
5 lessons from my foot karma
Thinking we have life all stitched up, that we are heading in the right direction, becomes a salutary reminder, when life trips us up. To be honest, I know there are lessons in all life’s mishaps….

From broken to beautiful, kintsugi
Kintsugi is an ancient Japanese craft that uses golden lacquer to restore broken ceramics. The essence of kintsugi is the focus on life’s hidden beauty. Most of all, the power of transforming…

Yoga, despite 2 hip replacements
The beginning of yoga – 2008 Barry picked up my yoga flyer in a local café in 2008 and thought it was worth a try.

How to get up again, when you fall
We all fall, life gives us all knocks and bumps. Sometimes it feels like the world has just imploded on our doorstep, other times it is less intrusive. No one is immune! Someone else’s life may…

Summer reflections
Reflections at the end of a year can be both insightful and encouraging. How often have you truly stopped this year, paused in your scheduling, rather than moving onto the next and the next? Just…

20 ways to practise your yoga
There are countless ways to practise yoga, that don’t involve being stretchy/bendy or even getting on a mat! In fact, the mat is simply the practice ground for life off the mat. Yoga offers us…

New York City with a Swami!
Yes, Swamis live in the heart of New York City. Thankfully there is some peaceful presence in the city that never sleeps. Behind the narrow building of Integral Yoga® Institute in Greenwich Village,…

How to heal your emotions
‘Your issues are in your tissues’. I like these words! I find them comforting. They were kindly spoken to me during my first yoga teacher training. My emotions were bubbling over and I was having a…