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Affirmation For This Week – 3

I look forward to life’s adventures with enthusiasm, anticipation and gusto. Settle yourself into a comfortable seated position. Have the hands on your thighs or your lap in “Agni Mudra” as per the picture below. This is the fire centreContinue reading “Affirmation For This Week – 3”

Affirmation for This Week – 2

Like this bright candle flame, I am a radiant being. Others feel safe and warm in my presence. This week, find a candle and place it safely somewhere that you can see from your meditation seat/posture. Relax and settle, lookingContinue reading “Affirmation for This Week – 2”

Adventures Into Stillness – Taking A Look At The Inner Landscape

Our classes this term have focused on ‘stillness’ – experiencing glimpses both physically and mentally. Taking our inspiration from the Katha Upanishad – Away from the chatter of the senses From the restless wanderings of the mind There is aContinue reading “Adventures Into Stillness – Taking A Look At The Inner Landscape”

In Control or Out of Control?

Do you get anxious or angry when things don’t go just as you want them to? Do you feel you have to take charge of ‘everything’ or nothing would get done? Feelings such as these really do cloud our enjoymentContinue reading “In Control or Out of Control?”

Every Smile Makes You A Day Younger

There’s nothing like a nice smile to set you on your way in the morning or off into a peaceful sleep at night. Why not try this short meditation which focuses on the feeling of a smile… Settle into aContinue reading “Every Smile Makes You A Day Younger”

Powerful Thoughts

I love these ‘POWER THOUGHT CARDS’ by Louise Hay. If you ever need inspiring there is a whole deck of cards to turn to (you can buy them on Amazon). Always giving thought provoking and positive ideas. I especially likeContinue reading “Powerful Thoughts”

Change your mind

One of the great things that yoga teaches us is that we are not our thoughts. Thoughts are just thoughts – they are invisible and intangible and yet have great power over our lives. When you gain control over yourContinue reading “Change your mind”

Dhyana Mudra

We often see the Buddha represented with this gesture. It is beautifully simple and brings you into deeper, more profound concentration. It is the traditional mudra to aid qualities of tranquillity and inner peace. Method: To do the Dhyana mudra,Continue reading “Dhyana Mudra”

Live each moment as a moment of pure joy!

The Radiance Sutras are a wonderful set of verses which help us to stop and appreciate the present moment. They are translated from an ancient text and give us 112 ‘yuktis’, or yoga meditation practices, for opening to the divine mysteryContinue reading “Live each moment as a moment of pure joy!”

The Blooming of a Lotus

In our yoga classes next term we are working with the Thich Nhat Hanh book “The Blooming of a Lotus”. This book guides us through simple techniques of meditation to help focus on the ‘now’. If you want to getContinue reading “The Blooming of a Lotus”