Posts tagged yoga
The Evidence of your Practice | Part 4: A Discerning Self

To reveal and unravel our stories is also to liberate ourselves from being stuck in the same grooves or patterning. This is a pathway towards new possibilities, and deeper layers of understanding.

Part 4 of a series of reflections on how our practice can flow into our lives - and how we can direct these ripples conscientiously.

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The Evidence of your Practice | Part 3: The Witnessing Self

To re-frame a situation through a clearer lens of conscious awareness is to become the witnessing Self.

Part 3 of a series of reflections on how our practice can flow into our lives - and how we can direct these ripples conscientiously.

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The Evidence of your Practice | Part 1: Manas, the Mind

To reflect on how and why we practice is to investigate how these transformations ripple into our lives, and all the lives we intersect with. This is svadhyaya - a form of self-study.

Part 1 of a series of reflections on how our practice can flow into our lives - and how we can direct these ripples conscientiously.

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Your Natural Self: Open, Present Awareness

'Mindfulness is loving all the details of our lives, and awareness is the natural thing that happens: life begins to open up, and you realize you're always standing at the centre of the world.'

- Pema Chödron

On coming home, moving forward, and the challenging ease of simplicity.

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Little self and big Self | 3 Minutes to Re-membering


In the yogic tradition, Self (as opposed to little 's' self) refers to the state of a vast consciousness.

You may have felt this inter-connected, seemingly boundless feeling of peace or contentment as glimpses in your day - when you are most rested, most joyful, most at ease.

What if you’re able to inhabit this space more frequently, and more purposefully?

This practice involves few simple gestures, a few intentional breaths. It won’t ‘fix’ everything, but it will offer you an invaluable wider lens, past habits, fears and habits, on what is truly integral right here.

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The Sacred Pause | How Stopping Helps Us Move, With Purpose

We are all too frequently taught to seek what is comfortable, averting from discomfort or challenge. We get caught in this loop of avoiding the things which will eventually need to be dealt with. It's a bit like leaving dishes in the sink, hoping that when you come back they will be a little easier to clean...

A short reflection on the power of pausing at the crossroads of each moment. A way to create purpose in how you direct the course of your day - and thus your life.

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5 Minutes to Cool Your Insides: Sitali & Sitkari Pranayama

Sitali means ‘cooling’ or ‘soothing’.  It only takes a few minutes, through the powerful medium of breath, to still your body, gather your awareness, and draw a clear stream into your inner landscape.

Learn how to practice this accessible pranayama anywhere, to centre and calm the body-mind.

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Asana Guide | Steadiness in your Squat: Malasana

Malasana is one of the most beneficial postures for Western bodies.

For many of us, however, tension and unfamiliarity can make this shape a bit of a challenge and a mystery. Let’s take a look at this seemingly simple posture, and how we can utilise its many variations to strengthen our base, and create steadiness and ease in our breath.

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Asana Guide | Seated Forward Fold (Paschimottanasana)

The full seated forward fold, Paschimottanasana, is a release for the entire back chain of the body. It nurtures a sense of introspection, and a way to re-member the parts of you unseen. 

Here are some tips on how to utilise this shape to cool, calm and tune in to your state of being.

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Sankalpa : Clearing a path for Focus

Whatever you focus on, you will feel.

How often do you notice your focus drifting towards the noise of the day? When so much stimulus is pulling our attention in different directions, it is important to have a tool to help us refocus. To create a space of more clarity, so we can choose what is important in this moment. This is the anchor of your Sankalpa.

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3 Tips: Establishing your Yoga Practice

A steady yoga practice holds a myriad of benefits for body and mind. It can help set the tone early in your morning, reconnect you in the evening, and provide a watchful oasis from the noise any time of day.

But how do we cultivate this rhythm within each busy day? 

Here are 3 tips to help guide you towards a more intention-led practice - one that stays.

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Releasing Resolutions: The New Year's Letting Go

Why is it that this beautiful tradition of setting intentions for a new year is so culturally linked to something not followed through with? Must this be the way?

Here's a revolution: instead of achieving, perhaps it's more about letting go. Some short being practices to help direct your compass for 2018.

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