Non-violence, truthfulness, not-stealing, moderation in our actions and not accumulating are the five social constraints which are part of the Eight Limbs of Yoga that help us in our search for a meaningful and liberating life. Read More
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September 2024 Newsletter
I hope everyone has had fun, relaxed, enjoyed the outdoors, the abundance of nature and the long hours of daylight. Tim and I have been in the countryside of Mid and Southern France, practising our yoga and tai chi respectively, swimming in rivers and lakes, reading and eating delicious food. Perfect restoration, recharging our batteries Read More
July 2024 Newsletter
This newsletter will cover July and August’s news and events and then there is no newsletter until September. We have passed the longest day of the year, and many of you may have celebrated the Summer Solstice enjoying the long light evenings. Although the days are becoming shorter and we turn toward the darker part Read More
June 2024 Newsletter
Welcome to our June Newsletter Oh, do not tell the priest our plightFor he would call it a sinBut we’ve been out in the woods all night, a-conjuring summer inWe bring you good news by word of mouth,Good news for cattle and cornSure as the sun come up from the south,By Oak, and Ash, and Read More
May 2024 Newsletter
May brings us Beltane, a genuinely ancient Celtic celebration marking the end of Winter and the birth of Summer, more recently celebrated as May Day. Unite and unite and let us all unite,For Summer is acome unto day,And whither we are going we will all unite,In the Merry morning of May” The Padstow May Night Read More
April 2024 Newsletter
We hope you have had a lovely Easter Weekend. There is much-needed blue sky and sunshine out of the window as I write this. As much as I appreciate all weather, the rain has been very testing and we are all ready for some sunshine. Despite the weather, there are beautiful signs of Spring. Viniyoga Read More
March 2024 Newsletter
We had the most wonderful full moon last week. Hopefully, you caught a glimpse of it between the rain clouds. For the past two weeks, my personal practice has been saluting the moon with the chant Om Somaya namaha. This refers to Lord Chandra, the deity of the moon. Chanting “Somaya” is said to invoke Read More
February 2024 Newsletter
There are snowdrops appearing, and the daffodils and tulips are shooting closely behind. With the excitement of Spring just around the corner, there is also dismay of our natural environment suffering. Since the 1930s there has been a steady decline in biodiversity in this country. According to the charity Plantlife, 97% of UK wildflower meadows Read More
January 2024 Newsletter
Happy new year to you all! I would like to start January’s newsletter with an ancient universal prayer, which is part of the Pavamana Mantra from the Brhadaranyaka Upanishad. The translation of the entire mantra is: “Lead us from ignorance to knowledge, from darkness to light and from death to immortality.” It is used as a purifying prayer Read More
December 2023 Newsletter
Winter: time to rest and renew… What’s happening in Nature in the Winter? Many of our workshops this month, such as the Restorative Workshops, the Yin Workshops, and the Yoga Nidra (sleep), connect us to what nature is doing – resting. This ‘wintering’ or hibernation is a crucial activity, giving the earth and other living things time Read More