On line yoga videos for beginners and intermediates

This week on the blog...
52 @ 50 no. 47... Music at the Yehudi Menuhin Hall
52 @ 50 no. 48... My first Espresso Martini!
This Week's Recipe... Carrot and Coriander Soup
This Week's Musical Offering... Adi Mantra by Saravtar
This Week's Video... An animated video about Mindfulness
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This week on the blog...
Class Notes... The Fourth Niyama - Svadhyaya (Self-Study)
This Week's Recipe... but you can't eat it! A winter flowering plant pot to brighten up your patio
This Week's Musical Offering... Salut d'Amour by Elgar, played by Benjamin Baker
This Week's Video... 'Take a Seat' with David Attenborough at the Climate Change Conference
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This week on the blog...
52 @ 50 no. 46... A Journey to Glasgow
Class Notes... The Third Niyama - Tapas (Self-Discipline)
This Week's Recipe... Coconut Rice With Aubergine and Tomato Curry
This Week's Musical Offering... Voyage by Garth Stevenson
This Week's Video... Try Yoga at Triyoga
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This week on the blog...
52 @ 50 no. 43, 44 and 45... Adventures in Amsterdam
Class Notes... The second Niyama, Santosha - Contentment
This Week's Recipe... Creamy Vegan Mushroom Pasta
This Week's Musical and Video Offering... Bluebird by UK composer and pianist Alexis Ffrench
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This week on the blog...
Class Notes... Exploring Saucha (Cleanliness and Purity) - the first of the 5 personal disciplines of the practice of yoga
This Week's Recipe... Raisin, Maple and Macadamia Nut Cookies
This Week's Musical Offering... Remembrance by Benji Wertheimer
This Week's Video... a timelapse video of frost forming on rosehips, and one of frost forming on bubbles - magical
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This week on the blog...
52 @ 50 no. 42... A Visit to Eastbourne
Class Notes: A Summary of the Yamas
This Week's Recipe... Ribollita with Celeriac and Kale
This Week's Musical Offering... The Light by Sol Rising
This Week's Video... A timelapse video of autumn colours in the National Trust's Stourhead Landscape Garden
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This week on the blog...
Class Notes... Exploring the Yamas, part 5 -Aparigraha (non-attachment)
This Week's Recipe... Buddha Bowls
This Week's Musical Offering... Dance of the Medicine Buddha by Jonathan Goldman
This Week's Video... a school project on bullying
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This week on the blog...
Class Notes... Exploring the Yamas, part 4 - Brahmacharya (moderation)
A Bit About... Walking for Health and Wellness
This Week's Recipe... Pumpkin, Red Pepper and Lentil Soup
This Week's Musical Offering... Way of the Winding Valley
This Week's Video... more inspiration to go for a walk from Country Walking Magazine
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This week on the blog...
Class Notes... Exploring the Yamas, part 3 - Asteya (non-stealing)
A Bit About... my neighbour and yoga student's book
This Week's Recipe... Vegan Chocolate Cake
This Week's Musical Offering... Infinite Universe by Beautiful Chorus
This Week's Video... Dr Kristen Neff tells us how self-compassion helps us become resilient and strong
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This week on the blog...
Class Notes... Exploring the Yamas, part 2 - Satya
A Bit About... Living with less plastic
This Week's Recipe... Ginger, Honey and Lemon Vegetables with Labneh
This Week's Musical Offering... The Blue Planet by Hans Zimmer from BBC's Blue Planet 2
This Week's Video... trailers for the Ocean Film Festival and a film called BLUE, a "cinematic song for the oceans"
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This week on the blog...
52 @ 50 no. 41 - A Visit to Bookham Country Market
Class Notes... Exploring the Yamas, part 1
This Week's Recipe... Vegan Blackberry and Apple Crumble
This Week's Musical Offering... Dream 13 by Max Richter - gorgeous soothing cello music to relax to 
This Week's Video... a sweet little animation reminding us about the present moment
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This week on the blog...
This Week's Recipe... Broccoli, Celery and Dill Soup
