Inside Yoga 200 (3/4/2017) In December 2016 yoga was added to Unesco’s List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, in recognition of its influence on Indian society, from health and medicine to education and the arts according to the world heritage committee. Unesco’s statement adds that “the values of yoga form a major part of the community’s ethos.” The […]
more >Inside Yoga 199 (27/3/2017) After a walk or a visit to the garden my dog will come into the house and spend a few minutes walking to and fro, unable to stop and sit down, restless and not sure what he is supposed to do next. How many of us recognise this behaviour in ourselves? The restlessness I describe above […]
more >Inside Yoga 198 ( 20/3/2013) She’s loud and brash, she’s a comedian, and she’s not the sort of person you expect to see publishing a book about mindfulness, but this is what I came across while browsing in a bookshop (remember those places? Where books come off a shelf and not the internet?) I came across A Mindfulness Guide for […]
more >Inside Yoga 197 (13/3/2017) It is time for a clarification! We often see the words written out or spoken: “yoga and meditation”. Worded this way, it gives the impression that these are two separate practices, but in fact, yoga is meditation – yoga and meditation are the same practice. I am guilty of doing writing or saying, yoga and meditation, […]
more >Inside Yoga 196 (6/3/2107) We have been doing it since the moment we were born, we need it to stay alive, but we treat it so badly that it is amazing it puts up with our behaviour. I am speaking of our breathing, which we forget frequently and get into such bad habits with that it is often a short […]
more >Inside Yoga 196 (6/3/2107) We have been doing it since the moment we were born, we need it to stay alive, but we treat it so badly that it is amazing it puts up with our behaviour. I am speaking of our breathing, which we forget frequently and get into such bad habits with that it is often a short […]
more >Inside Yoga 196 (6/3/2107) We have been doing it since the moment we were born, we need it to stay alive, but we treat it so badly that it is amazing it puts up with our behaviour. I am speaking of our breathing, which we forget frequently and get into such bad habits with that it is often a short […]
more >Inside Yoga 195 (27/2/2017) Last week I was asked: “If I fall asleep while meditating, am I still meditating?” Not only is this an important and good question, it is one that I have been asked before, several times … so here’s an answer, and as you would expect from the world of yoga the answer is not a straight […]
more >Inside Yoga 194 (20/2/2017) In yoga we are often asked to look within. We understand that looking within is part of the practice, that by looking inside we understand our soul, our spirit, or our mind, but what is not always appreciated is why such a focus on the body at the same time as the mind? The answer is […]
more >Inside Yoga 193 (13/2/2017) Practical pranayama guide Last week I taught three types of breathing exercises (pranayamas): here is a guide how to practice these techniques. Bhastrika (Bellows breath) This is one of the kriyas (purification exercises) so not technically a pranayama exercise. As the English name suggests it is designed to pump air, by vigorously breathing fast and deep […]
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