With ourselves as the enemy, we will find no peace, whether this is a small internal war of expectations on ourselves or the bigger fight with the outer world or people in it, and as someone who has fought both, I can promise you there is no winning. Anger creates anger, just as my now…
Author: Nova Milesko
NOVA SAYS..
I teach because i love it, and i that is what i want others to feel too. You will never continue to do something just because you should, you will do things for la little while for duty or out of habit but you will never continue it unless you love it. So i try make it as much fun as i can.
I think there is a lot wasted energy in yoga, trying to make things look a certain way externally, when what really needs to happen is on the inside. So I offer a space to drop away from the judgements and grasping mind, and just play like a kid again, fully embodying the moment, with playfulness and pure joy.
Green Masala Curry
This recipe is after a request for it from a recent retreat. It was very much a last minute idea, due to not having any tomatoes. Paste Some water, green chillies, onions, coriander powder, salt, oil, cumin powder, fenugreek powder, cinnamon, fennel powder. Fry them together till soft and then put in a blender to…
Luxury Wine and Dine Yoga Retreats
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How to Pay Attention
We are always being told to listen to the sensations, and release judgement etc in a yoga class. But it occured to me that this is not always understood. So with my upcoming monthly course in yin this September, I thought it might be a timely change to take a brief look at this. The…
Is that your final answer?
This is an except from a wonderful article I read on Pathos by Greg Robinson. We Want to Be Right For longer than I can remember I have been told being right is better than being wrong.We are taught it is essential to having a happy life. In school, at home, in spiritual life, it…
Banoffee Pie Vegan/GF/NF
I have been working on this one for a while, it is the kids favorite and I wanted to find a way to make one that had all of the goodness and less of the sugar. Add mixed seeds and pitted dates to the food processor and process. It will start out crumbly but will…
The Power of Discomfort
Do you ever get yin and restorative yoga confused? I’ve been having a lot of conversations with practitioners recently who are trying yin for the first time about the difference. Yin is finding an edge and sitting there, maybe with a little discomfort. There is no pain, no pushing but rather sitting at that edge….
Always Do your Best
It’s been a busy season and I have had hardly any spare time to devote to my blog. But over the last month or so as I struggled with the pressure of feeling like I “had” to post the final agreement sequence on here, I had an AHA moment when I remembered what this fourth…
Morning Meditation
Here is one of my favourite ways to start the day with gratitude Here is the link to Tara Brach’s lead meditation. https://www.tarabrach.com/heart-meditation-taking-in/
Yin Yoga | Four Agreements: Don’t take anything personally
I wanted to continue in The Four Agreements series with a yin sequence themed for the second agreement… Don’t take anything personally. This one is a lost art in our society. With the age of technology, we have become quick to assume, to think, and to act. We are offended by views and behaviors that…