Four steps to outwit the negative mind #winningatlife
The negative mind – aka the second body in kundalini yoga – is easy to recognise. It’s the critical, judgy, negative voice…
Meet Har Anand: one of Europe’s very few gatka teachers – and he’s on the look-out to recruit more!
I was introduced to gatka, the Sikh martial art, by Leipzig-based gatka teacher Har Anand. It’s energetic, rhythmic, fast-flowing and challenging – embodying…
Bachanprem’s raw vegan Chocolate Vanilla Dream cake
I’m a BIG fan of Bachanprem‘s culinary treasures, and was lucky enough to try her raw, vegan, totally delicious Chocolate Vanilla Dream cake…
Meet Siri Sadhana (part two): the singer, performer and healer
A few weeks ago, the lovely Siri Sadhana told us about her journey as a yogi and mother to 13-year-old…
What happened in 90 days of chanting the Mahamrityunjaya mantra
When I finished a 40-day practice of chanting ‘Om tryambakam yajamahe’ – the Mahamrityunjaya mantra (or death conquering mantra) – I felt…
Meet Siri Nishaan aka Patsy Isles: Mum, daughter, writer, teacher living between London & Paris
Siri Nishaan and I used to work in magazines together, but it was only a year after we met that we found…
How to wake up on the right side of bed: the yogic wake-up sequence
This wake up sequence recharges you and gets you ready to receive the blessings of a beautiful new day. No…
Meet Patwant Rhodes: South African Reiki master, poet, mother and kundalini yoga teacher
Cape Town-based Patwant has been teaching kundalini yoga since 2001, from private one-to-ones to workshops at the European KY Festival…
Crying during kundalini yoga
I once had a student in a workshop come up to me during the break and quietly tell me that she…
Meet Anand Kirtan – this woman will sing your heart wide open!
Anand Kirtan teaches yoga and makes music in rural Leicestershire, where she moved with her husband and three sons to…