This Week's Musical Offering... relaxing music for your Savasana or a slow flow practice - Stillness by Hubbub
This Week's Video... is about how yoga helps those living behind bars
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This week on the blog...
52 @ 50 no. 40... wine tasting at Albury Organic Vineyard near Guildford, Surrey
This Week's Recipe... Quinoa, Almond and Mint Salad
This Week's Musical Offering... relaxing music for your Savasana - Nectar by Benji Wertheimer
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This week on the blog...
52 @ 50 no. 39 visiting The Garden Museum in Lambeth, London
A Bit About... Why standing poses are such an important part of our yoga practice
This Week's 5-Pose-Flow... a prone backbending sequence to strengthen the back of your body and stretch the front
This Week's Recipe... Spelt Risotto
This Week's Musical Offering... OM Sanctuary by Jason D McKean
This Week's Video... We are all lightbulbs - wise words from Prince EA
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This week on the blog...
52 @ 50 no. 38 - enjoying a solo weekend yoga retreat
A Bit About... The Great British Bee Count - take part in Friends of the Earth's survey on the health of our bees
A Bit About... British Flowers Week - promoting home-grown cut flowers
This Week's 5-Pose-Flow... a standing sequence for strength, stability and flexibility
This Week's Recipe... Energy Boost Bars
This Week's Musical Offering... Jai Ma by Sacred Earth
This Week's Video... a funny sketch from Michael McIntyre about the 3 ways to deal with bees and wasps
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This week on the blog...
52 @ 50 no. 37 - Running in the Gothenburg Half Marathon
A Bit About... The Wildlife Trusts' 30 Days Wild Challenge
This Week's 5-Pose-Flow... a sequence featuring some standing poses
This Week's Recipe... Portobello Mushroom 'Steaks'
This Week's Musical Offering... Limitation by East Forest
This Week's Video... inspiration to keep moving as we age
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This week on the blog...
Two poems about wild spaces and peaceful places
This Week's 5-Pose-Flow... a sequence featuring a modified variation of Wild Thing (Camatkarasana)
This Week's Recipe... Pea and Mint Pasta
This Week's Musical Offering... Kali Durgai by Sangit Om, plus an attempt to explain the meaning of the mantra
This Week's Video... Where the Wild Things Play - a short film about adventurous women doing the things they love to do
A Bit About... Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2018
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This week on the blog...
52 @ 50 no. 36 ... Bundle Dyeing - dyeing fabric the natural way with flower petals
A Bit About... National Gardening Week
This Week's 5-Pose-Flow... forward bend, backbend, neutral and rest - a sequence for your spine
This Week's Recipe... Moroccan Vegetable Tagine
This Week's Musical Offering... Bhaj Man Mere by Nirinjan Kaur - a relaxing mantra track for your Savasana
This Week's Video... is Prince Ea again, this time explaining the difference between happiness and gratitude
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This week on the blog...
A Bit About... Your Core Muscles
This Week's 5-Pose-Flow... a balancing sequence for you to practice
This Week's Recipe... Butternut Squash Hummus
This Week's Musical Offering... Sleep by Eric Whitacre and The Virtual Choir
This Week's Video... a TED Talk by Eric Whitacre about how The Virtual Choir came into being
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This week on the blog...
A Bit About... Your Rectus Abdominis
This Week's 5-Pose-Flow... a Restorative sequence in Legs Up The Wall Pose (Viparita Karani)
This Week's Recipe... Spanish Chickpea and Almond Stew
This Week's Musical Offering... Karuna Canyon by Drala
This Week's Video... my sister's kitten - he's sooooo cute!
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This week on the blog...
A Bit About... Your Transverse Abdominals
Boys to Zen - an article from the Evening Standard magazine about why more men are doing yoga
This Week's 5-Pose-Flow... this short sequence for you to practise at home includes Downward Facing Dog, Warrior 2 pose and Pigeon pose
This Week's Recipe... Poached Pears in Red Wine
This Week's Musical Offering... Nuvole Bianche by Ludovico Einaudi
