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
This is just a brief post about the OM YOGA SHOW which is back up here in Manchester. We in the North West are very proud of our city and it is great to have lots of super yoga folk descending upon us and sharing all their love and joy about yoga, tai chi, Pilates … 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
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
We are now well on our way towards February! I have had a wee break from pretty well everything or so it seems. I actually have been massaging and teaching yoga as normal and somewhere along the way I kind of lost track of time. The thing is that the week between Christmas and New … 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
It is almost a year since we had Jambo teaching in South Manchester. It’s definitely time for some more inspiration and Jambo-energy! We are holding this Therapeutic Backbend afternoon at Blush Dance Studio, Meadow Mill, Stockport. It is a super space full of great energy thanks to the lovely Becky. The structure of the afternoon … Continued
