“You are old, Father William,” the young man said,
“And your hair has become very white;
And yet you incessantly stand on your head –
Do you think, at your age, it is right?”
– Lewis Carroll
1) Thank you so much for all your input on Friday’s post about simplicity. Some of your comments certainly made gave me something to ponder! I think I am lucky in that I am naturally a very tidy organised person (as is Himself) and our house is generally neat and tidy. We talked a lot about this at the weekend and everything in our house is how we want it (well as much as it can be considering it’s a rented house – if we had our way it would be far more sustainable and be powered by the wind and the sun, but you can’t have everything). As Inca Maia said:
there is a big difference between “I can do without” and “I don’t need”
Decades-old record collection and yoga mat aside I practice non-attachment! The yoga mat is an issue. It now has a hole. It is no longer grippy at all. But what do I do with the stupid non-biodegradable thing? I am considering going matless… watch this space….
2) Do you want to unleash your inner artist? Do you live in London/Surrey? Join a (matless?) me in October for a weekend of marvellous yoga and creativity…. more details here!
3) Readers, you remember a few months ago I was given three months’ free membership to the Gaiam Yoga Club? And you will have noticed how I let you down after two months and stopped reviewing on a weekly basis? Forgive me?
I think Gaiam is marvellous for people with some yoga experience. It’s down to earth and humorous teaching. Nobody takes themselves too seriously. There is much focus on anatomy and physiology, on relaxation and breathing. It’s not all asana which is marvellous. Give it a go!
Why did I give up? Well I got frustrated during the week on headstands. I don’t do headstands you see because, well, my neck looks like this…
Yeah. And then I went on my yoga conference and met Bob and my practice went up about seven hundred notches and now I’m back on my mat (or no mat) in my own way. That’s not to say Gaiam didn’t give me a kick start, it certainly did. And it certainly gave me some things to think about for my teaching.
I think that’s it for today readers
Love and oms x
I have cut up old mats and used them for mats under the hounds food and water. And, I’ve used old mats to put in my hall closet on the floor to put boots and shoes on. It works. I don’t feel wasteful. Eco Yogini has wonderful ideas on how to recycle old mats.