This Week's Video... a reminder to pause and breath, with a smile, from poet, rapper and motivator Prince Ea
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This week on the blog...
52 @ 50 no. 35 ... The Marsden March - fun and fundraising with unicorns
A Bit About... Your Oblique muscles - what they do and where to find them
This Week's 5-Pose-Flow... this short sequence for you to practise at home includes two balances and a twist
This Week's Recipe... Date and Pumpkin Seed Granola
This Week's Musical Offering... Walking Through by Kaya Project
This Week's Video... from International Women's Day, this video shows what children think of unequal pay
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This week on the blog...
A Bit About... my recent yoga retreat in Goa, India
This Week's 5-Pose-Flow... a short sequence for you to practise at home
This Week's Recipe... Vegan Peanut Butter Cookies
This Week's Musical Offering... Goa Sunset by Karunesh
This Week's Video... Piper - a lovely short Pixar animated film 
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This week on the blog...
I have a story for you - a computer love story
A 5-Pose-Flow... a short sequence for you to practise at home 
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This week on the blog...
A 5-Pose-Flow... a short sequence for you to practise at home 
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This week on the blog...
A Bit About...Yoga Poses That Are Named After Animals
This Week's 5-Pose-Flow... a short sequence for you to practise at home
This Week's Recipe... A healthier variation of Chocolate Mousse - just 5 ingredients and it's so easy to make
This Week's Musical Offering... a lovely chant sung by Deva Premal - may all beings be happy and free
This Week's Video... animals doing yoga to make you smile
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This week on the blog...
A Bit About...Yoga Poses That Are Named After Birds
A Bit About... The Big Garden Birdwatch next weekend
This Week's 5-Pose-Flow... a short sequence for you to practise at home
This Week's Recipe... Bang Bang Cauliflower
This Week's Musical Offering... Flying by Garth Stevenson
This Week's Video... a hummingbird pool party - these little birds are so fascinating 
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This week on the blog...
A Bit About...Thread the Needle Pose
This Week's 5-Pose-Flow... new to the blog, a short sequence of poses for you to practise at home
This Week's Recipe... Tomato and Pesto Tarts
A Bit About... Blue Monday (it's today!)
This Week's Video... a trailer for the upcoming Bamff Mountain Film Festival - inspiring tales from the mountains 
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This week on the blog...
A Bit About...my word for 2018
52 @ 50 no. 34 - Rugby at Twickenham
This Week's Recipe... Spinach, Broccoli and Pea Soup
This Week's Musical Offering... A New Day by Laya Project
This Week's Video... an inspiring video which reminds us that we are all connected 
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This week on the blog...
A Bit About...Ayurvedic remedies for coughs and colds
A Bit About...Comfort & Joy, my 6-day self-care challenge which starts on Monday
This Week's Recipe... A video recipe for vegan Christmas Dinner from BOSH!
This Week's Musical Offering... Banyan, a whole album from The Hang Drum Project 
This Week's Video... one man’s challenging journey which may inspire you to do something out of your comfort zone  
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This week on the blog...
52 @ 50 no. 33 - Exploring London's hidden gems - The Nunhead Gardener, Nunhead
A Bit About...Eagle Pose and the Rhomboid Muscles
This Week's Recipe... Spicy Carrot Soup
This Week's Musical Offering... Bhaj Man Mere by Nirinjan Kaur - a relaxing mantra
This Week's Video... one little video about mindfulness and happiness and one about giving the gift of our attention to our nearest and dearest this Christmas 
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This week on the blog...
52 @ 50 no. 32 - A Matinee Performance of The Lion King (and a sparkly cocktail afterwards)
A Bit About...Simhasana - Lion Pose
This Week's Recipe... Spicy Veggie Shepherd's Pie
This Week's Musical Offering... Moving Up by DJ Drez
