Being human
and life's little mysteries

In sanskrit, sakshi is the observer, the aspect within able to watch the body, mind and events without judgement, attachment or analysis....

Several years ago I was having lunch with a friend discussing our dreams, our goals and our passions. “What I really want to do is...

The teachings of yoga honor the Mother as the first true Guru in our lives. Not the Virgin Mary or even the Mother Earth, but one’s...

I was looking through some of the search terms that people entered to end up on my blog the other evening, and the above was one that...

guru satyam guru jnanam guru anandam guru shantih My teacher is the truth, my teacher is the wisdom, my teacher is the bliss, my teacher...

I was asked today whether if given the choice, if I would prefer that yoga classes not be named (Jivamukti, Dharma Mittra, Astanga, etc)....

I’ve always been in awe of those yogis who have had their Gurus magically appear for them, showing up in all different forms at the right...

vi- to order; nyasa – conscious placement; krama – sequence with a beginning, middle and end Often when a yoga class is described as...

In the Fundamentals of Yoga by Shree Brahmananda Sarasvati, he writes: Suggestion is the underlying and fundamental cause of all mental...

Since I started working again after my pregnancy, I’ve been trying to find a balance between spending precious time with my son and doing...

Those of you with children may read the ‘Yoga Practices for Living and Dying’ post and think “…and how does this pertain to me?” because...

Om asato ma sad-gamaya, Tamaso ma jyotir gamaya, Mrtyor ma amritham gamaya. Om Shanti Shanti Shanti -Brhadaranyaka Upanishad Lead me...

If you are a practitioner of yoga, a question that may come up for you about your fellow yogis or even your teacher is ‘do they walk the...

Last week I took myself and my son to the surgery to see our GP. My son had a chest cold and I had a sore throat. My son got off the hook...

After struggling for a week with appearance settings on word press, I decided to choose a new theme and just go. That’s a positive thing...