Loving-kindness- Maitri

Video | Reading on Maitri (loving-kindness) from BKS Iyengar’s Light on Yoga

Welcome 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 Universe has to tell you. A beautiful example of balance – beyond the mat – is the partnership between listening and …

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#BeBodyKind: the day the world smiled back

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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