Lockdown 2020 and I’m sat in what has become a familiar spot – on my yoga mat in front of my laptop. I hold the Mala beads aloft in my right hand, and feel their cool, calming shape pass across my finger as I guide each one with my thumb, as instructed by our online […]
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Learning to stay out of the water: why I practice mindfulness meditation (+ how you can too)
In his book ‘Man’s Search for Meaning’, Viktor Frankl says ‘between stimulus and response is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response.’ Take a moment to read that again and consider it fully: ‘between stimulus and response is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response.’ […]
Head in heaven, feet on earth: Anjaneyasana
‘Have your head in heaven and your feet on earth’, a riding teacher once said to me, I think having once had it said to her by one of her teachers, much like the lineage of passing down knowledge that has, and continues to, disseminate the practice of Yoga. I think of this phrase when […]
Self-care snacks: 7 powerful 5 minute practices to boost your well-being
We all know how great we feel after that long Yoga class – refreshed, relaxed, restored – but how can we get more of that feeling into our everyday lives? Since the arrival of my son at the end of October, there has been little opportunity for long periods of practice on my mat and […]