Beyond bulimia: A yogini's journey in learning, sharing & cultivating positive change
From London to Lisbon, Melbourne to New York, Soweto to Shanghai - wherever you are, this is an inclusive call-to-action to bring Maitri (friendliness; loving kindness) into your life, treating yourself, others, the planet and animals with ahimsa (non-harming) - the first Yama and, to reference Trip Levine, the prerequisite for listening to what the …
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Welcome to this 45 minute yogasana class comprising dhyana (meditation); pranayama (breathing); svadhyaya (self-study); asana (postures); Mantra (Guru Mantra and Gayatri Mantra). The theme is on Karuna (Compassion); with the message from BKS Iyengar's Light on Yoga underpinning the importance of Kriya (Action). The heart of the message advocates action. Karuna, Iyengar writes, is "compassion …
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This class focuses on warm-ups and the Namaskar sequence which promotes rapid flexibility and fluidity to the spine and limbs especially when linked to breath. Keep it safe: please have blankets, pillow for any knee injuries, blocks and something to cover your eyes with. Surya Namaskar is a fantastic all-round warm up for your entire …
Dhyana is one of the FOUR *physical* components of the Yogasana practice, along with Asana, Pranayama and Japa Mantra. Read my essay (personal experience); and then sit down for an eight minute meditation, dhyana, practice.
Between 1962 and 1965, Ed Sanders—Beat poet, Fugs band member, and owner of New York's East Village Peace Eye Bookshop—published 13 issues of the mimeographed journal / art zine called Fuck You / A Magazine of the Arts. Warhol, Burroughs, and Ginsberg were among the many contributors to this gritty Sixties zine... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E5nyjgEIcu8 Join in …
An ode to the Warrior of Light shining brightly in all of us...
I will be covering this in more depth, but just a quick post to kick start mental health awareness week in the UK. The campaign centres on #BeBodyKind and essentially asks you to share moments or places where you felt comfortable in your skin. Which brings me to today's story. One of kindness. I've just …
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