Yoga in One Syllable

There is an often observed oddity in the world –when you decide to change something about yourself the world sets out to test your new found resolution. Somehow it conspires to throw additional challenges to your journey, making it even more difficult to honour your commitment to try and follow new paths. We can look [...]

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As humans, we have a strange dichotomy existing in our minds. Part of us loves the familiarity of the known – the comfort of routine- and yet some other part of us finds it tedious and loathsome. Equally, while part of us craves new experiences and finds anticipation in the possibilities of the unknown, another [...]

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Preconceived ideas – they can certainly create whirlwinds in our mind, and like cyclones and tornadoes in the natural world, can all too often leave a trail of chaos in their wake. Think of a four year old child, playing by itself on the beach. A large dog bounds up to the child, rears up [...]

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Most of us make New Year’s resolutions. And most of us, despite all the best intentions, have watched our commitment and enthusiasm wane as the hard reality of lasting change kicks in. Remember that rush of self-reforming zeal that leapt up on you on December 31st? Guaranteed it’ll be passed out in an unsightly heap [...]

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The human mind loves patterns. We search for them in the things we see, our ears listen for them in music and the rhythm of waves on the beach. And, the mind itself generates them through our behaviour. Have you ever noticed that when life throws you a familiar situation you tend to repeat actions you did in the past?

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