This Week's Video... an inspiring reminder about why we practice yoga and the benefits it brings us
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This week on the blog...
52 @ 50 no. 31 - A Weekend Away in Hastings
A Bit About National Self Care Week
This Week's Recipe... Parsnip and Apple Soup
This Week's Musical Offering... Horizon of Gold by Ben Leinbach
This Week's Video... a reminder from a cute little girl to put your heart and soul into whatever you love to do
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This week on the blog...
A bit about... Savasana
This Week's Recipe... Celery, Apple and Spinach Green Juice
This Week's Musical Offering... some Kirtan (the call and response of mantras) - Durga Pahimam by Jai Uttal
This Week's Video... how to be happy by Albert Einstein
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This week on the blog...
A bit about... self-compassion
This Week's Recipe... Sweet Potato and Spinach Curry
This Week's Musical Offering... 4 hours (yes 4 hours!) of relaxing music from Moby
This Week's Video... a reminder to focus on the things we can do rather than on the things we can't
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This week on the blog...
52 @ 50 no. 30 - Becoming a Dog Fosterer - and then letting her go
This Week's Recipe... Warm Roasted Sweet Potato and Carrot Salad
This Week's Musical Offering... Letting Go by Liquid Mind
This Week's Video... asks people aged between 1 and 100 'What's Your Life's Purpose?'
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This week on the blog...
6 Ways to Help You Transition into Autumn More Easily
This Week's Recipe... Spiced Apple Porridge
A Bit from Eckhart Tolle - The Duck With a Human Mind
This Week's Musical Offering... Breathing Space by Sacred Earth
This Week's Video... a clip from a BBC programme about autumn with amazing photography of chipmunks!
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This week on the blog...
52@50 no 29 - An introduction to The Alexander Technique
This Week's Recipe... Courgette Soup
This Week's Musical Offering... Le Onde (The Waves) by Ludovico Einaudi
This Week's Video... the trailer for The Ocean Film Festival - coming to a theatre near you soon
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This week on the blog...
52@50 no 28 - I'm learning to kayak and canoe
A bit about ... Should you work out while you're on holiday? An article by Peta Bee from the Times
This Week's Recipe... Blueberry Oat Cookies
This Week's Musical Offering... Lila by Thomas Barquee
This Week's Video... inspiration to try something new
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This week on the blog...
52@50 no 27 - Travelling alone in Austria part 2 plus my daughter's graduation
A bit about ... Strength of Mind - an excerpt from Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert on dealing with Fear
A bit about... Strength of Body - why doing strength training is so important and how to add it into your yoga practice
This Week's Recipe... Lemon and Prosecco Cocktail - it's a good 'un, I think you'll love it
This Week's Musical Offering... Transformation by Bahramji and Mashti - because who doesn't want some transformation in their life with a good funky rhythm?
This Week's Video... how one young man is helping elderly care-home residents expand their lives
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This week on the blog...
52@50 no 26 - Travelling Alone in Austria
This Week's Musical Offering... Bus Ride to Gulu by Pete Kuzma
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This week on the blog...
A bit about ... keeping up your yoga practice while you're on holiday
This Week's Recipe... pineapple ice lollies
This Week's Interesting Word... is peregrinate
This Week's Musical Offering... Wandering Sadhu by Desert Dwellers
This Week's Video... words of wisdom from Kid President - "Life is Like a Comic"
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This week on the blog...
A bit about ... doing yoga with children
This Week's Recipe... easy vegan mango ice-cream
This Week's Interesting Word... is novaturient
This Week's Musical Offering... Lullaby by Tina Malia - a lovely relaxing song with a mystical feel to it
This Week's Video... a short video made by some children asking other children what they like about yoga
