yoga

What are you really angry about?

November 7, 2012 By Ellen

Seeing red? I’m still here cross-legged on the mat, pondering. The weekend’s large helping of Om has still not worn off, or at least my coat still smells faintly of incense. Clearly too much gazing at one’s navel is not a good thing. Especially if it means children go unfed and husbands un-husbanded. However, a […]

How do you know when you’re happy?

November 4, 2012 By Ellen

Brighter ahead: The view from Chillout Scotland We all want to be happy. Right? Of course we do… but what exactly is happy and how do we know when we’ve got there?Is it about having a nice house, a nice spouse and nice children? It might, but, then again, I know a few people with all […]

Oh my dog: karma from the canine world.

June 11, 2012 By Ellen

Preparing for downward dog We have had a house guest for the past week – a large black Labrador called Pinto. He’s lovely and perfectly well behaved, a credit to his owner. And he’s also been very instructive. I hadn’t previously pawsed to consider how much wisdom there is in the wag of a tail […]

Review: Without the right bra yoga is a bust

March 5, 2012 By Ellen

via Flickr Alan Weir via Flickr Scott Ableman via Flickr chijanofuji via flickr Commonorgarden You have probably gathered that I like the occasional downward dog, pigeon or half moon. In other words I am no stranger to the yoga mat. I know that pose of a child doesn’t mean looking shifty while […]

Acceptance: Feeding bananas to the mind monkey.

March 2, 2012 By Ellen

Speaking of monkeys… I can never decide if my urge to blog is similar to the restlessness athletes get if they don’t run, or just another way of procrastinating…Today I felt the itch but wasn’t sure where to go. Another post about my yoga weekend (nah, really, who cares?), wondering why my nephew has a […]