I said to my soul, be still, and wait without hopeFor hope would be hope for the wrong thing; wait without love,For love would be love of the wrong thing; there is yet faithBut the faith and the love and the hope are all in the waiting.Wait without thought, for you are not ready for thought:So the darkness shall be the light, and the stillness the dancing.T. S. Eliot Hi love This is an extract from one of my favourite poems. To me it captures the essence of meditation. It’s not about sitting in lotus or chanting anything. It’s about stillness. it's about acceptance of exactly what is and presence. Mediation could be sitting quietly enjoying a cup of tea in...
So I’ve given up on trying to commit to a regular fitness class. With the exception of African dancing which I do with my daughter and feels more like a fun, moving meditation I’ve stopped wasting my money on regular fitness classes. I say wasting money, not because the classes I’ve done in the past haven’t been good but because as soon as I sign up for a block of 12 classes in whatever exercise it is, there’s something in me that starts trying to get out of it. At the grand age of 42 I’ve finally realised that the issue is that I’m a Vata and I’ve been trying to act like a Kapha when it comes...
Hi loveWe're all about fitness and the outdoors this month and as promised I have an interview with African dance instructor Vikki KoshoniI'm not personally a vegan (all our products at Eat Live are vegan) or a home schooling mum but what I really love about Vikki's journey is that she lives life exactly on her own terms even when it is counter culture. I love the fact that when she followed her intuition to change her lifestyle her chronic health problems started to heal.I've found myself and with so many people I've coached that the body really is a compass. Often when you are living a life that isn't in alignment with your essential self your body will start to suffer physically.Taking ownership...
