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The Sweetness of Stillness – Grounding with your Earth Element
As summer starts to fade we move into the Earth Element in Traditional Chinese Medicine. In fact, the Earth Element is the cornerstone of every season (lasting about 10 days in between each season) but particularly after the full yang of summer when we’ve...
Make a little time for self-reflection
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...
Nourish your Water element this Winter
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...
Student Profile – Jane Lindsay
In my Student Profile Series, I’ll be chatting to a few of my students to share some of their background and discover how yoga is enriching their lives. First up is Jane Lindsay. Jane is a long-time student of mine; in fact she has been attending my classes since I...
It’s Summertime – fill your heart with joy!
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...
Spring – Connecting with your Wood Element
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...
Taking Yoga 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 as, "Yoga is...
Creating Space for Peace in a Changing World
Has 2016 been a big year for you too? With Christmas rushing swiftly towards us and 2017 just around the corner, you may be feeling like you just need to stop and breathe. I know I do. Today, on my first day of holidays, I find myself finally doing those things...
Mindsets & Resilience: The Foundation of Self-care
Change – it is said to be the 'new' normal. But is it really? Our lives and the world around us are always changing. Think of the world of our grandparents compared to now – even that of our parents? Life is constantly evolving, shaping, and shifting. If...
