Last month we discussed the value of setting an intention before a yoga practice, and carrying it with us throughout our day. In this article, we are going to explore the importance of surrender. In a way, surrender seems the opposite of setting an intention, but it’s...
When I went to my first yoga class many moons ago and the teacher asked to set an intention for our practice, I clearly remember feeling puzzled. My mind went completely blank as I was trying to figure out what the teacher wanted me to do. If you have ever found...
This month I would like to go back to a theme I briefly touched in a blog post in March – the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali. This is a monumental text in yoga tradition, so often cited and so often misunderstood. It promises a healthy mind, healthy body, wisdom, and the...
Thich Nhat Hanh is an expatriate Vietnamese Zen Buddhist monk, teacher, author, and peace activist revered around the world for his pioneering teachings on mindfulness, global ethics and peace. In the 1960s, he advocated for peace during the Vietnam war, created...
On 28th and 29th March Hindus all around the world marked the 2021 Festival of Holi, an amazingly colourful celebration of spring, love and new life. Even though it may have looked a bit different this year, the Festival of Holi is a spectacular way to welcome the...
