December involves shopping, decorating, traveling, and other high-energy activity. Yet instead of having fun, we often end up feeling ill or even anxious. The reason, according to Taoist philosophy and traditional Chinese medicine, is that the action-packed schedules we keep at this time of year fall out of sync with the earth’s natural cycles. We [...]
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It’s starting. The exciting buzz of Christmas time, where everything speeds up, and the festive season can end up feeling like it’s gone by in a flash. During my meditation yesterday. I ended up asking myself the question.”What brings me peace? The question pointed me toward the simple realized that I have been putting my energy [...]
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Establishing a rhythm can be easy at home. But when you’re travelling, that rhythm will change, which can alter your whole yoga practice. To set yourself at ease on any journey, learn how to ground yourself. Staying grounded away from home really comes down to being mindful and centered regardless of changing environments. When you’re grounded, you [...]
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When we jet off to our yoga holidays with our enviromental mat in hand do we really consider how to be a responsible tourist? If you would like some ideas on how to be a green traveller then read on. Responsible Tourism – the challenge 1. Responsible tourism still continues to engage only a niche [...]
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You’ve been to a few yoga classes and have done some yoga workshops, and now you would like to delve a little deeper into the yoga world. The decision is made, for your next holiday, you are going away on a yoga course. You have been to see the Eat, Pray, Love at the cinema [...]
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Dear Yogi’s, today I’d like to share an experience that has reminded me of the importance of saving both time and space for yourself. This may sound like a strange thing for a yoga teacher to say, but it is as true for me as it is anybody. During my work week I am lucky [...]
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