Learning the Hard Way
He inhaled slightly, brought his attention back to the head in the centre of the sight’s reticle, and squeezed the trigger. The gun barked, and kicked into his embrace, though not enough to take the couple from view.
Eight limbs of yoga – 2. Niyama – Observance
This is the second instalment in a series about the “eight limbs of yoga”, which together constitute a guide or path toward Samadhi, the limbs that is, not the posts ;).
It’s a personal view on an ancient subject, so draws on many sources.
Eight limbs of yoga – 1. Yama – Behaviour
Unlike the second limb of yoga, the Niyamas or yogic “Dos”, the Yamas define the “Don’ts”; the rules aimed at curbing our negative tendencies and keeping us “on the straight and narrow”. Between them they constitute yoga’s ethical foundation which is meant to not only facilitate positive karma, but to also help manage the energy that comes from awakening the Kundalini Shakti within.
The eight limbs of yoga – Ashtanga yoga
What we know as yoga was collated and defined by the Hindu mystic Patanjali around the third century CE. Though the word is now most often used to refer to the set of postures (asanas), these constitute only one of the eight sutras or set of rules he wrote down.
Yoga and The Religious Society of Friends
Both Quakerism and yoga are similarly quiet, private practices, light on dogma and focused upon realising the divine within.
Joy in business
Perhaps starting a business is always a challenge, a lonely path with obstacles and doubters aplenty; one which calls for extraordinary self belief, resilience, diverse skills, and not so much objectivity.
Yoga
Where to begin? A potted history, overview, philosophy, fitness, weight loss…
Om namah shivaya
It’s hard to follow a post about summer festivals with one on Armageddon, but it’s harder to ignore the headlines. The unthinkable has always been planned, but now it seems we’re being prepared for a “tactical” nuclear war.
Now or Never – The Roots
Everything’s changin’ around me and I wanna change too
It’s one thing I know, it ain’t cool bein’ no fool.
There’s a Rainbow Gathering
As we slip into Autumn it’s nice to remember just how peachy a summer it’s been. Not since the drought of ’77 has there been so much sunshine and so little rain.
Something about boys 