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This week on the blog...
A bit about ... International Yoga Day
This Week's Recipe... Gazpacho - cool and colourful, this soup is perfect to eat in the hot weather
This Week's Interesting Word... is nelipot
This Week's Musical Offering... Yoga Dreaming by Soulfood - a favourite Savasana track
This Week's Video... a beautiful and inspiring sequence by an amazing yogi
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This week on the blog...
A bit more about ... Mudras 
This Week's Recipe... Pad Thai Salad - this is sooooooo delicious
This Week's Interesting Word... is coruscate
This Week's Musical Offering...  two tracks for you this week - one with a strong, funky rhythm and the other gentle and relaxing
This Week's Video... two videos too... both about photographers of yoga
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This week on the blog...
A bit about ... Mudras - the hand and finger positions we use in pranayama, meditation and yoga class
An amusing article about a man's first yoga class
This Week's Recipe... Chocolate Mint Leaves
This Week's Interesting Word... nemophilist
This Week's Musical Offering... a 50 minute track to accompany a slow stretch sequence with a long Savasana, or the latest class available to Thrive Yoga members which is a Yin Yoga sequence
This Week's Video... how complaining rewires your brain for negativity
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This week on the blog...
A bit about Yin Yoga... following my 5 day course last week, here's a description of this slow, gentle form of yoga so you know what to expect if you go to a Yin Yoga class
A  bit more about... more translations of Sanskrit words - Seva and Bodhisattva
This Week's Recipe... Red Pepper and Almond Dip (or Dressing)
This Week's Interesting Word... ataraxia
This Week's Musical Offering... the theme from the film Interstellar - perfect to accompany your Savasana or a slow stretch 
This Week's Video... Seva in action - one woman's work to reduce food waste
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This week on the blog...
A bit about... more translations of Sanskrit words - yoga postures
This Week's Recipe... Courgette 'meatballs'
This Week's Interesting Word... solivagant
This Week's Musical Offering... North East West South by the Hang Playing Hedge Monkeys
This Week's Video... 'The Bucket' a short video about just who comes to visit a bucket of water left out in the desert
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This week on the blog...
52@50 no. 25 - my 50th birthday!
A bit about... translations of Sanskrit words used in the breathing practices
This Week's Recipe... Hummus
This Week's Interesting Word... psithurism
This Week's Musical Offering... Pranafestation by Desert Dwellers - a strong, rhythmic track to accompany Sun Salutations or this week's video on the Thrive Yoga membership page
This Week's Video... Rob Brydon tells us just how many words and phrases that we use in everyday life actually come from the works of William Shakespeare
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This week on the blog...
A bit about...Yoga Nidra, otherwise known as Yogic Sleep
This Week's Recipe... Almond Butter and Banana Bagel
This Week's Advice From... the Moon
This Week's Musical Offering... Lady of the Moon by 2002 - a beautiful, relaxing, melodic track to accompany Shavasana or quiet contemplation
This Week's Video... A short BBC clip about a 98 year old grandmother who inspires others to practice yoga
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This week on the blog...
A bit about...Earth Day 2017
This Week's Recipe... Spicy Lentil Soup
This Week's Advice From... the Earth
A Bit About... Bluebells and Woods and Forest Bathing
This Week's Musical Offering... Another one for a slow flow practice
This Week's Video... A spoken word poem from Prince Ea called Man vs Earth
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This week on the blog...
A bit about...yoga and religion
A bit about... The Psoas Muscle
This Week's Recipe... Fruity Chocolate Easter Eggs
This Week's Advice from... A River
This Week's Musical Offering... A 15 minute track to accompany a slow flow
This Week's Video... America's largest yoga class is held in a cathedral read more

