Yoga, Balance and the Brain – Researched and written by Tamaryn Burton-Moore “It would seem that dancing came into being at the beginning of all things…” (The Dance of Shiva) “The most primitive part of the vestibular system… is estimated to be more than 500...
Old Bangkok This is Wat Mahathat, a quiet peaceful monastery in the oldest part of Bangkok. Near the ruined fortress walls in the ancient part of the city.I showed up there every morning for meditation for a few months in the early 90s. It was there in Bangkok that...
The impact of slow-paced pranayama on emotional health Written and researched by Kate Ribet a research project for Yoga Teacher Training November 2020 In yogic traditions, the breath is seen as the centre and origin of all diseases which occur on a spectrum of...
This is an example of one of the research projects that was done as part of the Yoga Teacher Training program. Each person chooses a subject to research and present. It is empowering for a yoga teacher to know that they can go ahead and investigate a topic and then...
Feet can tell stories Our footprints tell our story to those who can read them. Which direction we were walking in, if we were going slowly or fast, and much else. The feet are also the intermediaries between us and the ground. Sometimes they need to be soft and...
Hello. It’s been a while since I last wrote – October was my last update. So hello 🙂 Has 2018 been good so far? It’s never too late for an old dog to try new tricks…and another application for the physical and mental tools of yoga: The...
Happy Spring friends! Blommetjies are blooming! Babies are popping! Joburgers are shopping! I was up in Johannesburg again recently to present a training to Virgin active. I do enjoy the energy and the novelty of being in the “city of gold” but this time it made me...
In July an new way of practicing Budokon Yoga is starting at my studio ReUnion. I’m really looking forward to it – it’s a bit of a “West meets East” moment. Putting together two very different but related yoga methods: Budokon Yoga...
What do working with wood, monkeying around and Richard Branson all have in common? As 2016 drew to a close and this new year and new cycle began, I reflected on “inspiration”, and discovered that these three seemingly unrelated things (wood, monkeying...
There is quite a lot happening! October / November is that very productive time for many people in Cape Town. I am practicing trying to be “the still point in a turning world” much of the time, and really thankful for the short meditation practice that I put on the...
