Yoga for your hands – Hasta Mudras

Yoga for your hands – Hasta Mudras

In class this week, we explored hasta mudras or hand gestures. Mudras are yoga positions for your hands and fingers that can be practised sitting, lying down, standing or walking. Mudras can be practised anywhere and at any time, however for best results, one should...
Releasing muscle tension

Releasing muscle tension

For many people the stresses of daily life manifest in our physical bodies as muscular tension. We may hold fear, uncertainty, stress and anxiety in our bodies as tension. Over time this creates aches, pains and stiffness in the body leaving us feeling exhausted or...
An Autumn meditation – Letting Go

An Autumn meditation – Letting Go

Autumn is such a beautiful time of the year. The deciduous trees display an amazing array of colours; the rich, warm colours of the earth. The trees are withdrawing their energies in preparation for the winter. As the leaves turn and then fall, they create a warm...
Circles of OM

Circles of OM

Nadi Shodhana (alternate nostril) breathing is an effective way to cultivate feelings of balance and wellbeing.  There are many ways to enjoy this pranayama and here I invite you to explore a creative approach using visualisation. This can be performed in a...
Where Blue meets Blue

Where Blue meets Blue

I was fortunate to spend a few days down by the beach recently which has inspired this voice recording. There is a real sense of space  at the beach; distant horizons, boats moored off the shore, seabirds in flight and endless stretches of sand. It’s a wonderful...