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”
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Going inward…
You may not know this, but when I’m not teaching yoga I am often to be found out and about saving fluffy little critters (and some not so fluffy) as part of my other role as an ecologist. So, summer is always super busy for me – I’m dashing around in my wellies, chasing dormiceContinueContinue reading “Going inward…”
Autumn Cleansing…
Autumn is the time of year when nature has a good old clear-out. The trees ditch all their dead leaves and any fruit that’s not been nabbed shrivels up and falls off too. Why does this happen? Why can’t the poor trees keep their coat of leaves during the chilly winter months, when surely theyContinueContinue reading “Autumn Cleansing…”
Talking Point – Why ahimsa has to start with yourself
“Self-love, my liege, is not so vile a sin as self-neglecting.” William Shakespeare (Henry V) In Patanjali’s eight-limbed explanation of yoga, which he sets out in his key yoga text, The Yoga Sutras, the first limb is the ‘yamas’, which are five ethical principles that we should try and follow in our daily life. AhimsaContinueContinue reading “Talking Point – Why ahimsa has to start with yourself”
Sign of the times
It’s late and I can feel the soporific stodge of chapattis and the guilty warmth of red wine swilling around my stomach (we’re just back from a leaving do). Bed is looking veeery comfortable right now. I had big intentions to write up today’s shala conference notes and perhaps provide a few gems from the advanced experiential anatomyContinueContinue reading “Sign of the times”
frond yoga with Rebecca May 