Book: Holistic Anatomy – Pip Waller
On holiday last year we stumbled across a bookshop selling only – only! – yoga/mind/body themed books. From the haul I came away with – limited by carrying capacity – this is one of the first titles to reach the top of the reading pile; I...Post Brexit: a word on tolerance
No matter whether you were “in” or “out”, I think we can all agree the fallout from last Thursdays vote has been surprising; the Prime Minister going, the Labour leader looking likely to follow, men in suits jostling for power, rhetoric to and...Book: The Breath – Vessantara
There are many approaches to meditation, and many books about those approaches. This is another approach, and another book… ..except, for me personally this is a book that resonated more than most. Two things stood out; simplicity of the practice, and the...Book: Running with the Mind of Meditation – Sakyong Mipham
As the name suggests, a book about running and meditation. Admittedly not an automatic association of topics. And for anyone who knows me, the running certainly isn’t an automatic association, being a committed “non runner”. Truth be told, the book...Book: Too Simple for Words, Reflections on Non Duality – Graham Stew
Anyone looking back on my post archive will see a lot of book reviews, reflecting a lot of reading; it’s against that background I would describe this as one of the most important books I’ve read. It’s also one of the most difficult books to write...Book: Your Body, Your Yoga: Bernie Clark
The first thing to say about this book is its no easy read – as well as being the curator of the yinyoga.com website, a well known yoga teacher and trainer, and the author of a classic text about Yin Yoga, Bernie is an anatomist of repute, and this book is a...Book: Reasons to Stay Alive – Matt Haig
This is a shortish chronicle of the authors experience with depression; not the low level low mood type, the full fat knock you sideways type, combined with anxiety, loss of self confidence and an almost complete shut down. The title comes from his conversation with...Book: Mindfulness Guide for the Frazzled – Ruby Wax
This is Ruby’s second book about the mind and mental health; as I recall the first was about her journey through understanding the workings of the brain and mind, this second is a look at the techniques of Mindfulness to bring the mind into check. The question...Book: It’s all all Your Head, True Stories of Imaginary Illness – Suzanne O’Sullivan
“To a degree we are all vulnerable, we all have a threshold and if we are pushed beyond that point any one of us could develop a psychosomatic disorder” The author is a Consultant Neurologist, and the book is a user friendly – that’s to say for...In Defence of Yin Yoga
I wanted to share this wonderful article from YinYoga.com, written by Bernie Clark (although I hope he will forgive me anglicising the title).In Defense of Yin YogaAt first glance its perhaps unclear why any yoga should need defending. Then at second glance you...Book: Yin Yoga – Ulrica Norberg
As Yin Yoga matures, a few more books are coming to the market. This is one of the newer ones, published in 2014. The “big three” of Yin Yoga books are: Paul Grilley – Yin Yoga Principles and Practice Bernie Clarke – Complete Guide to Yin...Book: Mind Change – Susan Greenfield
The sub title to the book is “How digital technologies are leaving their mark on our brains”. It’s a valid question. It’s tempting to say we live in unprecedented times as our lives become more digital and our connections with...Book: Yin Yoga – Olivia Summers
I have, as you would expect, a number of Yin Yoga books. I bought this one to add to my collection, you can never have too much of a good thing.You can. This is the one too many. With a heavy heart, I must say this is a disappointing book.”With Yin Yoga...Book: Adventures in Being Human – Gavin Francis
Apparently this was a “Sunday Times bestseller” – oops, as an avid ST reader I missed it! Never mind, when it popped up on my facebook network as a recommendation I thought it looked interesting – my love of anatomy and body things never...Book: Chakra Yoga – Anodea Judith
Anodea Judith is no stranger to writing about the Chakra system have written many other books, of which “Eastern Body, Western Mind” and “Wheels of Life” stand out. This, her latest book, is a more practical offering, outlining how the Chakra...Book: The Diet Myth:The Real Science Behind What We Eat – Tim Spector
Scarcely a week goes by without another fad diet hitting our awareness in the news or social media. Dairy good/bad. Fats good/bad. Coffee good/bad. Proteins good/bad. Carbs good/bad. Repeat to fade. Confusing, isn’t it?...Book: Being Mortal – Atul Gawande
Death – mortality- catches up with us all in due course, but despite this it has an element of taboo. Written by a doctor, this book is about facing mortality – end of life care, individual wishes, the medicalisation of dying. In days past a great many...Book: God is Not a Christian – Desmond Tutu
Desmond Tutu will need little introduction – the first black Archbishop of a Cape Town, when South Africa was undergoing a period of lengthy trouble, change and adjustment around apartheid. This book is a collection of extracts from sermons, interviews, letters...Advent thoughts
The year draws to a close; yoga classes wind down; our hearts draw back to home and family.Earlier this week Facebook reminded me of posts from the same day in previous years; it seems that its not unusual for me to be running behind on wrapping presents and generally...Socials and Feeds
