More than ever, our spiritual practice is vital to sustaining us every day, and in every moment in every day, without exception. When we can be with ourselves without anything added for several moments a day, perhaps gradually extending that to longer periods of time or more frequent moments of stillness and pure being-ness each day, we are practising living with reality.
I’m delighted to share the next cycle of Align with Purpose with you at this time, to help you establish that solid centre to keep you grounded and clear in the eye of the storm.
Most often, we don’t know the effects of our actions, or our inaction (both of which can be called karma), until long afterwards – if at all! We have to use our imagination, or logical reasoning, to project into the future the sort of result we hope to achieve, yet the results of our actions are never certain due to countless factors far beyond our control.
I appear to offer a wide variety of solutions coming from different angles, like yoga, ayurveda, mindfulness, or astrology, but ultimately, they all take us to the same point of balance – or sattva – which is where we thrive. Only the entry points are different.
asato mā sadgamayatamaso mā jyotirgamayamṛtyor mā’mṛtaṃ gamaya ~ Bṛhadāraṇyaka Upaniṣad, 1.3.28* Those of you who followed my regular yoga classes (back in the day!) will remember this mantra we chanted at the end of each class. …
Significant changes usually come from times of crisis. We have an opportunity now for change on a Personal and collective level that is rare outside of wartime. The economy and health crisis will no doubt worsen …
Significant changes usually come from times of crisis. We have an opportunity now for a change on a personal and collective level that is rare outside of wartime. The economy and health crisis will no doubt worsen before they get better, so we must prepare to live differently and do whatever we can to help others, for everyone’s sake.
Astrology shows us how the cycles of history line up with the cycles of the planets, and we can learn from these patterns as we navigate our way through the months and years ahead
Like many of you, I have spent the last few days veering between sadness and rage. Trying to balance these emotions has been draining, and I am simply an observer at a safe distance. At some …
Q: Why don’t we have compassion for ourselves? Or what causes us to lose compassion for ourselves? Listen to this post or read the text below: On one level, our mistake is in thinking that there …
