Blog 6

  • All Are One

    All Are One

    7 – 1 The final in a series of fourteen practices, this moonth’s routine is all about activating sushumna nadi – from the tips of the toes to the crown of the head. Reclining hero and tiptoe fish help overcome fear of opening up your aura to the world… A few days ago, I was Read more

  • The Seventh Chakra and Karma Yoga

    The Seventh Chakra and Karma Yoga

    Unlike the popular use of the term Karma, which means ‘what goes around come around’, Karma yoga strictly means yoga in action. The world karma derives from the root Kr in Sanskrit meaning ‘to act’, ‘to perform’, ‘to sacrifice’. Another Sanskrit word that I use in a similar context to karma is seva, which means Read more

  • Cashew Nut Curry

    Cashew Nut Curry

    This creamy recipe made with lots of greens can be made mild or spicy depending on your preference. I personally enjoy mild food, and this curry makes for light comfort food, easy to munch with rice or couscous. Serve with leafy green for an extra vitamin boost. Drizzle of oil Fennel sliced Broccoli (small) chopped Read more

  • Vegan Yorkshire Puddings

    Vegan Yorkshire Puddings

    A super simple recipe, just needs a hot hot oven! Makes 12 puddings 200g self raising flour 1/2 teaspoon baking powder 50ml water 150ml soya milk 12 drizzles of oil Blend the flour, baking powder, water and milk to create a batter. Pour into a jug, cover and out in fridge for 1 hour. Pre Read more

  • Universal Consciousness and Bliss

    Universal Consciousness and Bliss

    The Yoga Upanishads describe five sheats, or five bodies: annamaya, pranamaya, manomaya, jnanamaya, and anandamaya. These equate to the food body, the energy body, the mind body, the wisdom body and the bliss body. Just like the chakras, the koshas (Sanskrit for sheath/body) are on a spectrum of subtlety. The lower the body (the earlier Read more

  • Om and Om

    Om and Om

    April has raced by and I am bringing this blog to you rather late in the day. As we spend our final moonth on the sixth chakra and start to focus on the seventh, we begin to approach the sea of universal consciousness and bliss The primordial sound, Om, is a bridge between the world Read more