Trust your gut- what your intuition is trying to say to you.
I think recurring life lessons are little whispers that lightly touch our ears every now and again, encouraging us to stop and pay attention. If I think on my own…
The Shadow of modern-day “Spirituality”
Is the “spiritual” community turning in to the same thing that drove people away from other institutions to seek spirituality in the first place? My opinion: absolutely, yes! We are…
The importance of Shadow Emotions
It’s been a great day. I woke up slowly to the sound of birds tweeting. I got to work early, ate well, laughed with my colleagues and am now seated…
Confessions of a Yoga teacher – sitting with your shadow.
I am a yoga teacher. Being a yoga teacher gives you the opportunity to do and learn so many things.You learn about the history and philosophy of yoga, anatomy and…
Sitting with your Shadow
We often hear and read about “shadow work”, or that person is “operating from their shadow”, “you need to integrate your shadow”, “I am struggling with my shadow” etc, but…
Gods of Ourselves: Finding Neutrality in Polarity
Hot and cold seem opposite but they are only varying degrees of the same thing: temperature. When expanding our awareness in such a way we see there is no ultimate…
How to keep a Gratitude Journal and why it’s important
Sitting in bed 10 minutes before I am meant to go sleep with a beautiful new book on my lap full of blank pages and again, I am a little…
Why do people always leave me?
New Year’s Eve 3 years ago I was sitting on a beach in Zanzibar. Everyone around me was in a festive mood, having a great time. There was a bon…
The blank white screen of depression
I used to think depression is dark and scary. A big dark hole or tunnel that surrounds you, cuts you off from everything you know and love and leaves you…
Pushing through the Anxiety
The anxiety is a hard, burning ball that sits low in my chest. It shortens my breath and tightens the muscles in my shoulders and face. I feel empty and…