Yoga in One Syllable

Living Yoga in thought, word and deed

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Let go of the “what if’s” and live in the present moment

November 14th, 2010 · No Comments

Our mind is a great analytical machine, more sophisticated than any computer. But like the promises of “less stress” and “more free time” with which the computer age has lured us in, our mind, rather than streamlining our decisions, can often be caught making life a whole lot more complicated. Granted, our ability to analyse [...]

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Control your mind and live in the present moment

October 11th, 2010 · No Comments

Have you ever noticed that often when you arrive somewhere your mind is trailing 20 minutes behind? Either that, or it’s raced 20 minutes ahead. You may have got to work, sat down on your chair and turned your computer on, but you’re still thinking about the morning’s traffic jam. Or, as you eat your [...]

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Life is what you learn along the way

September 13th, 2010 · No Comments

Do you remember the first time you had to stand up, alone, in front of a crowd and do something? Whether it was a music recital, a sporting event or a public debate, its a fair bet to say you didn’t want to fail. As you expressed your nerves and fears did your parents or [...]

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Three ways to live in the present moment

July 26th, 2010 · No Comments

I’ve just come inside from watching a great grey theatre of thunderclouds roll in from the south and over our house. It’s a rare event for us to get thunder in the middle of winter, and in the moments before the rain finally swallowed the view, as the white cockatoos and the electric-green king parrots [...]

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