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Complainer Brain – theme of the month blog by Jo
You probably wouldn’t know it unless you spoke to me for more than about, say, 5 minutes, but I suffer from a particular affliction. As far as I know this wasn’t something I carried with me in my childhood years; it’s adult onset. It’s known as Complainer Brain. If you yourself suffer from Complainer Brain, […]
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Taking your life in your hands – April Blog by Jo
Where would we be without our hands? I still remember the night that, as a child, I awoke from a seemingly interminable and inescapable nightmare to find my mother at my bedside gently stroking my hair as I slept. Surfacing to that sensation instantly transformed my terror into a feeling of being completely protected, safe […]
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Theme of the month – Karma with Jo
Karma is a term that gets frequently bandied about – a friend steals your ice cream and then steps in dog poo: instant karma! – and is often personified as an external omniscient power that delivers a reckoning or reward depending on our personal balance sheet of good or bad deeds. Yes….and also no. Yes, […]
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Theme of the month – Bhakti Yoga by Jo
In case you missed the memo, the Google meme, the Messenger selfie filters, the dedicated supermarket aisles and your SOs pouting face….Valentine’s day took place this week. This special day is our annual opportunity in the West to devote our thoughts, actions and behaviour in service of another’s happiness, enjoyment and well being – all […]
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Theme of the month – the senses
I’ve been thinking a bit this past month about mindfulness and staying in the present moment. Whenever I am a student in a yoga class and the teacher asks us to set an intention, more often than not, I promise myself I will stay present. My mind is so busy, working, teaching, managing, parenting, planning, […]
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