Yoga with Ruth White

All the troubles we seem to have come from an idea of how we think things should be. Acceptance is a great attitude. Come into the present at the beginning of every single moment in every single day, watch and feel what’s going on around you. This is freeing for your mind. It’s waking up out of the dream . Ascending teaches you to stay grounded, flexible, open. It’s adapting. Have you ever watched the mind, and it seems like you are observing someone else’s story?

In our minds we struggle to be somewhere else better than where we are now. So, we try desperately hard to improve ourselves. When you think somethings wrong, there is a disconnection between heart and mind. Let go of your judgements, especially about yourself. You are embodying the idea you have adopted for yourself. Be willing to soften the idea. There is something embracing the idea. Meet it without the negative desire. Experience yourself as you are now. You don

Dear One, On our first annual visit to Greece, when we were in the practice place and Ashtanga Vinyasa retreat run by Derek and Rada. They invited us to teach, thinking Iyengar yoga would give students a rest, but they were wrong. It was in a wonderful location perched on rocks overhanging the sea. After eleven years of visits with our group of about twenty students, umbrellas and sunshades appeared on the adjacent swimming beach. The area was turning commercial. It

Dear One, We have talked about who you think you are; and it’s this character you have taken on and then come to believe it is you. We know that the ego mind can never be in the present and is therefore not true. It’s just a dream, an idea you have adopted. Your character, who you think you are, which you have made up. The untrained mind cannot do this work. The real you is beyond that mind to the quiet space that is always awake. The body is an extension of the eg

Newsletter - September 2025 Dear friends, How are you? We have built up this ‘me’ this ‘ego’ from an early age by copying our parents,...

Dear One, You have plenty of energy, there is no need to feel tired. Remember it’s all in the head. An “I” statement is a description of...

Dear One, There are times when one feels one cannot go on. This is an idea from the ego mind and untrue. I cannot = I will not. It’s...

Dear One, I was delighted at your attitude for our Greek Island retreat in May. It’s just so lovely to have an early summer. The average...

Dear One, As we move towards Autumn, our energies change again. You can see it in the animal kingdom; the squirrels burying nuts,...

Dear One, How are you after this long summer holiday? The holidays have been for me a great teaching experience; a week in Italy and a...