in one direction instead of going out in many different directions. The objective in dharana is to steady the mind by focusing its attention upon some stable entity. Stopping the mind from wandering -through memories, dreams, or reflective thought-by deliberately holding it single-mindedly upon something.
The Eight Limbs Of Yoga: Pratyahara
Pratyahara (Control of the Senses)
Read moreThe Eight Limbs Of Yoga: Pranayama
Pranayama (Breath Control)
Pranayama is the measuring, control, and directing of the breath
Read moreBuilding Yoga community: Setu
I was really excited to speak with Libby Nicholaou founder of Setu; An inclusive community-driven directory of yoga teachers that encourages diversity and positive relationships. Libby is launching Setu with an aim to represent yoga teachers of all races, ethnicities, orientations and geographical locations, uniting the yoga community and recognizing each and every teacher who contributes to it.
Read moreThe Eight Limbs Of Yoga: Asana
The Third Limb: Asanas (Body postures)
Now here's one we know! Asana is the practice of physical postures.
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