Just sitting: mindfulness meditation
One of my favourite Tom Robbins books is Fierce Invalids Home From Hot Climates, one of the reasons being that the antihero…
Category: Life as a yogi
My henna tattoo hobby
I first came across the exquisite art of mehndi – henna tattoo – while in Goa, where I got my hands…
Self-confessed KonMari / Marie Kondo addict
My summer and winter wardrobes have been whittled down to fit neatly into three drawers. The bookshelf is empty and waiting to…
What happened at White Tantra London 2016
Two words strike a weird dichotomy of excitement and abject terror into my heart: White Tantra. This was my fourth…
Wheat berries: the new super berry
I can understand how the concept of a ‘wheat berry’ might jar with the world view of a discerning British foodie,…
Homemade winter yogi tea
It’s super-chilly in London, so I whipped up a batch of fresh spiced yogi tea before I set out to…
Raw beetroot ravioli
The art and yoga workshop this weekend was a pirouette of loveliness – studying the contours of the external world…
How to open your heart chakra
I have a dear friend who, despite not being into yoga at all, decided to go on a yoga retreat.…
Meeting Sat Dharam Kaur
Our trip to Ontario had a lot of highlights – what a deliciously beautiful part of the world. But one…
Who teaches the yoga teacher?
When I first started practicing yoga, I assumed that my yoga teacher – perched as she was in a lofty…