The Bias of Language About Ourselves and The World Western thinking never questions the I that is thinking. Thought then springs from the confused
Knowing Yoga
‘The yogin is superior To ascetics, to the learned, And to those that practice ritual. Therefore, Arjuna, be a yogin’ (6.46). But,
Compassion in Action
What does Yoga say about social-action? The Bhagavad Gita (BG) is universally acknowledged as the primary authority on how the various
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
Quality Over Quantity in Practice – Less is More
The trouble is, from every angle in the modern-world these days we are given to believe that more is, indeed, always, more. We have been encouraged to
A Reason To Eat
Eating is too important to be taken apart from our whole belief-system in general; as a thing we ‘do’, as opposed to a thing we ‘are’. It stands
Gatekeeper Postures
It’s a term I’ve heard a lot recently – the idea, that there are certain postures that almost have the function of capturing and holding us back. They
Ashtanga Yoga Myths
In a group talk with students the other day someone referred to a teacher as being strict. This got me wondering what that actually meant,
Yoga For Uncertainty
Yoga is learning how to ‘un-know’ Patanjali starts The Yoga Sutras ‘now starts yoga’. This, seemingly obvious statement is, perhaps, the most