We’re starting our series on famous yogis and yoginis with Sri Swami Satchidananda, for the simple reason that his version of the Yoga Sutras of Patañjali has become such a pervasive text in yoga and teacher training courses, and many will be familiar with this guru’s face smiling at you from the cover. He became […]
If you’re one of those good yogis that does their six days a week practice, you’ll be spending a lot of time pressing your palms into the floor with every vinyāsa, plank and sun salutation. It may happen that you start getting a tingling through your hands and wrists, and rumours about yoga and carpal
Mahatma Gandhi’s birthday on the 2nd of October is celebrated as a national holiday in his native India. We all know what this iconic figure looked like – unprepossessing, with his round glasses, traditional dhoti and kind eyes. But this one man did so much to change the world. As we struggle to come to
New Year, New Me At the end of last year a very inspiring article encouraged me to set myself a challenge: an hour of yoga a day for a year. On the 31st December I began my journey. There were a couple of reasons behind wanting to do it: I want to deepen my yoga
What does purity of speech and thought have to do with our āsana practice? Does having a pure heart really make us better at yoga? Find out why the way you approach life off the mat really make a difference to your practice on the mat. Say What? We’ve already covered the five yamas (non-harming,
Do you care about what you eat? If getting your 5-a-day isn’t enough, and you’re rigidly stuck to the latest food trends, you could be suffering from orthorexia. It might sound crazy at first since we all know that it’s important to look after our health. After all, isn’t that what yoga is about? Well,
Good dietary habits can revolutionize the way we eat and have an impact in our health and quality of life. But why is it so hard to keep them up and what do we need to form them? Think of a dietary habit that you would like to form. Maybe you want to eat more
Ever stopped and looked around and wondered why? Why are you doing this job you hate? Why are you considering signing up to yet another course to somehow improve yourself? Why are you saying yes to a party invite you really want to say no to? The moment we first start to ask why symbolises
A good career, enough money, great health, a good time and spiritual fulfilment – too much to ask? Surely you can’t have it all? Well, actually, yes you can. Desire is what makes us human, and by understanding what the heart truly wants, we can uncover our soul’s deepest desires to live a well balanced
Say What? Confession time: aparigraha is one of the yamas I really love thinking about. Translated as non-grasping, I remember the first time I heard it and thinking, “Wow that really resonates!” A few hours later I was sitting in front of my laptop. The TV was on in the background, and my phone buzzed.
