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Back to school…

Back to School…Three simple words on the lips of so many people I know. Three simple words appearing on my screen in advertisements…

What Gives Us Life?

According to the Sanskrit Grammarian Yāska life exists in six stages: They exist (asti) They are born (jāyate) They grow (vardhate) They...

Sutra 1:33

Deep breath Hand on chest How is your heart? The physical heart is an amazing muscle - and unique - cardiac muscle isn’t found anywhere...

The Pursuit of Knowledge

The Taittiriya Upanishad (teaching for householders) says much about teaching and learning… “Do your duty; learn and teach. Speak truth;...

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...

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...

Creative collaboration

Back in the early summer my friend and fellow yoga practitioner, the photographer Emily Walker approached me about a creative...

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...

The other problem with toxic positivity

There has been so much written recently about toxic positivity...about spiritual bypass, ignoring world problems, ignoring complicated...