Author Archive | Guy

Farewell Shari!

Today we said farewell to Shari who is leaving Brighton for Nancy Gilgoff’s Berlin workshop and then on to other adventures. We’ve been very fortunate to have her assisting Sarah over the last two summers. There was a good turn out at the coffee shop as you can see from the pics uploaded to the […]

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Bob Marley mantra

“Emancipate yourselves from mental slavery None but ourselves can free our minds…” Redemption Song – Bob Marley Awesome lyrics from Bob Marley in Redemption Song, the new song I’m attempting to learn to play on the guitar at the moment.

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Enlighten up!

Scott sent me a link to this film Enlightenup – A skeptic’s journey into the world of yoga. Here’s the trailer from the film’s website: Here’s a clip from the film at the KPJAYRI.

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Nishkama Karma

This phrase is from the first line of Yoga Mala 2002 edition. The footnote explains the following: “Nishkama Karma (nish – without + kama – desire : karma – action) is an action performed without a wish or desire for the “fruits” or results, of such action. The ultimate yogic ideal is to perform all […]

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Buddhafield 2009

Hannah and I went off to Buddhafield this year for the first time together. We met there last year so it was something of an anniversary. It’s a really awesome festival and we had a great time! Joey who used to teach at Triyoga in London was there taking the morning led Ashtanga classes. He […]

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Power failure

Yesturday I had a “power failure” during morning practice. I did my usual 10 Surya Namaskar’s and just lost power. I was aching from Sunday’s led primary anyway but all of a sudden I couldn’t get a deep breath and my breathing was erratic – a sure sign that’s something is up. I eased up […]

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