Summer has apparently arrived! However, in my part of the world there is not a whole heap of evidence that this is true! Today is cool, breezy with the odd but very effective downpour. It’s therefore a brilliant day to write my blogpost for OM Yoga magazine which is way behind schedule. Those of you … Continued
The words below are taken from Sandra Sabatini’s book, ‘like a flower, My Years of Yoga with Vanda Scaravelli’ The photographs are all my own but if you buy Sandra’s book there are wonderful photographs throughout. I have now been practicing/living yoga for 20 years and at the beginning all I wanted was to work … Continued
The photograph above was taken in a quiet corner of a beautiful garden in Italy. The surroundings were peaceful, gentle and inviting and then there was this chap! He was really rather spectacular and yet there was a sense of him inhabiting a dark space deep within me. He seemed, to me at least, the … Continued
A Navajo Prayer With Beauty beside me I walk. With Beauty behind me I walk. With Beauty before me I walk. With Beauty inside me I walk. It is finished in Beauty. — Ana Forrest’s version … Continued
My work-year is now complete. I saw my final massage clients last week and taught my last yoga classes the week before. It is time now for some rest and space. I have for a long time truly relished the week between Christmas and New Year. These are days when we walk, read and, for … Continued
A while ago I was pottering around Google for information on Shamanism which I have had an interest in for over ten years. I first encountered it during my Reiki training with Elaine Swords who uses The Native Amercan Ways. I loved being part of The Circle and gained a lot from my time with … Continued
Some time ago I was contacted by Kismet yoga clothes and asked if I would like to do a blog post for their lovely clothing. Life is so interesting if you soften into the flow of it…..in one of my OM Yoga Magazines I had actually noticed one of Kismet’s adverts. It needs to be said … Continued
I was pregnant once long ago! Thirty one years ago as I write I was expecting our first, and as it turned out, only baby. We were living in Kericho, Kenya which is 7,000 feet above sea level! Brooke Bond Tea Estates surrounded us and in order that tea grows there is a need for … Continued
I have spent my Saturday simply being present with how I feel and I mean that on every level. It has rained much of the day but I had already decided that not much else would occur. On Thursday I caught the train to London, which always makes me happy. I love visiting and over … Continued
At the start of this post may be I need to explain a little about Animal Medicine. It is medicine as understood within the Native American ways. To understand this belief it is important to redefine “medicine.” It is following a way of living that connects us to all life and brings about healing and … Continued