This week on the blog...
A bit about...how yoga helps you create space in your body, mind and spirit
A bit about... my upcoming 7 Day Decluttering Challenge - join me for a week of clearing and sorting through the cluttered places in your home. The Challenge starts Monday 10th April - it's free and open to everyone who wants to create some space and clarity in their life.
This Week's Recipe... A simple 4-ingredient green juice
This Week's Advice from... A Prairie
This Week's Musical Offering... a beautiful relaxing track from the film The Thin Red Line. It's called Light by Hans Zimmer and it's perfect for accompanying your meditation or Savasana
This Week's Video... a clip about yoga and breathing read more

This week on the blog...
A bit about...how you breathe
A bit about... the 10 best houseplants to improve the air quality in your home
This Week's Recipe... Parsnip and Apple Soup
This Week's Advice from... A Rainforest
This Week's Musical Offering... Oxygen Bar by Deep Divers - a beautifully relaxing track 
This Week's Video... a clip about whether breathing practices can change your health read more

This week on the blog...
52@50 no. 24 - Visiting the British Library
A bit more about doing Dancer's Pose - step-by-step instructions
This Week's Recipe... Raspberry and Lemon Muffins
This Week's Advice from ... A Forget-Me-Not
This Week's Musical Offering... Nataraja by Jai Uttal and Ben Leinbach - 15 minutes of slow rhythm for you to practice to
This Week's Video... a clip about how ballet practice is helping rugby players avoid injury read more

This week on the blog...
52@50 no 23 - Bollywood Dancing
A bit more about doing Bow Pose... an article from Yoga Journal
This Week's Recipe... Roasted Beetroot
Advice from ... the Sky
This Week's Musical Offering... is a relaxing track for meditation, Savasana or a slow, relaxing practice
This Week's Video... an animated anatomical look at Bow Pose - really informative if you're interested in the anatomy of yoga read more 

This week on the blog...
52@50 no 22 - visiting Borough Market
A bit about... Eating a Rainbow, and doing Bow Pose
This Week's Recipe... Rainbow Salad
Advice from a... you've guessed it... Rainbow
This Week's Musical Offering... has a steady rhythmic beat, perfect for doing slow Sun Salutations to. It's called Earth and Sky and it's by Karunesh
This Week's Video... reminds us that, in spite of what the media constantly tells us, we really do live in a wonderful world  read more 

This week on the blog...
A Bit About... bones and joints and self-compassion in yoga
This Week's Recipe... Courgette Spaghetti with Creamy Avocado and Mint Sauce 
Advice From a... Snowflake
This Week's Musical Offering... is a guided meditation by Thich Nhat Hanh set to some beautiful music called The End of Suffering by Gary Malkin
This Week's Video ... is an introduction to a Romanian dog rescue shelter Read more

This week on the blog...
A Bit About... the uses of coconut oil
This Week's Recipe... Healthy Nutella
Advice From a... Star
A video about walking for peace Read more

This week on the blog...
Greetings from India
This Week's Recipe... Apricot and Honey Seedy Oat Bars
A Bit About... Tibetan Singing Bowls
Advice From a... Sunset Read more

This week on the blog...
A question for inner inquiry... how is the weather with you today?
And a poem by Rumi entitled The Guest House
52@50 no. 21 - going to the cinema on my own
This Week's Recipe... Fennel and Spinach Soup
This Week's Advice from ... a tree
This Week's Musical Offering...Uno by Deuter a relaxing track to add to your yoga playlist to accompany Savasana or your meditation practice
This Week's Video... two fabulous impromptu piano performances and a trailer from La La Land  Continue reading here

This week on the blog...
52@50 no. 20 - Participating in the Women's March on London
This Week's Recipe...Red Pepper and Sweet Potato Soup
This Week's Musical Offering...doesn't have any music - it's a guided meditation, written especially for those who marched on Saturday, but relevant to anyone who wants to feel grounded, centred and connected
This Week's Video... is about Ilan Shamir, the founder of the 'Advice from a...' series, his love of nature and how it inspires him in his work  Continue reading

This week on the blog...
We look at New Year's Resolutions the yoga way
This Week's Recipe...Garlic and Parmesan Roasted Chickpeas
This Week's Musical Offering...Horizon by Garth Stevenson - relaxing cello music to accompany your gentle, mellow practice
This Week's Video... A short video about Tao Porchon-Lynch, the world's oldest yoga teacher, taking us back through some major events her life and showing what she's up to next. She's a complete inspiration!  Continue reading