Some time ago I talked a little about baby led weaning. This is the method I used to introduce Elissa to solids. In the UK we recommend babies begin weaning onto solids at 6 months. Whenever you wait until 6 months to wean, your baby will be better able to sit up, have good head and neck [...]
Posted on February 21st, 2012 Question: Aside from asana, what other branches of yoga do you practice? There’s more than the physical side to yoga; asana is one of 8 branches that make up the tree of yoga. The whole practice includes: YAMAS — Moral disciplines /Outer Practices towards others the 5 restraining practices of [...]
There is a saying that it is better to ask for forgiveness rather than permission. Oooohhh…that sounds rather rebellious, doesn’t it? It’s the whole “I’ll just forge ahead and apologize for it later” attitude that seems so…audacious. I’d like to turn this little ole’ fearless saying on its ear and say that one could ask [...]
Isn’t it true that enlightenment cannot come to any individual until he or she has had many incarnations? Doesn’t enlightenment require living as a hermit, concentrating on nothing but meditation and cultivating higher states of consciousness? Isn’t enlightenment something only a very few, spiritual elites can attain? According to Sirshree, the answers to these questions [...]
photo credit: Synergy by Jasmine My Dad, who I love to absolute bits, is a very interesting man, full of complexities and stories to tell. But as I mentioned in another post, he really isn’t someone I would picture being inclined towards the practice of yoga. He’s a bit gruff. He doesn’t like “touchy-feely [...]
Studies show that what we eat before, during and after a workout can have a significant effect on our energy levels, the quality of our workout, and the recovery process which follows. Our muscles need to be properly fuelled to get the maximum benefit from the workout we’ve just completed. And, without the proper nutritional [...]
Sanskrit, if you ever have a chance to learn it, is quite an interesting language. Often, one word has many meanings. I suppose this is why the translations of yogic texts vary greatly. It makes studying the Yoga Sutras feel like cracking some sort of ancient code. It reminds me how definitions can heavily influence [...]
Recently, I’ve been doing a complete overhaul of my apartment, sorting my things and getting rid of items that are just clogging up my space. And then I decided to attempt to sort my years of photos, all stashed in boxes and albums. Eventually, I came across this photo of me from about five years [...]
The world is in need of gifted listeners. There is so much suffering out there, so much pain defining so many lives. Many of these people would be helped immeasurably if they had someone to listen to them. An hour of talking about their problems to someone who knows how to listen deeply and compassionately [...]
Posted on February 8th, 2012 Though yoga was traditionally taught by men, in the West it’s often seen as an activity for women. But more and more men are tapping into the benefits of yoga: less stress, a fit body, more energy and better sleep—to name a few. The most recent ‘Yoga in America’ study [...]
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