A friend and I were once joking about how easy it can be to get addicted to ‘prep – poses’. In case you are wondering what on earth a ‘prep – pose’ might be, it’s a nickname for any number of warm ups which a...
The Elusive Closing Chant The Astanga Yoga Closing Prayer is a bit of an enigma. Because of the nature of Mysore rooms, it’s possible to attend one for many months or years before becoming aware of its existence. This is a pity because the chant is...
Lotus feet and serpent heads… A look at the opening chant “Let’s start at the very beginning, it’s a very good place to start” I suppose I could have taken this advice several weeks ago when I began writing about Mantras. Not that beginning at ‘the beginning’ works...
We are still in the woods. And just in case you thought I could get us out of here, I should come clean. I think I’m lost. In wanting to give you some nuggets of wisdom about this week’s mantra, I got drawn into a tangle...
There’s no clock in the forest This is one of my favourite lines of Shakespeare, taken from the comedy ‘As You Like it’. I quote it to myself sometimes, usually on those days when I’m ticking myself off for not getting everything done. Shakespeare used the forest...
The Swasti Varcanam Im flying by the seat of my pants a little when it comes to this sharing of resources. But Friday seems to be turning into a “mantra day” so let’s run with that for a while. Today’s Mantra is much more consise...
Aditya Hrudayam I don’t know about you but I reacted to this weeks blue skies with an almost giddy joy. Even though we have had to spend a lot of time just looking at them! As the famous Beatles song here comes the sun goes:...