“You don’t look like a yoga teacher.” I was told today. I smiled. It’s what I do when I don’t have anything to say, or don’t know how to respond. In this case it was brief. I asked, “What does a yoga teacher look like?” You can imagine the sort of reply I got, can’t Read More
Category: General
Yoga-coaching: all round wellness
Setting aside any religious associations or affiliations, the ancient Buddhist teachings and yoga sutras have much to teach us in today’s fast-paced and stressful Western society. By combining meaningful philosophical teachings, NLP coaching and yoga, these sessions set out to provide a stepping stone on the path to happier, healthier, connected and harmonious living. Yoga-coaching Read More
Get out of your comfort zone
You’re in your comfort zone, aren’t you? But is it where you want to be, or are you stuck? Can you see how to get to where you want to be? Are all your goals and ambitions, your aspirations, the things that will make you happy, ‘out there’, just outside the comfort zone, just out Read More
Head junk and ants
Before I moved to Gozo I began a process of decluttering – going through my belongings and slowly giving away, selling or dumping things. Going through a much needed cleansing process in my life. In fact by the time I moved to Gozo, all of my belongings that weren’t bricks and mortar, fitted into a suitcase Read More
Does misery make you happy?
You get all kinds of happiness advice on the internet from people who don’t know what they’re talking about. How do you know who you can trust? Can you trust anyone? Well, maybe trust neuroscientists. They study that gray blob in your head all day and have learned a lot about what truly will make Read More
Have you had your MEDS today?
So many important elements make up a happy, positive, balanced existence. Have you had your MEDS today? Read More
The mind-body connection
This is a bit of a monster essay, so I have divided it up into 4 parts. Feel free to take a coffee break between parts if you need to! Part 1: The issues in the tissues Do you ever get that feeling from your body that something’s not quite right? Something’s wrong? Do you listen Read More
Listening to the unconscious mind
Your unconscious mind thinks in pictures, a constant stream of images, ideas, thoughts. Your unconscious mind is constantly throwing up these ideas, signals, warnings. Images borne out of our experience, our beliefs, values, and limitations. Often (most often) we ignore them and make what we think are rational conscious decisions. How often do we end Read More
Samādhi – meditative consciousness
Samādhi is a state of meditative consciousness. Part of the 8 fold path to enlightenment in yoga. In samādhi the mind becomes still. It is a state of being totally aware of the present moment, the now. If you would like to, sit comfortably, breathe deep into the belly and begin to withdraw your senses Read More
Satya – speaking your authentic truth
I want to talk about speaking your authentic truth, and being your true self.. The yogic practice of satya (truth) focuses on carefully choosing our words so they do the least harm, and most good. It’s about speaking the truth, being authentic and as open as you feel comfortable to be. Most of us hide Read More