Do you know your liquorice root from your licorice root? I want to let you into a little secret. Liquorice is one of mother natures best natural remedies treating many conditions. I should know you see my other job is being the “Liquorice Man.”
continue readingYoga a sense of touch
Yoga, the sense of touch. How do we feel, what does it give you back?
How do we feel, what does the sense of touch give you?
Yoga is the sense of touch. If you are conscious of how your feet touch the ground, how you might hold them with your hands sitting, you may become aware of your touch. What does your contact give you back? The proprioception of this engagement. An awareness.
Proprioception. (prō’prē-ō-sěp’shən) The unconscious perception of movement and spatial orientation arising from stimuli within the body itself.
continue readingWhy you should Love Yoga for Bhopal
When I first heard about Yoga for Bhopal and the life-changing work of the Bhopal Medical Appeal charity, I knew I needed to get involved with their initiative. We often hear about Yoga in terms of the benefits it brings a practitioner, whether this is physiological, psychological or spiritual. However, it is also worth considering how Yoga can benefit the wider community. The work, the Sambhavna Trust Clinic in Bhopal, does is an exemplary example of this.
Continue ReadingPractice Yoga and all is coming.
Practice yoga and all is coming.
K Pattabhi Jois
This phrase is synonymous with K Pattabhi Jois, the Indian yoga teacher who popularised and developed the style of yoga known as Ashtanga vinyāsa. I am a Scaravelli inspired yoga teacher, to some polar opposite to Jois’s Ashtanga. However, I too practice. What compels me to practice, and why do I think others should or could do the same?
continue readingIce Cream Lessons to make you scream
Definition: Ice cream is a cold dessert made by freezing a flavoured mixture. Freezing is carried out in an ice-cream maker or a churn freezer.
What makes for good homemade ice cream and whats mindfulness got to do with it?
Continue ReadingKnow Yourself, love ourselves, self-love.
Everything starts with ourselves, including self-love. Wouldn’t it be good to realise that self-love is an emotional filter for our world, our own unique individualised perception? Knowing yourself means we can care for others because we are self-aware first.