This post was published back in April 2014. I was going to write another blog about tulips but decided to simply revamp the old one and pop it out in the world again. We are currently immersed in what I think of as The Weird Time. The world we have known is upskittled, which on … Continued
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 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 few words on this beautiful spring morning. These words are taken from A Year of Living Your Yoga by Juudith Hanson Lasater… ‘Responding appropriately is an art. Do you overdo things and underdog others? For today, see if you can apply just enough effort to each task. This requires you to stay present.’ So … Continued
‘Let whatever you do today be enough.’ These words were posted on Facebook by a Forrest Yoga friend and really impacted on me on that particular day. I truly needed that gentle shove as I am always wondering how to do more, learn more, practice more yoga…the list is really rather tedious! In actual fact … 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
Last Sunday morning I was looking forward to a gentle day of doing very little. Saturday had been a busy yoga workshop day, which I had spent some time putting together. The afternoon went splendidly. Sunday was bright, blue and chilly, in other words a near perfect winter’s day. At breakfast I was asked by … Continued
We were away last weekend enjoying a visit to the North East, the Land of My Birth. On returning home I found a small parcel awaiting me. A few weeks ago it came to me that I would love to have a mala. I do have two already which were given to me when visiting … Continued
I need to be completely honest and say that autumn is not my favourite season…not by a long way. Every year I resolve to enjoy this season of change, loss and winding down. I am getting better at it but if I am ever ill it is during these months coming up to Christmas. I … Continued
