• Mantra

    Mantra Meditation – Why Use a Mantra?

    Mantra Meditation Mantra is a Sanskrit word derived from two roots: man (meaning “mind” or “to think”) and trai meaning to “protect”, to “free from”,…

  • Practicing Balance - Kindred

    Practicing Balance & The Yamas

    As we move from January into February I hope 2023 has perhaps allowed you to find more “balance” in your daily life.  For the last…

  • Change - Autumn leaves - Kindred

    Change

    Being out and about this week, I could really feel the change in the season. Summer feels like it has truly gone and replaced by…

  • Red roses

    Stop and smell the roses

    You may have heard of the saying “Stop and smell the roses.” This simple message or expression is very much about “appreciation” and this topic…

  • life on off yoga mat

    LIFE – On and off your Yoga Mat

    Over the years, the love affair I’ve had with Yoga, has been, shall we say, interesting.  Over the decades, I came back to the practice,…

  • Breathe - pranayama practice

    Developing a Pranayama practice

    Breathing is something we just “do” and very rarely think about. Thanks to it being an automatic function for obvious reasons, we usually only tend…