I recently discovered an unpublished article from July 2017. I wrote it the night before the first- of two- quite complex knee surgeries....

A lesson in flexibility (not failure!!) I lasted a grand total of 26 hours at a 10-day silent meditation retreat. Which is surprising...

For 10 day whole days I will be sitting in silence, without internet, a mobile or a book. Why? Because I have signed up for a Vipassana...

March has been a pretty hectic month: I’m in the process of moving house, setting up a business whilst still juggling my regular yoga...

Tias Little's 5-day immersion into yoga of the subtle body has transformed my approach and attitude towards practicing yoga. Over the...

At the turn of the year we often find ourselves evaluating and examining the previous year’s progress. We focus on what we don’t have and wh

Cambodia's seaside city is famed for it's endless coastline, beach hut bars and notorious nightlife. Yet if you're not a backpac

I wasn’t quite sure what to expect from Vagabond Temple’s Reiki course. I knew it had something to do with energy but it all seemed a bit ‘H

Shavasana is the crown jewel of yoga asana and is the most difficult pose to understand- physically, mentally and spiritually. We end our...

Teaching at Vagabond Temple has taught me so much about my self and my understanding of yoga. I’ve had the opportunity to teach a variety...

I went into Vagabond Temple’s 7-day detox programme hoping to reboot my digestive system and recalibrate my hunger But these were merely sur

Here's how I got on with Vagabond Temple's 7-day detox programme... Day 1: Today is the ‘warm-up’ before embarking on a 5-day juice fast....

I’ve only been at Vagabond Temple for two days and yet I already feel right at home. Arriving on Sunday afternoon jet-lagged and nervous, I

If you ever find yourself in Basel (for business or for leisure) then I would really recommend trying out a class at B. Yoga Basel. The...

We could all do with a bit more yin in our lives, to balance out the ever-active yang that characterises the everyday mania of modern...

Training as a yoga teacher in India exposed me to a diverse mix of like-minded people from all over the globe. Throughout the course we...

I’m so pleased to say that I qualified as a yoga teacher last week! And I have my 200 Hours RYS certificate to prove it! But what I’ve...

If anyone tells you they are travelling to Dharamsala to see the Dalai Lama, they will be heading up to McLeod Ganj, (via a very steep...

The focus of discussion in my yogic philosophy class is usually on samadhi: “a state of intense concentration achieved through...

Triund is the crown jewel of Dharamsala. Set at 9325 ft (2,842 metres) above sea level, Triund offers breathtaking views of Kangra Valley...

Classes were cancelled yesterday for a full day of complete digestive cleansing (varisara dhauti), something I crudely called ‘shit day!’...

I'm surprised that it's taken me this long to talk about yoga asana- the physical postures and poses which lie at the heart of Western...

Hidden in the Himachal Pradesh district of the Himalayas is the hippie village of Dharamkot, approximately 2km outside of McLeodGanj....

This morning I experienced yogic cleansing- or shatkarma- for the first time (which literally translates to ‘six actions’). The...

Sorry I haven’t blogged much in the last couple of days but unfortunately I’ve been quite unwell. I thought I might have strengthened my ...

My biggest challenge on the yoga teacher training course was always going to be the morning meditation because a). I hate mornings and...

To celebrate the start of the course we all took part in an opening fire ceremony. The ritual (also known as a Homa) consists of mantras...

I've finally arrived at Chandra Yoga, following 26 hours of door-to-door travelling. After surviving on a cocktail of Gatorade and...

Our senses are so much more powerful than we realise. But far too often they are functioning on 'auto pilot': letting the brain pre-empt...

I am currently on a 2-week residency with OBRA Theatre, set on Au Brana Farm in the South of France. Here’s how I am getting on... What’s...

A lot of things in life are out of our control. Death, disease, redundancy, difficult people... Whilst we may not be able to change...

Last week I made a start on my reading list for my yoga training. I’m currently reading a borrowed copy of Pantanjali’s* commentary on...

Yoga teacher training had been at the back of my mind for a long while and yet until now I’d never acted on it. I guess I supposed it...

I really love the idea of a bed day. You know, when you stay in bed all day watching films, eating crap and achieving nothing? Yet the...

The countdown is on and I am still very much stressing about what to take. I am sure my western packing 'issues' will feel very trivial...

The most useful part of the training weekend was meeting (most) of the people I am going to spending the next 12 weeks with...and finding...

This morning I travelled to Leicester University campus for my pre-placement training weekend. Greeted by an enormous array of buffet...

Armed with my passport, 2 mug shots and visa forms I travelled to the Philippines embassy, just off Pall Mall. I've never set foot in an...

In two weeks and 2 days I am flying to the Philippines. I am not quite sure if I believe it myself yet, as the whole trip has felt like a...