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...
If you think you don’t have time to meditate you need to meditate for twice as long This is a quote my friend and meditation guide Tim told me about years ago and I think about this often. Sitting down to do nothing when you are overwhelmed with the amount of things you have to do feels like the hardest thing in the world but these words are true. Every time I have pushed through resistance, ignored my to do list and sat down in meditation it feels like it has expanded my time Would you like to come to my first free live workshop on healing and detox with Ayurveda and yoga? 🌿 Find out more here..! Once I reach...
I used to think it was better to just save exercise to the evenings to work off calories before bed ☺️ Something I’ve learnt from adopting the Ayurvedic dinacharya (or daily routine) is that movement in the morning is important for overall health as well as for releasing excess weight. In Ayurveda 6-10am is considered Kapha time, when the energy is heavy and sluggish. Getting outside first thing in the morning for some exercise or even just a walk is great to shake off excess Kapha energy. It is also great from a weight loss perspective if that's something you're addressing,Exercising whilst in a fasted state ie before breakfast actually optimises the benefits for weight lossThis is recommended for all dosha...
I heard the sound before I felt the pain 😬 I was so excited that I could finally get into full splits after years of yoga. The problem was in my excitement I’d rushed into it this time without my usual stretching routine - argh! I jumped up (as quickly as I could given I’d just torn my hamstrings!) Five minutes is all it would have taken to prepare properly but this would cost me a month in injury time
