by Tracy Gray | Jan 3, 2020 | Off the Mat, Self Reflection, self-care
The end of the year is a traditional time for reflection, but we don’t need to wait until the end of the year. We can do this on a daily basis or at the end of any project. Self-study or svadhyaya in Sanskrit is one of the 5 niyamas or personal observances which... 
by Tracy Gray | Jun 17, 2018 | Elements, Self Reflection, self-care, Winter, Yoga
Winter is a full expression of yin in Traditional Chinese Medicine, when our Water element dominates. It is like the seed resting dormant in the earth as it waits to burst forth in springtime. Winter is a time to slow down and gather energy; a time for instrospection... 
by Tracy Gray | Nov 29, 2017 | Elements, Summer, Zenthai
I love summer – I love the heat, the brightness of the sun, the chirping of the cicadas and crickets, the warmer evenings when I can get around in shorts and a singlet top and the extra hours of daylight in the evening where I relish spending time in my garden. It... 
by Tracy Gray | Sep 4, 2017 | Elements, Spring, Zenthai
In Traditional Chinese Medicine, spring is represented by the Wood element. Just as a seed that has laid dormant in the earth over winter starts to sprout and grow upwards in springtime, the wood element represents growing and reaching upwards and outwards, like a... 
by Tracy Gray | Mar 7, 2017 | Off the Mat
We often think we are doing yoga when we roll out our mat and strike a few warrior postures or flow through a few sun salutes, but what is yoga really? To quote Patanjali’s Yoga Sutra I.2, “Yogah Chitta Vritti Nirodahah”, which is commonly translated... 