honouring autumn’s growing darkness

honouring autumn’s growing darkness

We often see the darkness in negative terms, we think we want an endless summer … however it is in the darkness that we retreat, gather the harvest, and let go so we can prepare for next phase of growth. Yoga philosophy says that in the darkness resides the potential,...
Embodied Intelligence

Embodied Intelligence

The ease and joy of living our Embodied IntelligenceKookaburras have been consistently showing up for me in the last few years. The first very significant meeting was with a Kookaburra in the garden who I was able to be with for what felt like a very long time, and...
Our choices matter

Our choices matter

Genetics describes DNA sequencing, but the new field of epigenetics sees that genes can be turned on and off and are influenced by our environment and behaviours (inner and outer) and not only that, these changes can be passed on to future generations. In our yoga...
Change your shape, change your state

Change your shape, change your state

I find it a wondrous thing that our bones do not touch each other! We occupy the contained space created by compression and tension. Fascia adapts to how we use our bodies, if we sit for long periods our fascia forms tension patterns, if we spend a lot of time with...
Integration

Integration

The last few years I’ve had an overarching word for the year. A couple of years ago it was EASE, last year it was CONTRIBUTION. This year it is INTEGRATION. Integration can be defined from a couple of angles, one is that integration is combining into wholeness, it can...
Alchemy of practice

Alchemy of practice

I love a quote that I heard a long time ago … “Our practice meets us where we are and does not leave us where it found us.” … and I have found that universally my practice of yoga, meditation, pranayama leaves me in a more centred, comfortable, balanced, clear, and...