New Year’s Resolutions, remember those? By the end of January, we’re a month into the year already, approaching the point where good intentions might be starting to ebb. So here’s how the yogic practice of tapas, the yogic ethos of ‘fiery cleansing’, can re-energise your efforts to bring your aspirations to fruition, and invigorate you, […]
The world’s third International Yoga Day is TODAY! This morning India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi led more than 50,000 yogis in an outdoor yoga practice in Lucknow. Inaugurated by Modi in 2014, International Yoga Day is celebrating its third birthday with yoga sessions being held in its honour worldwide, from Macchu Pichu to an Indian
What does it mean to be truly content? Is it even possible in this day and age when we are programmed to always desire more? And what’s the difference between being happy and being content? Discover why you need to step up your search for the second niyama, santosha, or contentment, to find true happiness.
What is drishti? Concisely, drishti is a focused gaze. We might have attempted to use it in yoga classes, especially when we’re endeavouring to balance in tree pose, but there is much more to this topic than meets the eye – or gaze. Let’s put drishti under the microscope. The Sanskrit word drishti literally means
By the time I reached 18 years old, I had a fair idea of what it was to lose the things that matter. My mum had died when I was aged two, but it was between the ages of fifteen and eighteen that I lost the most in the shortest space of time. My loving grandparents, who
Yoga is more than just stretching and breathing. Discover the ten yoga attitudes that you can cultivate towards yourself and others to lay the foundation for your whole yoga practice. Known as yamas and niyamas, these attitudes can help us further our yoga journey both on and off the mat. Say What? Yamas and niyamas.
What’s on your list of dislikes? Pineapple on pizza, delayed trains or endless queuing? Would you go so far to say you hate those things? In this article on dveṣha, or aversion, we examine why those things that you resist might be the very things you need to embrace to find true freedom and peace.
Are you doing yoga because you were inspired by some great teacher or yogi? This is the case for many yoga enthusiasts, and indeed it can be so inspirational to find out about the paths of influential yogis and yoginis who came before us, as well as those who are doing incredible work in the
This week I saw an advert you may be interested in on a yoga forum: Male and female advanced asana practitioners wanted for London advertising photo shoot. Must be able to perform asana such as one-arm handstand (male), mayurasana in lotus (female), tittibhasana, strong backbends (touching feet in urdhva dhanurasana, scorpion, dragonfly, standing splits and
Do you ever find your yoga practice slipping away from what your instincts tell you is yoga? Are you rushing to class in a frenzy, or feeling like practice is yet another thing to tick off the to-do list? If that feels familiar, chances are you might be in need of a little self-care. But
