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As dwellers upon Mother Earth, we live by the grace of the seasons that pattern our lives.  From the sowing of seed to the tending of herd, weather and daylight have always shaped the rhythms of our survival and thriving. Though our modern hands have learned be less reliant on nature—through things like greenhouses, factory farms, and hydroponics (to make our lives easier)—and some have moved so far away from our Mother we have become disconnected, thankfully we have not move

We cannot wave a magic wand and just get to our destination. This manifest world does not work like that unfortunatley. And remember we choose to be here; out of the infinite other possibilities we chose right here, and right now.  We have to build our craft whatever we choose that to be.  (yes there are lot of choice in it all eh!) I chose yoga to help me become a better human being, and all and whatever that means.  We all choose our different path’s.  And I now know with u

So recently (yes I have been a little slow to "wake up!" ) I have realised that our 'how to be human' manual is all around us, being blatently shown to us by mother nature. Hidden in plain sight you may say! If only we stopped, rested, and opened up all of our senses to allow the knowledge in, it is all being freely shown to us, all of the time, not in words but in the unfolding. Yoga is our wake up call, our waking up practice(s) quite literally to clear the field, clean awa

I have been involved in b ehavioural change all my working career pretty much and I have learnt a few things about how it works.  B ehavioural change is hard because our brains are pattern makers, and changing takes effort and quite a lot of it.  To begin with it is hard to do, it takes effort, but then we start to feel and see the effects that the change we have chosen has on our life, and then we want to do more of it.  So, the best thing to begin with is decide what we w

the seeds become the food - wether we like to eat it or not!

If we care to look, pagan traditions bring unexpected and magical meaning into our today's celebrations. Early pagan practices are actually at the root of many Christian and other religious traditions, including this season of Advent. Pagan communities, all over the world, set aside the weeks before the Winter Solstice as a time to honour the coming of the light. Interesting fact - The date of Christmas was officially designated during the fourth century as Dec. 25th - the da

Photo from my recent France trip to support my beautiful friend. Christmas and Winter can be a challenging time for all who choose to stay in our nrothern hemisphere over the next few months. Bad things can happen at this time of year and as a species we don't like to let go, most of us are ruled by our ego which reinforces our previous programming…but that is a whole other blog for another time.  But equally this time time of year is really full of magic, lights, love and em

As we say a fair bit in sessions with you all, we are better at repairing our bodies when we have our eyes closed as it allows our parasympathetic nervous system to become more dominant, but did you know when our body sends out the maintenance crew to do the deeper repairs? Yes, our bodies are on the clock too, and knowing the approximate times when your body is repairing parts can help you pinpoint when things are not in alignment . Obviously, these are guidelines and are ac

So we have noticed that it has been really dark at night over the last few weeks and we wondered why?   So on Thursday evening in our mat yoga class we wondered if it was because the moon is showing itself in the day rather than in the evening, as we all mentioned seeing the moon's beautiful face in the daytime recently, so at the moment at night not only are we missing the sunshine, but the night (sun reflecting) shine of the moon as is around the other side of the earth (wh

So the invitation this week to find ten beautiful reflective minutes in our lives this week and sit in our comfortable seat (asana) and think about all the things we do in our life that helps exude a state of relaxation from within.  One of the laws of this manifest universe is cause and effect, we plant seeds and then they grow, and we reap the benefit or detriment of what we have planted when it has grown, matured, flowered in our lives. So let us reflect on how often we ac

Happiness and freedom begins with the clear understanding of one prinicple.  Some things are within our control and some things are not... Epictetus The invitation this week is to think about all the things that is in our control and what is not. Get a big piece of paper, on one side write in control, and on the other what is not in control. Brain dump. Try to do this without too much filter or analysis, once you have filled the pages, or completely dry up, leave it and the

We are addicts. Yes you and me, all of us addicts. The realisation is the first step.  We are addicted to so so so many things. We are great at judging others for theirs without identifying our own  The biggest addiction is the mind, we are addicted to our mind and through it we are addicted to phones, alcohol, sex, drugs, prescription medications, gaming, exercise, laziness, grumpiness TV, food, stress, smoking, social media, gambling, work, sugar, ultra processed foods, sho

So why do we quarrel...Answers on a postcard please …   Because I…   ·      am running a pattern.  ·      fear something, but haven’t got the words to talk about it rationally. ·      hate the person. ·      feel threatened. ·      am sad. ·      am confused. ·      am angry. ·      never saw it coming. ·      am in denial. ·      do not feel loved. ·      am not in control. ·      want to blame someone/anyone, instead of admitting I am wrong. ·      can’t back down. ·      c

This week I have really enjoyed being in the sunshine and the rain (for a small part on my holiday).   I have spent the week reflecting on many, many things, one big thing is about how we view the world, and how things that go on around us, leads us, and influences us, without us even comprehending such. So this week’s invitation is a reflection…   In whatever happens this week in our made up world of good and bad, right and wrong - what is the gift?

05 October 2025 I have spent a lovely weekend decluttering my house (a little!) and high ho… high ho … it’s off to the tip I go.  This...

​ Our Mother ‘earth' rests at night and in the winter season - you are her child so make plans to rest too. So, this week’s invitation is to start thinking about making your routine nightly plans to rest moving forward rather than burning that end of the candle too far, and begin to plan what you want to do to rest and restore over the coming winter period... it comes around in less than three months. A good rule of thumb is… be awake in daylight hours and resting, restoring

So, this week’s invitation is more of a dive into this.  The invitation is to find a comfortable seat (asana) and find your stillness within. Reflect on your heart space and how you show, act and be this out into the world, and then how you show , act and be this to yourself.  Enjoy the journey of self-discovery… and if things look a little stern as you walk this territory the invitation is just turn the corners of your mouth up and lean into your radiant smile and carry on.

Take a moment this week to pause whatever you have caught yourself up in, and look out of the window, and drink in the change of scenery. A brand-new experience, be part of what is unfolding in the present moment.  Try not to be distracted as you become one with what is. yogauni.co.uk

Hope you managed to get to see the Super Blood Moon this evening and the moon eclipse with the earth.  Absolutely amazing celestial event…awesome. So our invitation this week is…   Say thank you for all the things (big and little) you notice today which… …makes your life better …are amazing …are beautiful …makes you smile …make you laugh till your sides hurt yogauni.co.uk