Our every day lives can be stressful, hectic and demanding, we are all guilty at some point of neglecting the present moment, allowing our brains to run like some bizarre computer program, remembering last week, last year, things to do tomorrow, next week, next year, etc. Suddenly the day has gone, the weekend has gone, …
If you are feeling a bit flat or low this time of year you might want to consider taking up, or re-taking up the Practise of Yoga. Yoga is a great mood enhancer. Like all forms of exercise, yoga releases hormones that help ease feelings of stress that often lead to feeling low or depressed. …
Many poems can be used for meditation purposes. They can be repeated as mantras, parts used as affirmations or simply read silently or out loud when you are in the meditative state. The words can help anchor you into a meditative, healing state. The following meditation poem is one that I found on www.worldprayers.org, written …
This month I thought I’d start a series of Yoga articles. I have been practicing and teaching Hatha Yoga for over twenty years and find it a wonderful system to unite body, mind and spirit. There are so many benefits to your health when you practice yoga-but that’s another article entirely! If you have any …
