Yoga

Yoga & Thoughts

“All things first originate in the mind. Things and events depend heavily on motivation” – Some yogic wisdom from The Dalai Lama I guess it’s true – I have to think about murdering my neighbours who drink excessively and argue at 3am, before I actually murder them…. Yours, Yoga Genie Chief Bloggist, Yoga Whatever…

Yoga & Loss of Unnecessary Things

“When I started doing asana, the yoga postures, I had a strong feeling of many unnecessary things dropping away – especially tension and inadequacy.” –          A yoga quote from Patricia Sullivan Ah inadequacy… How fortunate that this little gem should leap in to my lap after my previous reflection.  Thank you Patricia. Yours, Yoga Genie […]

Intention of Yoga…

I was looking for something to show to some curious teenagers who were stitting around our dining table trying to work out what kind of yoga centre they wanted to go to. I guess it gave me cause for thought on my recent bitch about yoga celebritism… there’s nothing like a spontaneous leadership moment to remind you that you are also just another kid in the wilderness…

Yoga for core strength

Yoga places great focus on the abdominal and core strength. However, there’s more to this than just achieving perfectly toned six pack. Your abdominals are literally your core – your centre – so it’s essential we keep this area strong.