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What is motivation?
What does motivation mean to you? The Cambridge Dictionary defines motivation as the enthusiasm for doing something, but also the need or reasons for doing something. That makes senses, doesn’t it? The…
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To Do or Not To Do
What do you do to make you feel good? I think we all have a number of different things we do to feel good but one of the things I’ve realised works…
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On the subject of resistance
Yoga can teach us about resistance and the concept of letting go. The Cambridge Dictionary defines resistance as a force that acts to stop the progress of something or make it slower.…
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What I mean by surrender
You might have heard during yoga practice your teacher referring to letting go and surrendering. Although in my experience that reference is mostly to help students let go of any unnecessary tension…
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Daily rituals to keep anxiety at bay
During these challenging times many of us might feel anxious, worried or overwhelmed by what is going on in the world. Please know that if you are feeling any of the above,…
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On tough times and collective responsibility
I really didn’t want to write about this, but then I sat in front of my laptop thinking ‘I want to write about something’ and here we go… Given the subject is…
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Loving kindness meditation
I went to the Buddhist Temple in Bethnal Green last weekend and I was surprised to see how busy it was! I attended a loving kindness meditation practice which I found very…
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Stay connected in 2020
Ha! It’s a New Year! And a new decade! I have been meaning to write about stuff lately and then for a reason or another have not had a chance to pick…
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The essence of self-confidence
I have been reading about inner strength and self-confidence in the last week or so and one of the messages I came across really resonated with me. It read: “True self-confidence is not…
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Intention-setting in yoga
Sometimes in a yoga session a teacher might refer to setting an intention for the class ahead. The teacher might suggest an intention for the whole class or might encourage students to…
