August 2024 | Cessation
In this newsletter, originally published in August 2024, I discuss the idea of rest as a conscious choice we can make in order to gather momentum before we return to the rhythm of everyday life reinvigorated. I’ve also included a free Spotify playlist, a free yoga class from my YouTube channel and a reading recommendation related to this topic.
July 2024 | Sojourn
In this newsletter, originally published in July 2024, I talk about my personal realisations around the idea of viveka (clear-seeing) as detailed in Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras and how this is contrasted by the more dynamic approach to engaging with our senses detailed within the Vijñāna Bhairava Tantra. I’ve also included a free Spotify playlist and a free yoga class from my YouTube channel.
May 2024 | Anchor
In this newsletter, originally published in May 2024, I discuss the overlap between how Patanjali describes yoga’s third of eight limbs, asana, within the Yoga Sutras and how this relates to the more modern study of somatic movement. I’ve also included a free Spotify playlist, a free yoga class from my YouTube channel, as well as a reading recommendation related to this topic.
April 2024 | Yield
In this newsletter, originally published in April 2024, I look at the niyamas (the inner observances) as described by Patanjali in the Yoga Sutras. I’ve also included a free Spotify playlist, a free yoga class from my YouTube channel, as well as a reading recommendation related to this topic.
March 2024 | Salve
In this newsletter, originally published in March 2024, I take a closer look at the yamas, which are often thought of as the moral code prescribed to dedicated yogis by Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras. I’ve also included a free Spotify playlist, a free yoga class from my YouTube channel, as well as a reading recommendation related to this topic.
Yoga & the Art of Surfboard Maintenance: An Introduction
These days I practice yoga daily and only make it out to surf once a year, but the two have become inextricably linked…