April’s full moon brings with it a sense of encouragement and dynamism. It symbolises courage, renewal and blossoming - it is a moon of change.

This week in sangha, we continue discussing The Bhagavad Gita for Daily Living by Eknath Easwaran. We discussed Chapter 2 Verses 46-49. Each week, I will attempt to summarise the parts of the book we discuss.

This week in sangha, we continue discussing The Bhagavad Gita for Daily Living by Eknath Easwaran. We discussed Chapter 2 Verses 45-46. Each week, I will attempt to summarise the parts of the book we discuss.

On 19th March, we arrive at the New Moon in Pisces, the final new moon of the astrological year. There is something quietly powerful about this particular moment in the lunar cycle. Pisces sits at the very end of the zodiac wheel, where things soften, dissolve, and begin to return to the great ocean of possibility. This is not simply a beginning. It is a threshold between an ending and a beginning.

Fire is often associated with intensity, transformation, and power. But in yoga philosophy, fire also has another quality that is quieter, but just as important: clarity.

We may not be able to change everything happening across the globe, but we can shape the atmosphere in our homes, our streets, and our communities. A small act of kindness offered quietly, right where we are, is never insignificant. In its own gentle way, it helps tip the balance of the world toward a little more care.

In yoga we often talk about breath in a very simple way. We inhale and we exhale. But within the deeper teachings of yoga philosophy, the movement of breath and energy in the body (prana) is understood to be much more nuanced. The yogic tradition describes five main movements of prana, known as the five vayus. The word vayu means wind or movement. These are not physical structures we can point to in the body, but rather patterns of energetic movement that describe how l

As we move deeper into March, our yoga practice continues to explore the fire element. Fire is often associated with energy, effort, and transformation. In yoga philosophy it relates to Manipura chakra, the centre of digestion and inner power. When we hear the word digestion, most of us immediately think of food. But the yogic understanding of digestion is much broader than that.

This week in sangha, we continued discussing The Bhagavad Gita for Daily Living by Eknath Easwaran. We discussed Chapter 2 Verses 26-38. Each week, I will attempt to summarise the parts of the book we discuss.

If you have ever practised with me, you will know that rest is never an afterthought. I teach rest as a spiritual practice. It is woven through everything I teach. In the pauses between movements. In the way we arrive. In the way we end our practise. But there is something different about dedicating an entire evening to it.

Each January, there is a familiar energy in my yoga classes. New intentions are set. Mats are unrolled with enthusiasm. People arrive with a sense that this might be the year they finally establish a practice. But yoga was never meant to belong only to the beginning of the year.

This week in sangha, we continued discussing The Bhagavad Gita for Daily Living by Eknath Easwaran. We discussed Chapter 2 Verses 13-25. Each week, I will attempt to summarise the parts of the book we discuss.

This new moon in Aquarius carries the familiar invitation to begin again, but not by pushing forward. Aquarius does not ask for urgency. It asks for perspective.

Maha Shivaratri is a significant date in the yogic and Hindu calendar, observed once a year, usually in late winter. The name translates as the Great Night of Shiva. Unlike many festivals, it is not marked by outward celebration or festivity, but by quietness, reflection, and simplicity. Traditionally, it is a night dedicated to stillness, meditation, and conscious awareness rather than activity or achievement.

Self-love is often spoken about as an idea, a concept, or a goal to reach. But in lived experience, it is something far simpler and far more demanding than that. Self-love is a relationship. It is the longest and most intimate relationship you will ever have. It is with you every day, through everything. There is no stepping away from it, no pause button, no clean slate on a Monday morning. Like any relationship, it is shaped by how you listen, how present you are...

This week in sangha, we continued discussing The Bhagavad Gita for Daily Living by Eknath Easwaran. Each week, I will attempt to summarise the parts of the book we discuss. Please refer to https://www.sjholisticyoga.co.uk/post/what-is-the-bhagavad-gita if you need a grounding in what The Bhagavad Gita is.

Join four thoughtfully crafted yoga day retreats in 2026, each rooted in seasonal wisdom and gentle embodiment. From spring blossoming to winter rest, these 10am–4pm retreats include yoga, meditation, journalling, ritual, and quiet reflection. A calm, supportive space to pause, listen, and reconnect with yourself through the rhythms of the year.

In yoga philosophy, the body is shaped and sustained by Prana – a life force that can be described as intelligent energy. Prana expresses itself through two intertwined qualities: shiva-prana, the guiding intelligence, and shakti-prana, the animating power.

This week in sangha, we started our new book: The Bhagavad Gita for Daily Living by Eknath Easwaran. Each week, I will attempt to summarise the parts of the book we discuss. Please refer to https://www.sjholisticyoga.co.uk/post/what-is-the-bhagavad-gita if you need a grounding in what The Bhagavad Gita is.

Motherhood is so often spoken about in terms of love, devotion, and sacrifice. And all of that is true. But it is also incomplete. Because motherhood is not only tenderness. It is endurance. It is vigilance. It is the long, quiet work of holding; physically, emotionally, invisibly - and often without pause or witness. Mothers carry a lot. In their hearts, hands and shoulders. They carry worry and responsibility, mental lists and emotional weather. They carry the unspoken nee