Choreography, complexity, sweat, reps and flow can work against an imbalanced nervous system and do more harm than good, as I discovered. I started by practicing vinyasa flow, as many people do, and then moving onto Ashtanga, a highly dynamic style composed of a set sequence of 75 different asana…

It’s hard to be still, both externally and internally. But there’s a precise science to it — yoga, though not as you may know it. — We live in a cycle of endless pleasure-seeking and pain-avoidance — and the emotional chaos that can bring — that has been hard-wired into us by evolution. Our body-mind disproportionately holds onto fearful, negative memories to protect us; it’s our basic survival instinct at work. Our nervous systems are designed…

And no, I haven’t been overdoing it in Ibiza. — We are captivated by crystals. Always have been. Mesmerised by the way they harvest light from the world around them and then fling it back outwards in every direction at once, throwing a tiny galaxy of stars around themselves. By their dream-like hues, which no human-mixed palette could match. …

It may not be an easy conversation to start with your lover (or family). These insights and resources may help. — I’m a yoga teacher, freelance writer and documentary producer. I’ve been working with psychedelics for a couple of years now as a tool to heal emotionally and psychologically from ‘big’ traumas that have left their imprints on me, including divorce and professional burnout, but also more subtle phenomena that have…

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The more I let go of long term thinking, the more fulfilling and exciting my life became. It seems our brains are hardwired to strain for certainty, for predictability, for a grand plan — a clearly demarcated Google Maps route through life. Neuroscientists have in the last decade or so been increasingly fascinated by something called the Default Mode Network, (DFM) a group of interacting regions within…

A real-life sketch from the day I realised our parent-child roles had flipped. Almost… — “How frequently do you urinate in the night?” My dad read from the clipboard in his lap and then looked at me with a face like a child confronted with tricky homework. “Well, I don’t know, Dad, I’m not the keeper of your bladder. How often do you go to…

These are concrete tools and insights I’ve integrated into day-to-day life that have helped me to thrive. — Yoga has transformed the way I live. The way I work. The way I am in any relationships with others. The way I see the world. How…? …is something I’m often asked by people who don’t do yoga — members of my family included. Of course it changes your body…

Yes, there is more to life. Rather than making jokes about it, I’d like to flip the narrative and support people in their search for meaning. — Age: 33. Life situation: Warm marriage, big house in London, corporate career — successful, well-paid, nice things, expensive holidays, a pile of invitations perennially on the doormat. What happened? Had an affair. Got divorced. Trained as a yoga teacher.