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…
Not Doing – A Way of Doing -Wu Wei
The concept of wu wei enters most of the yoga classes I teach. When I guide my yoga students into a pose, I often ask them to make an “effortless effort.” This has an amazing effect. My students lower their shoulders, their faces relax — and miraculously — the pose become easier to rest in….
Like a Meteor
Like a meteor hurtling toward the Earth, each of us hurtles through the years being worn of all that doesn’t matter. Like a meteor that shines brighter the more it casts off, each soul shines brighter as the body that carries it is slowly cast off over a lifetime. This is the same process our…
Ratatouille like the Rats make!
Ratatouille, Occitan: ratatolha, is a French Provençal dish of stewed vegetables which originated in Nice, and is sometimes referred to as ratatouille niçoise. Wikipedia I have copied the pixar film version which is a layered baked version which is more photogenic then the stew and is considerably less work and you will get way more…
Chocolate Log GF/VG/NF
Is time for a super quick dessert to impress, hell yeah. Okay then grab your blender, put in GF biscuts of choice 200g, vegan butter melted (a block), coco powder 2tbs, Vanilla extract 1ts, some dates, date water, vegan milk (by eye), and blend thick enough to form into a roll. place on a piece…
Opening Your Heart
In these times of very confused emotions, should I be happy or sad? how can I celebrate while others suffer? Or when you might be struggling to fine to meaning in any of it, why not sit for just a minute and get reconnected. Try this little meditation
Stuffed Cabbage Leaves
A rare treat, I completely forgot how much I loved this. So It started when I accidently made too much mash the other day. I thought I was about to make some potato cannilelli bean fritters but for some reason the cabbage was out suddenly, I remembered the stuffed leaves. Leaves I used one large…
New Forest Retreats 