I usually talk about how unique we all are (in reference to tailoring our yoga practice to suit ourselves) and although that is true, no man/woman/human is an island! Separateness appeals to our ego and is often sold to us as an ideology to encourage consumption. We are individuals and we all like to expressContinue reading “Connection”
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Empathy
Empathy is another of those more subtle skills that yoga enhances. Perhaps you don’t need to improve in this area but I know I certainly did when I came to yoga (not that I knew it or would have admitted it then) and although my skills of empathy have and continue to increase, it’s stillContinue reading “Empathy”
What Is Yoga?
Everyone seems to have an opinion on yoga but what actually is it? Have you ever tried to define it? The more I learn, study and practice yoga the less I feel able to answer this question! Is it an exercise? Is it breath control? Perhaps it’s best described as a moving meditation or byContinue reading “What Is Yoga?”
Children’s Mental Health Week – Yoga
An interview with Gemma, founder of ‘Kids Can Yoga’. What is yoga? “Yoga is hard to define due to so many different types of yoga and so many different perceptions of each type. It can be thought of by some simply as exercise, or by others as a form of meditation, a spiritual practice orContinue reading “Children’s Mental Health Week – Yoga”
