by matthewcharlesdavis | Apr 28, 2021 | Yoga...for people who hate yoga
Physical postures are just part of the yoga. There are seven other “limbs” to the practice. And one of them is “non-attachment,” or “aparigraha” in Sanksrit. Click here to take my free one-hour yoga class on non-attachment. When I was training to become a yoga teacher...
by matthewcharlesdavis | Apr 21, 2021 | Yoga...for people who hate yoga
It was a fundraising thing for charity at University, and I fancied the religious girl organizing it. She was intense. I have never had a great deal of self-confidence nor, historically, much ability to resist those with missionary zeal. But they never went to the...
by matthewcharlesdavis | Mar 29, 2021 | Yoga...for people who hate yoga
A former high school friend of mine, Ed, ran 68 miles this past weekend. He was shooting for 100, in an ultra-running event in New Zealand. Why on earth would anybody want to do that? Like high school friends tend to, Ed and I go back about 25 years. He was the first...
by matthewcharlesdavis | Feb 17, 2021 | Yoga...for people who hate yoga
I love squash. I mean, I really love squash. I know this is a yoga email, but… I love the fact that when your heart is pounding and you’re out of breath, and feeling stressed, and a little bit frantic, during a squash rally, the decisive factor in whether you win the...
by matthewcharlesdavis | Feb 3, 2021 | Yoga...for people who hate yoga
I’ve been reading a great book by a guy called Steve Peters about The Chimp Paradox. The premise is: We all have an inner chimp. 🐵 It’s more powerful than our conscious brain. So we have to manage it, or it will rule our lives. In yoga, I feel like we’re often...
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