My yoga teacher, Eve Gryzbowski, often reminds me to ‘release’ the kidneys from the compression that they live with when the lordosis (arch) in my lower back is more pronounced than it should be; and just recently, I finally got the ‘ah ha’ moment with the adjustment that releases them into freedom. It’s not that the adjustment is difficult, it is the remembering, the AWARENESS, that is key. But I finally realised I had got it, when I found myself tuning in to adjusting my posture – whether sitting or standing – to release my kidneys from compression (and also, …

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I’ve recently read and enjoyed Sonia Choquette’s book, Trust Your Vibes: Secret Tools for Six-Sensory Living. I thought I would give you a brief taster here. The book is divided into Secrets, with each Secret being a separate chapter. Secret#31 is called Water The African Violets, and the aphorism of Six-Sensory Wisdom at the end of the Chapter is:
“First love yourself,
Then love your neighbour.”

So you guessed right if you think that the subject in question in this chapter is LOVE. The opening paragraph …

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  Today in Eve’s yoga class (which was absolutely wonderful, as always), Eve mentioned the curiosity that had recently occurred when a number of teachers had written -  " the sort of yoga Eve teaches"  – as the response to the section of a questionnaire asking them to describe what type of yoga they practised and followed! I knew straightaway that I had to change something in my bio in The Magic of Allowing brochure. At the end of the bio on …

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Om in Daily Life of a Hindu
“Although Om symbolizes the most profound concepts of Hindu belief, it is in use daily. Hindus begin their day or any work or a journey by uttering Om. The sacred symbol is often found at the head of letters, at the beginning of examination papers and so on. Many Hindus, as an expression of spiritual perfection, wear the sign of Om as a pendant. This symbol is enshrined in every Hindu temple premise or in some form or another on family shrines.
 It is interesting to note that a newly born child is ushered into the …

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