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Find blogs and articles I have written here, inspired by personal histories, scholarly research, Eastern and Western spiritualities, embodied practices and the enigma that is life itself. Check out more on my Medium page. New publications coming soon.
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An Introduction to the History & Philosophy of Yoga - 12 week online course starts a week today
The 12-week course - An Introduction to the History and Philosophy of Yoga - starts a week today - on Tuesday June 17th 2025 with our...
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Jun 101 min read
Have you signed up for this Sunday’s free yoga philosophy webinar yet? 🌀
The topic is a spicy one! 🔥 Or is it? Tantra is pretty much synonymous with sex in the West. 👀 But the truth of Tantra historically...
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Jun 51 min read
Practical Yoga Philosophy 101: Dharana and the Power of One-Pointed Focus
Dharana (धारणा) and the Power of One-Pointed Focus While I believe philosophy is more than concepts, I also believe that philosophical...
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May 73 min read
What is Theology? A Medieval or Premodern Perspective.
'Theology' comes from two Greek words - 'theos,' meaning God, and 'logos' meaning word or speech. So, we might say 'Theology' is talk...
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Jun 26, 20242 min read
Yoga for the CORE! 15 mins
The Core is central to yoga & life - it is our CORE after all! But our culture often associates core strength with 'wash board' abs....
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May 9, 20241 min read
New Podcast: Embodying Philosophy as a Way of Life!
Listen while on a dog walk or driving. Check out the episode here: Thanks to my amazing mentor Amy's encouragement, over the last month I...
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May 6, 20241 min read
What is embodied philosophy as a way of life?
If you haven't met me yet, my website (or Instagram name) may have given it away: I am super passionate about yoga philosophy! But I am...
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Apr 22, 20243 min read
Yoga as Regulation✨
Having worked in a stressful corporate city job in London, and then coming to Cambridge for my Masters, I know how mentally and...
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Apr 8, 20242 min read
If I said proprioception was central to my yoga classes, would you know what I am talking about?
If you have practiced yoga with me before, you might know that my class is a little different to many other yoga and fitness classes. I...
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Apr 5, 20242 min read
Upon what can we be hopeful?
What does it mean to hope? And, perhaps more significantly, what is the foundation of our hope? Must we believe in God to hope? ...
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Jan 17, 20242 min read
Yoga for the Spine
The spine is central to yoga. The spine is the centre of our body, our nervous system and, according to Hatha and Tantric Yoga...
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Jan 14, 20241 min read
5 things we can learn from the History and Philosophy of Yoga for today
The philosophy and history of yoga can feel daunting. We know its important and has a lot to teach us, but we don’t really know… well,...
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Jan 13, 20244 min read
What are the bandhas or energetic yogic locks?
In Sanskrit, "bandha" translates as "lock." Bandhas are first mentioned textually in the medieval period in Hatha and Tantric texts where...
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Jan 4, 20241 min read
Philosophy as a Way of Life?
What is philosophy as a way of life? For many of us in the West, we are used to the idea that philosophy is a pretty dry subject,...
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Nov 30, 20232 min read
On Knowing: A Right time for everything
We live in a society that tells us that knowledge = facts. That the act of knowing something is almost instantaneous; we just need to be...
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Feb 13, 20232 min read
The Intellect Alone Leads to Despair: How Can We Approach Philosophy as a Way of Life?
The intellect, rational mind or faculty for thinking has many benefits and it is certainly something which is hugely promoted in our...
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Mar 28, 20216 min read
Wellness, Wellbeing, and The Dark Side of Meditation: My Vipasanna Experience
Meditation and yoga have become hugely popularised as ‘secularised’ techniques which claim to significantly improve mental and physical...
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Feb 28, 20216 min read
Shift and Flow: Some Recent Reflections
I have been feeling a shift the last couple of days which culminated in a thought I had this evening in yoga class... When we are young,...
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Sep 18, 20202 min read
Bandhani and Bhuvaneshvari: Goddess Inspiration and The Prints of Rajasthan
Something about the colourful dotted fabric, with so much variety and even more potential, encapsulated the goddess of space, and the energy
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Jul 13, 20204 min read
Black Lives Matter.
I haven’t been blogging lately or posting much on my social media. As a white woman who has grown up with more privilege than others, I...
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Jun 30, 20201 min read
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