Being human
and life's little mysteries

Many of you know me to be a practitioner of yoga and veganism, which I have subscribed to at two distinct points of my life: as a late...

As 2021 approaches, we have yet another moment of looking through a portal – a point between A and B that feels, sometimes, like no man’s...

entropy. dissonance. chaos. These are words we normally associate with times of tension and lack of clarity, and they may even resonate...

The autumn time of year is a delight for witnessing change. Down here in Surrey, the chestnuts are opening up for the taking; fungi of...

A childhood memory: It’s 3am, pitch black and freezing outside. A few of us huddle together in my aunt’s barn, blankets around our...

During the course of August month took time to recover from spinal surgery, resting near a pond that is connected to a river which opens...

A memory of my five year old self exists, sitting in my mother’s giant eggshell yellow Pontiac station wagon on the way home one day from...

Warning: The below story contains a few lines that may not paint a pretty picture. but hey, is life always pretty? On Christmas eve, I...

sat-sangatve nissangatvam, nissangatve nirmohatvam, nirmohatve nishcala-tattvam, nishcala-tattve jivanmuktih, bhaja govindam, bhaja...

Someone recently told me that I should visualize taking my head off of my body to see the world differently, implying that I over analyze...

PYS II:33 Vitarka badhane pratipaksha bhavanam “When disturbed by disturbing thoughts, think the opposite.” We all communicate in a...

I always considered myself to have a good memory. In the time-capsule of my mind lies an encyclopedia of events from age three onwards...

The universal forces of nature keep all of life in check and balance through the equinox; auspicious times of year when transformation is...

On October 11 and October 18th there will be LIVE MUSIC in class, provided by Luc Acke and Javier Rodríguez Huertas at Indaba Yoga...

From an early age, well before we are born into our physical body, each of us begins making our mark in the world, our imprint. As we...

The biggest relationship our body has is one with gravity. When gravity flows through the body, we find comfort and grace in our stride,...

Trauma. It is a loaded word that like everything, manifests in many different ways and for different reasons. Who knows why some people...

Each person leaves a legacy — a single, small piece of herself, which makes richer each individual life and the collective life of...

“Sadness gives depth. Happiness gives height. Sadness gives roots. Happiness gives branches. Happiness is like a tree going into the...

Sometimes it’s good to take a pause. A pause to clean up shop, so to speak (the body and mind where we live and work); to reflect on why...