A simple three word question but is the answer simple? These last three days I have been on a silent satsang/meditation retreat with a...

Well that snappy title may have caught your attention! What on earth am I talking about? The covid lockdowns were awful weren’t they .......

As I write this I am on a coach to Norwich, others around me are sleeping, watching TV or listening to the football and here I am writing...

I was bought up to believe in scarcity ... one of my earliest memories is my mum going around a supermarket with a calculator (making...

I recently attended a four day meditation course at Mandala Yoga Ashram in Wales. It was an illuminating experience. The meditation...

‘It was the best of times, it was the worst of times’ Reflections on a year of living in a global pandemic A year ago we went into our...

“This is what rituals are for. We do spiritual ceremonies as human beings in order to create a safe resting place for our most...

Until recently I didn't know what Spiritual Bypassing meant. I am reading an excellent book at the moment 'Bringing your shadow out of...

As a student of yoga, I have been practising regularly for over 10 years, although I probably took my first yoga class at least 15 years...

I think it is fair to say that 2020 is a year none of us will forget in a hurry. For many the coronavirus pandemic has led to insecurity...

It’s been a challenging time for everyone these last few weeks, with coronavirus part of every conversation and now we are all isolated...

I can’t do a handstand, I don’t even like doing the L shape handstand at the wall. I feel like I am so overpowering my wrists and feel...

I thought I’d conclude the year with some observations of how as a yogi I navigate the (sometimes) challenging path of the Christmas...

I’ve always been musically minded, I first picked up a recorder aged about 5 and played in the school recorder group. By age 9, I had...

I suppose I have always been quite interested in pilgrimages, I even found reading Chaucer’s ‘ A Canterbury Tale’ at school worth a read...

I’ve been procrastinating about writing this blog post for weeks, admittedly my schedule has been very busy of late but even so… I...

“Life is made of ever so many partings welded together” These words from Dickens Great Expectations resonated with me as a teenager when...

It’s Monday morning and I’m up at 6am for my yoga and meditation practice before my commute into London. The morning did not start well,...

I’m not alone in juggling multiple roles in life, many of us juggle multiple family roles: wife, mother, sister, grandmother, daughter,...

I’ve always been a goal driven person, prior to training as a yoga teacher I worked in sales and fundraising for over 20 years where...