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This blog gives a view of yoga from a student’s point of view. That’s me! I have been teaching since 2012 but always a student. I love being part of the yoga world and continually learning. I write about the top teachers, the yoga shows and festivals, the studios and workshops, and the promise of yoga’s self discovery. In this blog I include retreat information, workshop recommendations and Yoga In The News.
I was listening to Naga Munchetty on Radio 5 this week and her exploration of the QAnon phenomena in the yoga and wellness world. The interesting thing is that yoga has a history of being anti-establishment and anti-science. (Wind forward to 39:20). Listen to how conspiracy theories and wellness communities have always converged.
Read MoreLast Sunday I was at a Kathina Robe Offering, a yearly ceremony, offering cloth from lay supporters to the clergy. Back in the Buddha’s day, disciples wore robes sewn from left-over cloth and rags taken from cemeteries or cremation grounds. Can you imagine how unhealthy and how unhygienic this would have been!
Read MoreI’ve been teaching a bit of Tai Chi for meditation in class this week. It’s how I meditate so I thought I’d pass it on. When I found it, my whole meditation practiced relaxed… perhaps it even started right there. Before finding a meditation technique that suits you, it’s a bit of a desperate concentration. This changed meditation for me from effort to non-effort.
Read MoreA while ago I went to a lecture by Matthew Remski about climate change and the Bhagavad Gita. Remski likes to look at the central character of the Bhagavad Gita, Arjuna, and relate to his hopelessness. Remski says that each and every one of us is standing in Arjuna’s place with regards to climate change.
Read MoreGood Times Yoga: Vinyasa Yoga in gyms, Corporate Yoga in your workplace, and private sessions in my studio in Ealing Broadway. Yoga on YouTube: short, simple sessions to get you moving.
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