Samskaras & Tapas in the Ashtanga Yoga Practice.   When we begin the journey of dedicating ourselves to a formal daily spiritual practice such as Ashtanga Yoga, we very quickly come up against our deeply …

In a few weeks I am turning 40. This year has included lots of change, our family is now complete, our work is changing as now I work closely with three other (remarkable) people rather …

The only time we have, the only time that is real, true in which we can discover the infinite, or that which is most precious is NOW. Even ‘now’ as a word, is simply a …

After mentoring yoga teachers in the last 6 months, I have met some wonderful people all of whom had one thing in common: They were holding back. Holding back comes in a variety of forms, …

This blog was to be entitled “Paranoia is an appropriate response to Patriarchy”, and I intended to discuss  the Stanford Case in the media, and more recently the allegations of rape made against a previously …

Yoga is a wonderful way to prepare the body for pregnancy. It helps reduce stress, balance hormones and overall can help us feel well in body, mind and spirit.   Yet sometimes no matter how …

    Kundalini Tantra is all the rage at the moment. Through breath, bodywork and sacred union it is promoted that we can discover our most authentic self.   When we have a connection to …

I have always believed that the final frontier of yoga practice is to integrate all we have learnt into our relationships. I have spent many years practicing with wonderful teachers, they have a deep knowledge …

“For the relationship to move to the next level of truth requires an opening and a vulnerability that you’re not quite ready to make. And so you entrench, you retrench, you pull back and then …

Jean Marie Byrne[1] [Final version published in Breathing with Luce Irigaray. Editors: L. Skof & E. Holmes, Bloomsbury 2013] Introduction Luce Irigaray’s work in Between East and West: From Singularity to Community explores the relationship …