For too long, menopause has been cast in the language of loss — a quiet decline, a soft unravelling into invisibility. But endings are never simply endings. They are compost, dark soil for something new to take root. What if menopause were not a diminishment, but an initiation? Not a failure of the body, but its deep wisdom at work — a fire that burns away the false so that we can meet what is true. Writers and teachers like Red School, Sharon Blackie, and Katherine May have

In yoga philosophy, there’s a quietly powerful teaching that names four stages of being: Bogi, Rogi, Yogi, and Tyagi. It’s not so much a ladder to climb as it is a mirror — an invitation to notice how we’re living and where our energy is flowing.

There are seasons when life feels tender at the edges — when everything within us is shifting, asking to be met in a new way. For many...

What lies beneath the stories we tell ourselves? This week, we explore the art of being honest with ourselves — through yoga philosophy, core values, and the still lake of truth.

Theme: Satya - Self Expression and Being True To Ourselves This week, we continued our exploration of Satya – truthfulness – and, in...

When life feels unsettled, we often find ourselves pulled upwards — into the busyness of the mind, the racing of the heart, the shallows of the breath.

Theme: Satya - Truthfulness and the difference between 'nice' and 'real'. In yoga, Satya is often translated simply as “truthfulness.”...

Hi everyone, I hope you are all doing well as we transition from late summer to early Autumn. This week, we will find ourselves at Mabon....

Theme: Worrying is a form of violence - discuss! I have been looking forward to discussing this part of the book, because it is a little...

This evening, our circle began by checking in with how we were each arriving. The unsettled weather — and the pull of the approaching September full moon — seemed to be stirring something in many of us.

There’s a quiet joy in stepping out into the garden on a sunny autumn morning, noticing how the year has begun to turn. The roses that...

My 2025 day retreats sold out within days, and after the first one unfolded with such joy and depth, I knew I wanted to return to The...

Theme: Moving from fear towards balance After quite a 'heavy' session the week before, I offered a grounding 'safe space' meditation to...

This evening, our circle settled into that delicate space between protection and expansion. We spoke of fears that serve us — the kind that keep us safe, grounded, alive — and the ones that whisper “stay small,” “don’t try,” “don’t belong.”

Theme: What does it mean to live gently in a busy world? We began with quiet reflection, each of us arriving from the hum of our days and...

Īśvara Praṇidhāna is often translated as “surrender to a higher power”

Rooted in ancient agricultural traditions, Lammas, also known as Lughnasadh, is a festival of gratitude and abundance.

In our first session, we gently arrived in circle together — some of us meeting for the first time — and explored the question: “What brought you to this circle?” We took time to land, to listen, and to share the many reasons we each felt drawn to a dedicated yoga philosophy group.

A reflection on inclusivity, authenticity, and making space for all of us.

Svadhyaya is one of those quietly powerful practices that lives at the heart of yoga. It sits among the Niyamas, the internal disciplines outlined in the Eight Limbs of Yoga, and it is often translated as "self-study."