I joined the Yoga Foundation course to immerse myself deeper into yoga. Not quite as easy as it sounds because I’m challenged by an enduring pattern of resistance and resistance is tied to my greatest value 'freedom'. I was tested when Janet [Janet Bond is the trainer on the British Wheel of Yoga Foundation... Continue Reading →
Studying Yoga
Yoga is becoming a more intrinsic part of my life, slowly, day by day.. a few steps forward, a lull.. all part of building a daily practice and integrating it into my life again.
Moving into Stillness – inspiring teaching
Tuesday was one of my favourite yoga teachers. She was also deeply involved in the Phoenix Trust that brought yoga to prisons. She infused calm into to her class and her ways of talking yoga into me were exquisitely evocative. In the early part of the class after we had relaxed in Shavasana and come... Continue Reading →
Fake rituals v natural flow
It's a good thing that I truly don't give a rats ass about Christmas or the Holidays because there is no standard for me that says if I don't do this celebration, I am somehow lacking something. I asked one of our neighbors who has been divorced for 30 years what she was doing at... Continue Reading →
Sunny’s story – 1 – 2013
A story begins where it begins. Tomorrow my story may begin 40 years ago but today it begins here. I sat in the back of the cop car, handcuffed, watching through a blur of tears and window bars as the landscape of my life disappeared. The house faded behind the trees as we sped down... Continue Reading →