For the last month, my partner and I have been happily living on the side of a beautiful mountain in a remote part of northern Portugal. The reason for this change of address has been to try out community living for the first time, with a relatively new community venture called Merkaba Community. I’ve beenContinueContinue reading “Unveiling the heart”
Category Archives: Positivity
Saluting the Sun with a Surya Namaskara based Home Practice
June 21st saw this year’s summer solstice, which was made even more auspicious this year by falling on a full moon for the first time in around fifty years! There’s something very magical about this – a once or twice in a lifetime opportunity to see the ultimate yang symbol, the sun, share the skyContinueContinue reading “Saluting the Sun with a Surya Namaskara based Home Practice”
Turning fear to love
Leading up to and since the EU referendum, there has been a great deal of fear swirling around the UK, as well as anger and sadness, both of which are fear by another name. There are also so many words and opinions swirling about that, until now, I’ve decided not to enter the fray. But,ContinueContinue reading “Turning fear to love”
The yoga in everyone…
NB This article was included in my most recent monthly Frond Yoga newsletter – if you’d like to receive future newsletters, with information of upcoming UK classes, workshops, day retreats and international retreats then please get in touch via beckymay@frondyoga.com. ”Yoga is the journey of the self, through the self, to the self.’ Bhagavad Gita.ContinueContinue reading “The yoga in everyone…”
A short sequence to unlock neck and shoulder tension
With spring comes a desire to surface again, as though from a deep winter slumber. It’s time to uncrick necks, stretch out limbs and take some deep, deep breaths, breathing in new life and vigour. To help you banish the winter blues for another year and embrace the spring sunshine, here’s a little sequence I’veContinueContinue reading “A short sequence to unlock neck and shoulder tension”
The benefits of al fresco yoga
‘Asanas keep the body healthy and strong and in harmony with nature.’ BKS Iyengar. I’ve always been an outdoor girl, so it’s no surprise that I love doing yoga outside, feeling the sun on my skin and a gentle breeze in my hair, birdsong in my ear, blossom nectar tickling my nostrils. And there’s noContinueContinue reading “The benefits of al fresco yoga”
Dolmen hunters
We’ve spent the last week or so meandering through the rocky river gorges and stony plateaus of the southern, Mediterranean fringe of the Cevennes region. This area is a hotspot for what we’ve taken to lumping together as ‘stone age secrets and megalithic mysteries’ – I confess we’ve given the phrase its own cheesy theme-tune, and have gone as far as wondering whether weContinueContinue reading “Dolmen hunters”
Learning from the mountains
We’ve just spent two lovely weeks exploring the southern Alps in France. It has felt like a real treat to have the beautiful, honeypot towns almost to ourselves, the eerie off-season emptiness only adding to the mystery and romance of the narrow, cobbled streets. We’ve enjoyed the bright blue winter clarity that still lingers inContinueContinue reading “Learning from the mountains”
Blowing a gale
Post written on 04/03/16 This post is brought to you from the beautiful little mountain town of St-Vallier-de-Thiey in the maritime Alps, around 30km north of Cannes. Following immense indecision after our breakdown in Italy, in the end we tossed a coin to decide which direction to head – east to Greece or west backContinueContinue reading “Blowing a gale”
Teething problems…
Well, here we are, a week into our campervan road trip and so far it’s been, um – challenging! After many, many obstacles, delays and literal spanners in the works in the UK, we finally set off last Wednesday a month later than planned, barely able to believe we were at last on our wayContinueContinue reading “Teething problems…”
frond yoga with Rebecca May 