Past generations knew too well that they were only one bad sprout from kicking the bucket.

Three months since my last blog post. A quarter of a year, a fortieth of a decade – although this may not be correct, my grasp on basic a...

Now, I know what you're thinking - New Year, new me. And what better way to start 2020 than setting up as a guru or spiritual leader. Thi...

Consequently, my resistance to taking my seat has developed strongman proportions. As I said to my pal Liz, "If spiritual development m

September is poised with its match to the horizon and a back-to-school feeling is as natural as conkers and crane flies. Enthusiasm rises on

To be fair, I think if there were a Venn diagram representing the human relationship with niceness with Alistair as one set and, say, Paul H

Meditation is incredibly easy. All you have to do is sit every day and do nothing. Simple. Ha, ha, ha, HAH! In these times of long working

If you're lucky (and young, photogenic, hypermobile, with a degree in marketing and parents happy to stump up for studio space) you may

The condemnation of events like the Scottish Yoga Conference as lacking inclusivity and diversity can be a helpful reminder to organisers to

Yoga Scotland, the charitable organisation recognised by sportscotland as the Governing Body for Yoga in Scotland, has been facing intens...

I have a friend. Let's call her Barry. Barry does ashtanga yoga. For those of you who don't know, ashtanga yoga is an ancient system

It's that workshop time of year when yoga teachers attempt to reach out to a wider audience. It's never such a hard sell. There's somethi...

I hate to say this ~ and feel free to disagree with me and for me to ignore your disagreement ~ but I think this is another one of those thi

You've gasped at the gravity-defying poses and flows. You've envied the swish of impossibly high pony tails. You've salivated over the ar...

In reality ~ remember, this is why we're all here, folks ~ I'm sarcastic, impatient, and hold dark thoughts towards caravaners, back

I have a thing about New Year's resolutions, as you may already know. If you can't be bothered to read last year's post on the s

Humans are programmed to see the negative. It's an evolution thing. If we're aware that there is strong evidence of a sabre-toothed tiger...

One of the reasons I don't get up at the same time as my husband in the morning ~ aside from the fact that wallowing in bed is something ...

It's here again, that time of year. The time of year when we review our failings and, to quote Regency sex-pot Mr Darcy, find our faults ...

From the moment the clock moves back, yoga class attendance begins to fall until January brings new resolve. It becomes harder for us to ...