One of those days
I’m having one of those days. I wasn’t having one of those days this morning, but now I am and it’s really getting on my nerves. I knew it. As soon as I stepped on my yoga mat and started to move, my whole body felt tight and tired. It probably didn’t help that I […]
Karma Yoga
Today we’ve been watching birds for the RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch. It takes place several times per year here in the UK. I love birds. We both do. When we moved to our cottage we were overwhelmed by the number of birds who visited our garden. It was pretty wild and overgrown, but we’ve spent […]
New Year 2014
It’s a new year. It’s here: 2014. It’s pretty much the same as before, you just have to keep remembering to put /14 when you write the date. Or is it the same? Is this your opportunity to begin taking fairy steps towards making your life what you want it to be? So that, in […]
Hidradenitis Suppurativa – Silent Suffering
I have previously blogged about the skin condition Hidradenitis Suppurativa and the fundraising I will be doing on my birthday this year. You can read the post and find a link to my charity page here. For the past week I have been in agony. Screaming, blinding, constant agony. I’ve not had an attack like […]
Feeling a bit philanthropic
So I’m feeling a bit philanthropic. I’ve just been writing about Asteya, the 3rd Yama or restraint. Asteya means non-stealing. Not only does it mean not shoplifting or stealing tenners out of your husband’s wallet (I would never do that :-p)… but there are many deeper meanings too, that I may write another blog post […]
The Time is Now!
The lovely ladies from my Wednesday evening class are all busy this Wednesday, apart from one! So rather than cancelling the class and because I want to encourage more people to come along and give it a try, for this week only (06/03/13) if you come along and bring a friend, both of you only […]
Bird Karma
Everyone knows I love birds. I will stop mid-conversation to watch a buzzard soaring majestically above me. I have narrowly avoided driving into hedges having been distracted by a kestrel or formation-flying geese. I even have Emma Bridgewater Bird Fabric covering my dining chairs! Bird poses are my favourite yoga poses: pigeon, king pigeon, bird […]
Being a Yoga Teacher, Being Me
I am inspired to write this blog post after reading this article on the Yoga Journal web site. Like the author of the article, I’ve been practicing yoga for over a decade. Each teacher you come across has their own, unique teaching style. Some have been better for me than others. Years ago I used […]
Man with Dog
I have a 45 minute commute to my day job in Evesham. It’s a lovely drive through the countryside and I usually see something interesting, a buzzard or a kestrel, sometimes even a deer. One day, not long after starting this job, I was driving through the riverside town of Upton-upon-Severn and I noticed a […]
Don’t let The Guilts get you down!
I’m in the office today, doing the day job. I would rather be at home doing a vigorous yoga practice to work off all the calories I’ve consumed. I did two excellent detox practices over the weekend, but when I got dressed this morning my favourite red skirt felt tight. I allowed myself one “OMG, […]