Yogi’s Guide to Surviving Emotional Distress
Emotional distress, with its phenomenal range from apathy and depression to anxiety and rage, is arguably the most painful aspect of being alive. [...]
A Yogi’s Guide to… well, um, Yoga!
Perhaps the most famous words ever written about yoga are in the second sutra of Patanjali: yoga is the cessation of the fluctuation [...]
A Yogi’s Guide to SEX
NB: This article isn’t really about sex. Except, of course, it is. When I was a university student, I joined an all-male a [...]
Yogi’s Guide to Surviving Lockdown
So, I won’t be the first to suggest that some good might come of the lockdown and social distancing enforced upon many of [...]
Meditation: Not What You Think
As a yoga therapist and meditation teacher, people often tell me that they cannot meditate. “I can’t silence my mind!” they complain. But [...]
Coming to Our Senses: A Vehicle for Mindfulness
Even those of us who have been practicing for a while can attest that meditating can be very challenging. Whether we end up checking out by getting sleepy, or by getting agitated or indulging in fantasies, our normal reaction is to run away from the simple experience of being in the present moment.