Inner Journeys

The Fire Within: Finding Joy in Discipline February reflections As February arrives, the light begins to shift. The days stretch a little longer, the mornings grow softer — a quiet reminder that winter will eventually give way to spring. Do you feel re-energised by this returning light? Or, like me, are you still moving between winter sluggishness and sudden bursts of energy? The Power of Tapas One of my students recently said to me,  “The rewards of self-discipline are immen

Hello, This week, the world said goodbye to Jane Goodall—a true scientist who followed the call of her heart. Just last week, while watching a documentary with my kids, I was telling them about her remarkable work. The film we saw was  The Shark Whisperer  on Netflix, featuring Ocean Ramsey, a young woman from Hawaii who has dedicated her life to understanding sharks. Some say she is just chasing fame, and she is not a scientist in the academic sense. But as I watched, I coul

Le Temps des Cerises – A Season to Come Back to Our Senses Spring 2025 Yoga is often called the study of the mind. But more than that, yoga is the  art of experiencing life —through the body, through the senses, through presence. A Memory of Cherries The other day, I came across a photo of children perched in a cherry tree, picking fruit, and my whole body reacted. My mirror neurons lit up, and I was suddenly back in our garden in the South of France. We had three cherry tree

Le 21 Aout, 15h48, Greece, Peloponnese. Le vent chaud souffle. Les vagues se fracassent contre le rivage. Les enfants crient de joie en sautant dans les vagues. Perchee sur un tabouret, accoudee sur ce rebord de table haute qui surplombe cette plage. Journal ouvert avec les pages qui volent au vent. Cafe frappe aussi glace qu'il est amer que je sirote a travers une paille fine. Plus il est epais et mousseux, plus je me regale. Life, right now, right here. Happy. Content. Je d

28th of August 2022 – Peloponnese, Greece. My summer was long which allowed slow time. Time to be, and time to reflect. I hardly did any...