It’s been a few weeks now that I’ve spent a weekend in the Australian bush, honoured and privileged to learn some of the ancient dream time stories, ways, laws and ceremonies of this land from an elder Aboriginal mother, grand-mother, healer and medicine woman. Dream-time stories Whilst I’m not going to go into details here…

Originally posted on Sailing Yoga Family:
My wild child your home is the Sea Conceived on the waves She was the first you could see. Blue eyes like the water, expansive as the horizon, the world your oyster That’s my wish for thee. ? Now you roam secluded beaches, grassy planes, green hills and lush…

One December many moons ago, one of the things one of my teachers once said stuck with me: “My body is busy, my mind is calm.” It is very different running around like a headless chicken and feeling like one, OR run around doing 101 things at a time as you seem to do in…

Yoga and meditation talk a lot about detachment from both positive and negative judgements. No clinging, no aversion. It’s hard for many of us Type A-trained Westerners whose schooling (at least mine) indoctrinated the big slogan of ‘No pain, no gain’ deep into our psyche. At least in my childhood there was no talk about…

Yoga leads to a state where it doesn’t matter where you are and what you are doing. As Samadhi, the 8th step of the eight-fold-path, unfolds, internal quiet, contentment and happiness arise, regardless of where you are doing what. Yet, on the way there, the importance of ‘Sangha’, a supportive community, cannot be underestimated. Us…

I’m feeling rather sad tonight. 80 percent of the packed Tuesday after-noon class chose the Melbourne Cup instead – an annual race in Australia which brings animal cruelty to it’s max. Today, the 6th horse since 2013 died because of human craving for money, power, betting, meaningless entertainment… Why? When there is 1001 and more…

Be well. Be happy. Be you. Be.