How To Balance Expectation And Disappointment (v37.3)

Recently, we talked about how powerful a daily stack of habits can be. My own morning stack – yoga, daily gratitudes, meditation and writing – is at the very core of my creative life. Those first two hours of the day are often the most effective and enjoyable of the [...]

Counting Down, Counting Out

When I was younger, I always watched films with the counter on the player set to “Time Remaining”, so I could see how much longer it would be until I could go and do something else. Even if I was watching my favourite film, I had one eye, and half [...]

Engage Focus Disengage Rest

During daily yoga practice, rather than race through positions one after the other, I often pause for three breaths between sequences. This subtle, tiny pocket of rest allows me to re-centre, absorb what I’ve just completed, then move on to the next position with greater focus and readiness. Then the [...]

500 Days Of Yoga And Indestructible Daily Practice

In September 2010 I took my first ever yoga class. Soon after, I bought my own mat, and supplemented the weekly session with a few more in between at home, to gain more practice. On October 1st 2010, I decided that I’d like to practise yoga for a minimum of [...]

Feathers Falling

Imagine you’re a feather collector, standing in a vast empty field. Feathers fill the air, falling gently down, and you’re trying frantically to grasp and possess every last one as quickly as possible. You’d become not only exhausted and overwhelmed at which to chase and snatch at first, it’s likely [...]