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Happiness is our natural state that is within us, beyond our senses. In yoga this is sukha – ease/happiness. You

In class, we looked at what it means to be patient – To be able to tolerate delay without becoming

This week we thought about what we do have and allowing gratitude to arise, to notice how it feels. It’s

Impermanence is the truth of life; everything is always changing. However, as humans we generally feel more secure when things

We’ve been looking at various methods for our meditation and this week I shared with you the Japa method which

This week we looked at adjusting our meditation technique to help keep our mind focused. With meditation, it is important

Over the last few weeks, we have been looking at the various types of thoughts that occupy our mind –

This week we look at the mind modification Smriti, which is memory, our experiences that have not slipped away. Sometimes we

Nidra is sleep and during this time our mind has thoughts or vrittis. These sleep thoughts are unconscious and we

This week we looked at vikalpa our imagination, which is a type of vritti (thought). In yoga we look to

This week we have been considering viparyaya, one of the five types of vrittis (thoughts).  Viparyaya is when we mistakenly

Last week we looked at the purpose of yoga being the stilling of mind thoughts to reveal our true self.

There are many interpretations of what yoga is and I’d like to share with you the meaning of yoga that resonates

This week we come to Dharana, Dhyana & Samadhi,  the last three of the limbs of yoga. It is where

Pranayama – the 4th limb of Yoga The way we breathe can influence the flow of energy in our body.

Over the past few weeks we have been looking at the various Yama and Niyama which form part of Patanjali’s

This week we are looking at the niyama (moral code) Ishvara Pranidhana which is surrender to a higher power. How

This week at class we are looking at the niyama (moral code) Svadhyaya/self-study. This is a way to be introspective

This week at class we are looking at the Niyama (moral code) Tapas, which means discipline and not the small

This week we are looking at the Niyama (moral code) Santosha – contentment. Being content allows us to experience life

This week we move onto the Niyama’s which are things that we should do to help us lead a happy

This week’s Yama (moral code) is Aparigraha– detachment. The practise of Aparigraha can be detaching ourselves from the results of our

This week’s Yama (moral code) is Bramacharya – right use of energy. What is right use of energy? To use our

The Yama (moral code) this week is asteya – non-stealing. I’m sure that we do not steal intentionally but there