words of wisdom

Just reading some favourite quotes and this one stood out as so very yogic.  Do you know who wrote it? Clue: Famous woman writer with equally talented sisters who were also novelists.

I can live alone, if self-respect, and circumstances require me so to do.

 I need not sell my soul to buy bliss. 

I have an inward treasure born with me, which can keep me alive if all extraneous delights should be withheld, or offered only at a price I cannot afford to give.” 

Poem that heals the loss

February marks the anniversary of my wonderful father Neville's death and when I found this poem by Vikram Seth I felt him smiling.    What a surprise to find that Dad went to the same school as Vikram Seth in Patna, India on the banks of the sacred Ganges - St Michael's .  What a lot we can learn from Wikipedia!

 Princess Alice Hospice Yellow Rose of Remembrance

Gone though you have, I heard your voice today.

I tried to make out what the words might mean,

Like something seen half-clearly on a screen:

Each savoured reference, each laughing bark,

Sage comment, bad pun, indiscreet remark.

Gone since you have, grief too in time will go,

Or share space with old joy; it must be so.

Rest then in peace, but spare us some elation.

Death cannot put down every conversation.

Over and out, as you once used to say?

Not on your life. You're on this line to stay.

This month has had further deaths for our family and I know many friends who are also in early stages of grief so I trust you will find some comfort in reading this poem which was written to honour the passing of a dear friend.

Announcement 2013

Keep a Clear Mind!

We all need to stop and reflect in our busy lives and allow new paths to open.   My students already know that I am taking a sabbatical for 2013 to continue some studies I started last year and also to pursue some new areas to which I feel drawn and to allow me to expand my yoga offerings for the good of others.  I know a lot of students are sad at losing their classes but I am still here and newsletters will reach out each season to those who are in the yoga club.  All changes and then changes again.   Be brave warriors and know that we have everything we need already .  Be Still and Silent and the True Self will reveal how powerful we are!

winter solstice Wishes

Winter Solstice

This is the night of the solstice

The longest night of the year

Now darkness triumphs yet gives way to and changes into Light

The breath of Nature is suspended

All waits while within the Earth the dark king

 is transformed into the infant of Light

We watch for the coming of the Dawn when the great mother again gives birth to the divine child sun who is the bringer of hope and the promise of summer

This is the stillness behind motion

when time itself stops

We turn the wheel (Mantra or Prayer) to bring the Light

Peace   Peace   Peace

We gather in friendship and community at this time to affirm the sanctity of Life...All Life

In our memory we hold the ancestoral knowledge that some would not survive the rigours of winter and the possible famine it might bring.Today we may have food and shelter to physically survive but we recognise the poverty of spirit which leaves so many isolated and fearful.  Allow your true self to gain power over any negative beliefs of your little self .

 Just as the seed waiting beneath the earth will come to flower when the time is right ; 

 so too will we blossom and shine with the Light of the True Self

All is Well

  Seek out quiet spaces and people to be with and trust that others will understand .  If you cannot avoid big groups at work or play then just escape for short bursts of nature or silence and visualise your cloak of light.

We wish you all a peaceful transition into 2013 

   

LOVE

Reflection

Please enjoy and share the video link below which is a version of the Forgive Me track on  The Reflection CD available to hear on www.yogawise.co.uk.  Enjoy!

Forgive Me ~ Meditation

Diwali festival of Light

As we come to the last day of Diwali for 2012 we stay in the light amidst all the darkness arising in the world.    Love is all there is and even in conflict we do not take sides - we stay peaceful so that our peace spreads to others and their hate and suffering is absorbed by our love.   Difficult as this seems in dire situations we can be inspired by others who have chosen this path even when they have suffered terribly at the hands of others.  They have acknowledged that it is always ignorance that causes others to behave less than their true potential.  How can you not forgive a child who has yet to learn right from wrong?   

Let us hope many more humans chose to grow up sooner rather than later!

Please consider adding the Om Shanti Shanti Shanti  Om Peace Peace Peace chant/mantra to your daily meditation practise up to and including the winter solstice on 21st December 2012.

Be a Light in the World