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Autumn equinox: Auto detox. Are you ready?

So summer draws to a close.

There’s a chill in the air. The evenings are longer. The energy changes.
We naturally start to become more contemplative as our bodies prepare for the cold dark days of winter. Our appetite begins to change to desiring warm filling meals rather than light ‘excitable’ salads and such.

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Equinox and solstices

When the student is ready, the guru appears!

2 years ago, on a yoga retreat, I was introduced to an awesome teacher who changed my life. Continue reading

Life, muscles, yoga! (Part 2 of 11)

This entry is part 2 of 2 in the series Yoga - what it actually does.

Hari Om, Yogistas!

Lets explore the body/mind/spirit complex you call home!

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When we look at a body, Somebody, what do we see?
The physical body, the attitude and expression they convey, and the energy they generate.

The basic body structure is created by the muscles.
The muscles build up in layers, connect to Continue reading

Oh Poor Addicted Me – a response

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Raj’s blog on Spiritual Nourishment – Oh Poor Addicted Me

Dear Raj,

you really see clearly and say it like it is. ( not always pretty, hey!)
We are addicted, individually, corporately, globally.

I used to think we are the problem, too. Continue reading

Getting the most out of your Yoga practice

This entry is part 1 of 2 in the series Yoga - what it actually does.

 

Hari Om, Yogistas!

 

I would like to introduce a short series about Yoga and how it effects us as we practice.

 

Yoga is known as a calming, refreshing, though sometimes challenging, practice of stretches, balances and twists. Typically synchronised with the breath, often including more esoteric practices like mudras and mantras. Continue reading

Yoga Vidya Dham the Gurukul (University)

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Voices harmonise in the deep calming quietness of the mantra.

In darkness the figures sit, shrouded in their shawls.

Stars shine out in the black of the morning sky.

Venus, a piercing spot, the moon, a heavy crescent of light.

Continue reading

Rules Of The Road, Indian Style

When I was researching the Gurugita in Sanskrit and English, I came across this on a very scholarly Sanskrit site.
I laughed my head off and asked Rajiv if I could put a copy on my site too.  He say ‘Sure.  Go for it’.
Good Man!

Rules Of The Road, Indian Style

Traveling on Indian Roads is an almost hallucinatory potion of sound, spectacle and experience. It is frequently heart-rending, sometimes Continue reading