Self-compassion and changing your critical self-talk – Part 2 By Dr Alla Demutska (Insight Psychology Centre) and Dr Richard Chambers What is self-compassion? We tend to be much kinder to others than ourselves. Most people, when faced by the suffering of someone they care about, respond with patience, acceptance and presence. We might offer [...]
Meet The Teachers: Joanna Nation Joanna Teaches Hatha, Kundalini and Qi Gong At Kundalini House I’m looking forward to meeting you (if we haven't met before) and hello. You'll see me around Kundalini House teaching Kundalini Yoga, Hatha Yoga and Integrative Qi Gong (perhaps some other classes too as my offer continues to grow). [...]
iRest Yoga Nidra for Nervous System Repair What do we do in an iRest class? As a yogic practice iRest yoga nidra starts with purposefully creating, an inner resource of peace, wellbeing and ease. A student cultivates this place using images, feelings, sounds, tastes and smells and practice recalling this self-created inner resource. The student [...]
A Shift to Outward Energy leading into the 1st of August Leo New Moon Mercury went retrograde on the eight of July (joining Jupiter, Saturn, Chiron, Neptune and Pluto) and will return to direct motion on the second of August. This provides a good opportunity for reviewing and reflecting on the details of everyday life, [...]
Believe in yourself at the Capricorn Full Moon/ Partial Lunar Eclipse The current eclipse season started with the 17th of June Sagittarian Full Moon, which so poetically occurred right at the galactic centre of the universe. While the portal will close at the next New Moon in Leo on the 1st of August, the influence [...]
Beetroot & Goats Cheese Tart: A goat’s cheese and beetroot tart is not only super easy, it’s a fantastic way to use seasonal produce. Serve for lunch, as a side dish or light dinner. INGREDIENTS 450g (1lb) beetroot, peeled 30ml (2 tbsp) olive oil salt and freshly ground pepper 1 pack (320g) ready-rolled puff [...]
Feeding Your Soul - Cancerian New Moon/Solar Eclipse Happy Winter Solstice or as I visualise it, the birth of hope! At 1:54 am on Saturday the 22nd of June the Sun moves into Cancer, marking the Winter Solstice, and setting the tone for the next few months with a particularly Cancerian tone. This coincides [...]
The idea of taking six weeks off to travel around Europe seemed very exciting, yet at the same time also quite terrifying. Could I really leave the clinic and my patients for so long? Could I allow myself to have a break, to look after myself? It’s a bit self-indulgent, isn’t it? And who would [...]
Count your Blessings and Spread Your Wings at this especially Sagittarian Full Moon The Sagittarian Full Moon illuminates our aspirations, occuring at 6:30 pm on Monday the 17th July at 26 degrees of Sagittarius as A Flag Bearer in a Battle. This speaks to having the power of one’s convictions and fighting for political ideals, [...]
Manifest your wildest dreams this New Moon- By Melanie June There is a new moon in Gemini tonight, which is a great time to begin new projects, business or focus on what you want to bring into creation. Whilst it’s a great time to manifest and work with the energy of the moon, you also [...]
