Confessions of a yoga teacher: Things I wish I knew when I first started yoga
The first time I joined a yoga class was at a beach resort in Thailand. A friend of mine was teaching there and invited me to come along. I cannot…
The power of meditation
Today meditation is a very popular remedy for stress and most people are aware of its multitude of other benefits. I was first introduced to meditation by my psychotherapist about…
The trap of Positivity
Is it possible to be too positive? Or is it perhaps negative to be too positive? Can a positive attitude be harmful? Most definitely. What are you trying to hide…
Manipulation: A Shadow Action
Before I start I would just like to admit that in doing research for this article I did not realize how much we have to deal with different kinds of…
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…