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Protecting personal space and encouraging autonomy
As a student, I have had to rely on gut instinct alone; some teachers I would feel safe with (the body yields), other teachers would put me on guard (the body tenses). But gut instinct, despite the rhetoric we often hear to the contrary, is quite as often misleading as it is trustworthy.
Read moreThe time we spend in any yoga class is very limited. Self-study (Svadhyaya), and expanding our perspective, is integral to yoga practice and philosophy.
If you know me (are on my mailing list, or like my Facebook page), you'll know that I like to share things I find interesting, or think will be of interest. The following lists some resources that I have found particularly useful in developing, investigating, and questioning my personal practice and my teaching; or, more simply, how I am, and how I want to be, in the world.
Some resources are yoga-specific, others take a more sideways view. Make your own connections, be open and curious, and maintain a healthy level of skepticism: in the words of Danny Paradise, 'trust the message, not the messenger - the messenger always has their own problems'.
This list will continue to evolve. If you have questions, recommendations, or comments, I'd love to hear from you. Any suggestions for how this list could be most usefully organised are also very welcome.
Read moreMy life didn't magically become easy when I discovered yoga.
I did not suddenly become wise, or at peace with myself. I do feel more at ease, more wise and more at peace with myself than I did at 15, but I expect that most people do - with or without yoga, we grow up.
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I am not a yogi.
A yogi is focused, steadfast and without delusion. Right now, I am picking my split-ends and thinking about how Middle-lane motorway hogging could be better enforced.
Read moreA life practice. A life practising.
