by Marion Thornley At our monthly Mantra and Meditation meeting on Tuesday afternoon, after chanting the traditional Salute to the Sun, and before starting our meditation, we chatted about the reasons why people learn Vedic…
with Marion Thornley A question on Facebook recently caught my eye. A yoga teacher was posing the question “Is yoga a religion?” The lady in question continued to say that several of the…
Who says that living the good life here in the Pyrénées-Orientales is stress free? Whether it’s paying your tax bill, moving house or worrying about the kids, stress is a constant presence in all our…
Learn how yoga can be used to help overcome sinus problems
by Marion Thornley <img4686|left> Some of the more well-known postures in yoga are the inversions, that is, when we turn ourselves upside down. These include the headstand, the shoulderstand, the arm balance, and others.…
by Marion Thornley As women in the modern world, we often bear the brunt of much of its suffering. That is not to say that men never suffer or that women are morally superior,…
Our feet are a part of our bodies that is most often neglected and I have many yoga students who cannot even bear to look at or touch their feet. Yet, when our feet start…
Last month I started to talk about a yoga text called the Yoga Sutra-s of Patanjali. As I explained last time, this ancient authority sets out the various tools in the yoga toolbox, which can…
I was talking to a neighbour a few days ago about the practice of yoga, and the goal of the practice being freedom from the activities of the mind and inner contentment.
In last month’s article I mentioned a famous yoga text called the Yoga Sutra-s of Patanjali. This is the main text we have today to help us answer the question “just what is yoga?”