Ayurveda
Palindromes and Garden Gnomes
Endlessly distracted minds are confused minds. Yesterday was February 22nd, or 22-02-2022 – a palindrome. Media of all kinds was pointing to it – with
23/02/2022
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Mindfulness
What is Self-Compassion?
Why don’t we have compassion for ourselves? Or what causes us to lose compassion for ourselves?
14/02/2022
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Ayurveda
The Masks we wear
Most often, we don’t know the effects of our actions, or our inaction (both of which can be called karma), until long afterwards – if at all! We have to use our imagination, or logical reasoning, to project into the future the sort of result we hope to achieve, yet the results of our actions are never certain due to countless factors far beyond our control.
12/02/2022
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Astrology
Dancing with Venus and Mars at the Full Moon
Venus and Mars recently began an unusually long dance with each other which strongly impacts the Full Moon in Leo (exact on Wednesday evening at
12/02/2022
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Astrology
New Moon in Aquarius – Ready to Pounce?
Shifting energy is a big theme at this Aquarius New Moon (February 1st at 06:46 CET) – there is quite a lot of potential for
31/01/2022
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Spirituality
Happy New Year from charming Assisi!
Many of us are in “fresh start” mode at this time of year, but why waste time splitting hairs about whether you prefer “intentions” over
08/01/2022
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Astrology
A refreshingly Upbeat New Moon in Virgo
Today’s New Moon begins the annual Indian tradition of honouring ancestors known as Pitru Paksha.🙏🏻Our bodies carry our ancestral DNA, which often means we spend
06/09/2021
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Meditation
Yama-Niyama for Yoga Teachers
यमनियमासनप्राणायामप्रत्याहारधारणाध्यानसमाधयोऽष्टावङ्गानि॥२९॥ Yamaniyamāsanaprāṇāyāmapratyāhāradhāraṇādhyānasamādhayo’ṣṭāvaṅgāni Yama (moral injunctions), Niyama (observances), Āsana (posture), Prāṇāyāma (regulation of the breath), Pratyāhāra (internalization of the senses), Dhāraṇā (concentration), Dhyāna (meditation) (and) Samādhi
05/08/2021
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