Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras or Eight Limbs of Yoga, also known as ashtanga yoga
If you have read my cat yoga: Mrs S – a light in my heart post, you will understand there has been a big change in the feline world in my home. Mrs T has been grieving the loss of her sister, Mrs S, in the early part of the summer and […]
How do you make your decisions? You may consider yourself a decisive person making quick, snap decisions. Or perhaps you like to take your time and weigh up the options available to you, Or you may want to “sleep” on it, so you feel really comfortable with the decision you’re in the process of making. Perhaps you worry about things and […]
We have met Roger before! He’s a keen yoga cat and, last time, we saw him working on his relaxation techniques. (If you didn’t catch the last post, you might like to take a look at the link.) In his spare time, his interests include cookery and horticulture. He’s an intelligent and independent feline, who knows his […]
It’s now exactly a month since Christmas! How time passes! I’m sure many of us are now stuck back into work and our everyday lives, with lots to do (possibly too much?) and just focusing on what we think we need to do. So, I’d like to offer you a […]
My lovely yoga cats, Mrs T and Mrs S, have been continuing their practice and Mrs T has allowed me to photograph her Sphinx posture especially for your delight. Mrs T starts her contemplation of her inner secrets in the age old pose of Sphinx (Bhujangasana 2)) with her head to the […]
I don’t know about you, but life is all so fast paced today and everyone seems to be in such a rush all the time. Not sure where we’re all going so quickly . The roads that we literally travel on every day are often jammed and this can make our […]
In Hatha yoga, we practise postures (asanas) and breathing exercises (pranayama). If you practise regularly, you may be familiar with the balance, Tree (Vrksasana), so I’d like to offer some advice from a tree… stand tall and proud go out on a limb remember your roots drink plenty of water […]
“I am the one and only” In the summer of 2015, I was in the car and dear old Sir Terry Wogan, whose light still shines bright in our hearts,was talking to Chesney Hawkes This inspired me to write about Chesney and yoga. If you’re old enough to remember back to 1991 […]
Controlling that little voice in your head. Thousands of years ago in a book called the Yoga Sutras, Patanjali, an ancient teacher, recorded the early yoga teachings. He wrote that yoga is about “stilling the thought waves in the mind”. In other words, it’s about helping to control that little […]
One of the other traditional things associated with this time of year is spring cleaning. You know the sort of thing: when we go for the “big” clean at home, move all the furniture, turn out cupboards, throw things away that we no longer need, etc, etc. We clean up […]