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Nothing encourages us to start something new, try something different or promise ourselves ‘change’ like the New Year does. The beginning of a new year can bring us the possibility of beginning again but can we acknowledge that all the baggage we carry from previous years and experience does not just magically vanish? We are the product of all that we have lived through, given and received. Living a full life means that we have not only been happy, but we have also been sad.

Spring is the season we have the opportunity to throw open windows and let fresh air in. Spring is the season we find the dust in corners and decide to give away or get rid of things we do not need.  It is a relatively simple process to rid ourselves of accumulated dust or belongings.  Or, is it? Letting go of our belongings brings up a host of emotions. We can declutter a cupboard and if those items are left sitting in the hallway, we can gradually decide to keep a few. Why

"They say that in India there is a particularly clever way of catching monkeys. As the story goes, hunters will cut a hole in a coconut that is just big enough for a monkey to put its hand through. Then they will drill two smaller holes in the other end, pass a wire through and secure the coconut to the base of a tree.  Then they slip a banana inside the coconut through the hole and hide. The monkey comes down, puts his hand in, and takes hold of the banana.  The hole is clev

Author; Donna Negus ( DCT, FC Tutor and Yoga student) The possibility of finding expansion and freedom in our practice.   How often do we...

Tilopa, an Indian Buddhist monk (988-1069) and Mahasiddha gave us six words of advice; don’t recall, don’t imagine, don’t think, don’t...

We are all beginners. What if we practiced uttanasana from the perspective that we are not “folding” or “hinging” from our hips but...

In these times when we are bombarded with images of war, loss and disregard for human suffering cultivating an ‘open heart’ leaves us...

One Step at a Time – the Power and Benefit of Walking Meditation. Meditation can take many forms. For example we can use Sound,...

Gratitude is an attitude that can have far reaching effects on our physical and mental health. There are hundreds of studies that tell us...

"We have built a boat and mistaken it for the sea" S Santorelli The idea of Ahimsa is one of Patanjali’s paths of Yoga revelation and...

At first, it is the overriding heat that demands my attention. I think again, why did I come here in August? About an hours’ journey from...

They say that in India there is a particularly clever way of catching monkeys. As the story goes, hunters will cut a hole in a coconut...

Change is an integral part of life. We progress and try to achieve, so why is it that change can be one of our biggest fears? Donna Negus...

Donna Negus answers the question to her students on the differences, similarities and traditions that define mindfulness and meditation I...

December 2019 - Published on MindfulnessUK website At this time of year, the question,” What is the perfect present to give the ones we...

Autumn 2015 - Published BWY Spectrum Magazine Back bends allow us to find those movements that can appear so natural with children. Each...

Autumn 2014 - Published BWY Spectrum Magazine Elbow balance is a position that can seem unobtainable. It is a position I have been...