living yoga, ayurveda,sadhana & natures earthy ways
Within the pages of the ancient Ayurvedic text Charaka Samhitta is the pulse of timeless wisdom on the disease and suffering of the human experience. According to the Charaka – Misuse of intelligence – is the primary principle for which all suffering is created. A concise statement, which, should humanity chose to respond to living […]
Taking care of ourselves. happiness & health, all to often misunderstood in a world that uses material wealth as indicators. We have forgotten that our real treasure is our mental, physical, emotional & spiritual wealth. We battle on, stuffing our lives with bus-i-ness, strange attachments to sparkly things, ownership of the lands, nature, people: a […]
I am kingfisher I am stillness, waiting in the silence I am awareness, watching in reflection I am balance holding in harmony I am intent, perfect in completion I am Kotare Barry Brailsford – Wisdom of the Four Winds Kotare -(Kingfisher) came to our family recently, following the west winds and rains. Kingfisher is not […]
We had the great blessing of sitting with Guruji Paramahamsa Prajanananda and 4 other extraordinarily calm and wise Swamis on retreat here in NZ. They lovingly spent many hours guiding & helping us, each on our unique path towards self. Entering into a discourse about growth, Guruji bought our attention to the fact that […]
We of pioneering descent, whose ancestors came to this land & others from countries afar must find ourselves. Our greetings to each other are barren. ‘I am Carmen’. What does that say about me? How are we able to find unity in our diversity, respect each other as equal when we meet for the first […]
I have a vision. To bring Yoga into our Communities’ – as an acknowledged, inclusive & valuable resource for health, well-being & harmonious living, provided by the Community, within the Community. Who am I? A long-term student, teacher & health practitioner of the Vedic Science’s of life & living, Ayurveda & Yoga. Seeking to share […]