Yoga and Christianity

I’ll start by laying my cards on the table, and say that I am no theologian or Indologist; however in the distant past my first career choice was to be a Minister of Religion, and although it’s not often I grace the doors of a church these days, my Christianity burns...

Guru Purnima

Today is Guru Purnima, the festival when Yogis traditionally pay respect to their teachers and gurus.I’m grateful daily for the teachers who have had a regular practical influence on my yoga journey:Carol Macartney – the warm figure leading the first yoga...

Perfect

Perfect You are perfect The flaws you see, they are simply shimmers from the diamond inside you You are perfect God made you in his own image, how can you be anything but perfect? You are in the universe, and the universe is in you. How can you be anything but...

International Yoga Day

As well as being Fathers Day, Sunday 21 June was also the Summer Solstice and International Yoga Day.The latter, International Yoga Day, has been well covered in the media. It arises from a United Nations Declaration at the behest of the Indian Prime Minister,...

Words. Non Violence. Truth.

Over the past few days, two things have recurred in my thinking. Two things with a common root of words – what we say, how it is heard.First, the story in the news of a 13 year old girl committing suicide after a row with her parents about chores. I followed news...

Namaste and Om

Two phrases heard in class that sometimes confuse! What does Namaste mean? We use Namaste as a greeting and mark of respect, most commonly at the end of a class, sometimes at the start or on welcoming someone in. The literal translation is “I bow to you”, a more...