The more regularly we practice Yoga the more sensitive we become, and more in tune with the change of the seasons. Oriental Medicine acknowledges that certain organs and their functions are related to different seasons. The organs are represented by a network of...
According to Eckhardt Tolle (The Power of Now) the words most used in our vocabulary are ‘I’, ‘me’, ‘mine’, and ‘myself’. In his book ‘A New Earth’, Tolle elaborates on the ‘Ego’ extensively, and his very insightful and apt description of it relates closely to Yoga’s...
Yoga Sutra I.14 is a longtime favourite, describing what kind of effort (abhyasa) is required in our yoga practice, to come closer to the desired results. Satu dirghakala nairantarya satkara adara asevito drdhabhumih “It is only if the correct method is followed over...
A long time ago I overheard a family friend asking a child ‘what is your favourite colour?’ and the child replied ‘the rainbow’. The answer really touched something in me, and after all this time – you may even remember me referring to this in the past – it is still...
Our natural reaction to a situation we don’t like is to move away from it as quickly as possible, or if we can, to avoid it altogether. In Yoga we are often instructed to assume – initially – uncomfortable positions. Then you might ask yourself, ‘surely yoga’s...
We have all felt the excitement and anticipation or otherwise dread, of something we have experienced in the past, happening again. We ‘expect’ a certain outcome; may it be the blissful feeling of the freeing of energy in the body in a posture well mastered, or on the...
