The Leo Star Sign is the fifth astrological sign of the Zodiac and falls between July 23 and August 22. It’s symbol is that of the Lion and it is one of the fire signs. Leo’s are the signs rolling right into the limelight. They’ll happily take their place first, cameras flashing and the center of attention and it can […]
Leo Star Sign
Gemini Star Sign
The Gemini star sign falls approximately between May 21st and June 21st and its symbol is that of the Twins. Immediately, the symbolism of the Twins gives rise to a duality – and this plays out in Gemini’s uncanny ability to see both sides to just about everything. In numerology, One (1) is the first manifestation of everything – it […]
The Heart Connection
Where do we think? Or more importantly, how are we taught to think? In modern life, it is all about our brain. We rationalise everything. We analyse everything. We allow our brain to control almost every facet of our lives, from our waking to sleeping. It tells us we need to have this and that, it tells us not to […]
Sex Drive and Spirituality
Could our sex drive be related to how energy within us has the ability to awaken? That it is a pointer towards something deeper within us, a drive to understand our purpose and where we are all going? Throughout history, sex has had a deep relationship with all things spiritual. There are two sides to this story. The first is […]
Yoga Basics – the five Niyamas
The Niyamas are a means of controlling our inner world. Which is ever more important in today’s fast paced life. They provide a set of guidelines that can help us navigate the line between the physical manifestations we see all around us and the subtle knowing within us that there is more to our life than material possessions. The Yamas […]
Yoga and the Chakras
Amidst the Instagram world of picture perfect poses, it’s easy to lose sight of the underlying meaning of Yoga and the Chakras. Immersed in class or our own practice, we start and finish with various asanas (postures) and it can become consuming to go deeper into a pose, to reach that bit further or to hold it a bit longer. […]
Majority of meat eaters support Veganism
A new study has found that meat eaters actually support veganism, viewing it as ethical and good for the environment. The findings were contained in studies conducted by the University of Bath in the UK. 73% of meat eaters surveyed said veganism was ‘ethical’, 70% said it was good for the environment and 50% considered it healthy. 60% said veganism […]
Yoga Basics – The Five Yamas
The pancha yamas (moral restraints) outlined by Pantajali in his Yoga Sutras comprise one of the eight limbs of Yoga. On a basic level they serve as a guide of what not to do – they Nayamas serve as a guide of “to do’s”. Both the Yamas and Nayamas were considered by Patanjali to be the ‘code’ that aspiring yogis […]
Prana
Prana can be approximately used in place of of the phrase ‘life energy’. The word itself comes from the ancient language of Sanskrit with a ‘Pra’ meaning ‘to exist before’ and ‘ana’ meaning ‘atom’. The phrase then can be taken to derive from ‘existing before an atom’, which can be further distilled to mean that which existed before the atom. […]
History of Yoga
New to Yoga and confused by all the styles, types, rules and limbs? Read on to get some clarity on the history of yoga and soon you’ll understand why you’re not the only one confused! The history of Yoga has evolved over time and is still on a journey. It it guesstimated to have first began as far back as […]