“5Rhythms transcends dance—movement is the medicine, the meditation and the metaphor. Together we peel back layers, lay our masks down, and dance till we disappear.” 5Rhythms Last Thursday I went to my first 5Rhythms meditative dance session with my friend Sarah and absolutely loved it. The two hours I spent dancing without caring what I looked […]
Ten minute meditation for beginners
There are hundreds of different ways to meditate. As I sit and write this, all kinds of instructions from meditation sessions are popping into my head… Focus on the breath, sit down cross legged, relax, repeat a mantra, focus on the third eye, breathe, count to ten, close your right nostril, breathe through the left […]
Yoga in the Olympics — should it be allowed?
Last weekend I went to the UK Yoga Asana Championships 2013 at the Harrison Hotel near London Bridge. I only found out recently that practitioners of Bikram yoga are pushing for yoga in the Olympics. Do you think this is a good idea? I practise yoga regularly and also love to see others practising the […]
20 inspiring quotes about yoga
Yoga means union; it brings about balance; and can help you to live a more fulfilling life. 20 quotes about yoga “Yoga teaches us to cure what need not be endured and endure what cannot be cured.” — B.K.S. Iyengar “The attitude of gratitude is the highest yoga.” — Yogi Bhajan “Yoga takes you into […]
Hot Bikram Yoga First Time Experience
Bikram yoga – the hottest form of yoga – practised in forty degree temperatures is rapidly growing in popularity, but why practise in such heat? What are the benefits? And are there any dangers? Although I practise yoga at home, I’d never got round to doing it in such extreme temperatures; so, a few weeks […]
My Secret Garden Party intro to lucid dreaming
Last year I went to a talk by, lucid dreaming teacher, Charlie Morley at Secret Garden Party festival. I had a brief idea of what lucid dreaming was — being able to control your dreams — but that was about it. After the talk, I felt like I’d just watched a live TED conference despite […]