In this morning’s post, I mentioned one of the benefits of yoga is the relief of loneliness. This is not often mentioned when people talk about yoga. Mostly, yoga is said to relieve back pain, insomnia, sluggish digestion and various other physical ailments. Those of us who practice yoga with any degree of seriousness know […]
Category: thoughts and musings
New Year, new you
Good morning dear yogis, or yogis-to-be! Wouldn’t you like to make 2018 the year that you take up yoga? Yoga is so ubiquitous now, it seems almost silly not to at least try? But why should yoga be everywhere, and now? Because it complements any other form of physical education or sport, but can also […]
New post on alteayoga.es
Hey lovelies. I am trying to move over to alteayoga.es. So, any new posts will go there first. Here is a link to something I wrote this morning. Toodle-loo. https://alteayoga.es/2017/11/07/the-mysterious-path-of-the-yogi/
Turn around….
I have been giving classes at GOA for nine months now. Every day is a privilege. I honestly can’t believe how conducive that room is towards the inner experience of yoga. The sea beyond, the salty, iodine-rich air, the birdsong…wait…birds? Where are the birds? Oh, yes, look at those windows at the back of the […]
On balance – Part II
In yesterday’s post, I hardly had time to get started. Talking about the balancing act between prâna and apâna, I likened it to the accumulation and ridding of material things. I wanted to finish the post by discussing the IN and the OUT of yoga practice. Most of us arrive at a yoga practice carrying […]
On balance – Part 1.
I have been offline for most of the past month. Firstly, it was due to a fault on my ADSL. Latterly, because I have been staying away from home for a few days. It is a strange thing to be semi-connected in times like these. Of course, I had my iPhone, so Whatsapp, Facebook, email […]
Ambient music for yoga
I came across this lovely offering on Youtube. If Christmas Day has been busy and your mind-body is revved up with rajas or bogged down in tamas, look for sattwa on your mat and in your heart. After you have digested your food, do a gentle practice, give thanks and be joyful. Whatever meaning Christmas […]
ReCetA – Muesli
El desayuno es el plato más importante del día, ya sabemos. Pero leche con ColaCao ó Nescafé y galletas de trigo, a pesar de ser un desayuno muy común en España, no es la mejor opción para una dieta saludable. Sobre todo, un desayuno así tiene poco aporte en proteína, un elemento imprescindible a la […]
Re-blogged: What is "beginner's mind"?
I like this article that I found over at Yogapedia: https://www.yogapedia.com/7/9543/self/self-work/what-is-beginners-mind?utm_content=bufferf99a6&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer
Biocultura Madrid
Hey loves, It’s BioCultura this weekend in Madrid and I am going! I have only been to this event once, in Valencia. It was very busy and most entertaining. It was there that I met the sales rep from Hyla, the amazing air filter and vacuum cleaner that I use to clean my house. I […]