I amā¦
Like most people, I spend a lot of time thinking. I also spend a lot of time thinking about thinking. Yoga considers thought to be a...
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Charlotte Sumner
Jun 30, 20232 min read
Indulge me...
Turner's The Dogana and Santa Maria della Salute, Venice Imagine a beautiful old masterpiece painting, a vast landscape. When you look at...
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Charlotte Sumner
Sep 5, 20222 min read
Back to schoolā¦
Back to Schoolā¦Three simple words on the lips of so many people I know. Three simple words appearing on my screen in advertisementsā¦
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Charlotte Sumner
Jul 18, 20222 min read
What Gives Us Life?
According to the Sanskrit Grammarian YÄska life exists in six stages: They exist (asti) They are born (jÄyate) They grow (vardhate) They...
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Charlotte Sumner
Mar 23, 20225 min read
Sutra 1:33
Deep breath Hand on chest How is your heart? The physical heart is an amazing muscle - and unique - cardiac muscle isnāt found anywhere...
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Charlotte Sumner
Dec 29, 20213 min read
The Pursuit of Knowledge
The Taittiriya Upanishad (teaching for householders) says much about teaching and learningā¦ āDo your duty; learn and teach. Speak truth;...
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Charlotte Sumner
Nov 15, 20213 min read
The tiger...
In the forest-tract of the sense-pleasures there prowls a huge tiger called the mind. Let good people who have a longing for liberation...
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Charlotte Sumner
Sep 29, 202111 min read
5 Rivers, a few Beaches and a Lake...
My family and I were fortunate enough to be able to spend time in the South of France this summer (all gratitude to my generous parents...
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Charlotte Sumner
Sep 20, 20211 min read
Creative collaboration
Back in the early summer my friend and fellow yoga practitioner, the photographer Emily Walker approached me about a creative...
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Charlotte Sumner
Sep 17, 20216 min read
The origin of yoga*
*as I see it When you read this title what do you think? If you are anything like me your mind will start casting around ideas of...
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Charlotte Sumner
Jun 28, 20212 min read
The other problem with toxic positivity
There has been so much written recently about toxic positivity...about spiritual bypass, ignoring world problems, ignoring complicated...
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