Developing a home yoga practice can feel daunting but it does not need to be so. The Mysore style of Ashtanga self-practice can however, be a real
Emotions in Asanas
It is assumed in the yoga process that we are trying to escape from our emotions. However, this may be the end result, that we become equanimous, but,
A New Definition of Health
Government ad campaign after ad campaign doesn’t stop the tidal-wave of new health complaints issuing as the direct result of poor diet. We are forced
The Lifestyle of Ashtanga Yoga and Relationships
To get up regularly, early in the morning, demands discipline. But more than this it demands a whole lifestyle. Because, in order that
When Should We Take a Break From Asana Practice?
Yoga is wider than the physical only. So, practice ought to be consistent, yet it doesn’t always have to be physical. Yoga’s aims are much
Yoga for the Modern Age – Balancing Worldy and Other Wordly Objectives
When I first started with Yoga, it felt that simply by performing the physical postures, was entering into a magical realm where things
Ashtanga and Addiction
Am I addicted to my Yoga Practise, and is this a problem? We are all addicts. It’s the nature of life; we want the pleasurable, furthermore, want
My Experience Learning to Eat For Health
I used to feel overwhelmed shopping in supermarkets. This is not to exaggerate; the experience of staring at aisles full of choices often meant I
The Loneliness of the Long Term Mysore Practitioner
‘Less is more’. (Pierre Seghir, one of my first teachers, Crete) ‘The struggle itself toward the heights is enough to fill a man’s