OFF THE MAT
- MY YOGA BLOG
On the Inconvenient Truths of Plant Medicine
It is in the space of a yoga philosophy class – when the mind, having forgotten its usual need for structure and schedules – begins to wander inwards, circling the ques
On the Container of Yoga Asana
Once upon a time the yoga asana class was the king of alternative health practices but over the last few years, I’ve observed so many more practices make their way into the limel
On Spirals of Awakening
I wanted to share a resonant teaching with you in the hope that it fills your hearts in the way it has for me. The original teaching came from the late Sally Kempton and may any me
On Stories and When You Can’t Let Them Go
Yoga teaching 101: “Sh*t happens.” Seriously. Stuff has happened to us both in this life and, if you sign up to it, in previous lives as well. That “stuff” creates
On Following Your Heart and Sharing Yoga
One of the most fundamental teachings of the Bhagavad Gita is to follow your heart, to follow what it is that your soul has signed up to in this life. In the Gita, this is describe
On Conversing With My Body
“… and I said to my body, softly “I want to be your friend.” It took a long breath and replied, “I have been waiting my whole life for this.” – Nayyirah Wood
On Nearly Missing My Guru
Arguably, the first written text on hatha yoga is accredited to the Indian sage Goraksha. Goraksha was an accomplished yogi and, according to legend, a great miracle worker. Goraks
On Sex, Chocolate Cake and Buddhism
I stand with a foot in 2 philosophies. It is through Buddhism that I received a deep and powerful initiation and yet it is in the language of non dual Kashmir Shivism that I feel m
On Saying “No”
Are you one of those people who hate saying no? I’m just asking because there seems to be a lot of us around? Recently I wrote an email about an upcoming retreat, knowing how dif
On Transitions
This blog was inspired by one particular moment this week: One of my regular visitors to The Floating Room was in the float tank. Under the knowledge that he never stirs for the wh
On Coming Home to Yourself
Most us tend to spend a lot of time in the “out there” and not so much time “in here.” It’s a product of the outer world that we exist in; Always, energy is moving away f
On Love Handles, the Power of Thought and Remembering Your Own Perfection
In non- dual tantric philosophy, it is the belief that you are an expression of the universe itself. And, that the universe is expressing itself as you because it wants to be you.
On Kali, Playing the Death Card and New Beginnings
When I found out that I was to lose my beloved yoga teaching venue in Truro City Hall I had this idea… “I could stop the class”… and in the way that ideas do, it grew a
