Mate, mate, mate… writing this live from the building site, hence the chat... Currently got the sound of a very loud drill as they knock a wall out underneath me, I’m listening to Limp Bizkit on FULL blast in an attempt to drown it all out, singing at the top of my voice (whilst missing … Continue reading Find Svadhyaya
Find Tapas
No... not the sort of Tapas where you order all those tasty little dishes and wonder whether it will be enough / too much / whether you got way too many Patatas Bravas (the answer is no, never enough Patatas Bravas). The sort of Tapas that burns inside you with EXCITEMENT! The passion! The burning … Continue reading Find Tapas
Find Santosha
As my dear, dear friend Aviva would say: BYOS. BRING YOUR OWN SANTOSHA! Contentment. Because as the quote says, being happy has naff all to do with anyone else, we make our own happiness, and we make our own luck. Not happy or content? Ask yourself why and change it! I've been working with intentions … Continue reading Find Santosha
Find Saucha
You are now entering a Yama free zone... well, sort of. We move now onto the second limb of yoga (eight in total remember) - the Niyamas! What's the difference between a Yama and a Niyama, you ask? The Yamas are our regulating behaviours involving our interactions with other people and the world at large, … Continue reading Find Saucha
Find Aparigraha
Aparigraha - the last of the five yamas of Patanjali’s Eight Limbs of Yoga! And this one translates as ‘non-greed’, ‘non-possessiveness’, and ‘non-attachment’. Therefore, take only what you need, keep only what serves you in the moment, and to let go when the time is right. So here’s a lesson I need to learn myself … Continue reading Find Aparigraha
