Where do I need to put in a little more effort, to be self-disciplined? Where do I need to remind myself the greater gains are more beneficial than the desires, which present themselves each day.

Contentment is a feeling which tends to stay with you, has a sense of depth to it, of radiating out.

Conserving energy for what you need to do…

Kindness is free. Sprinkle that stuff everywhere!

In yoga we connect back with our body and mind through our focus on the poses (asana) and on our breath.

'Simply do not run away from yourself. Our society and culture offer us many distractions, many entertaining toys to help us run away from ourselves

Suzuki Roshi said that our practice is constantly losing our balance against a background of perfect balance. That is what re-pose is about, to lose our balance constantly, but to return to some upright, dignified posture. And this is true in our life….

‘You should rather be grateful for the weeds you have in your mind, because eventually they will enrich your practice.’

'Without accepting the fact that everything changes, we cannot find perfect composure'. 

The start of our yoga year is a good time to reflect on our practice and to ‘get back to basics’ or 'Shoshin' - beginners mind, in the Zen tradition.

The analogy of beginners mind is a way to help us in our approach - to look with fresh eyes, as though for the first time.

Reflecting this week, ‘Is there an area of my life that needs more attention’... or can I accept the way things are for now, trusting this too will pass... and balance will be restored. Resolving to either make a change or accepting it is what it is for now.