NEWSLETTER - OCTOBER 2024

Dear One,

As we move towards Autumn, our energies change again. You can see it in the animal kingdom; the squirrels burying nuts, hedgehogs nestling down in the leaves to hibernate. And the insects; flies disappearing to find a hiding place to winter over (thank goodness), the worker bees (♀) guarding their precious store of honey and chucking out their drones (♂), so that they don’t eat it all up!

It's a season of change, activity, a lift in energies, stand your ground, think twice before you change your home, your job, your partner.

Earth down through the soles of your feet in the standings. You know how to return to the quiet mind.

Our Stroud weekend was truly wonderful. Hawkwood looked after us so well. I was well supported by Karuna and Roland White.

Thank you, dear students, for being so attentive to the teaching and to each other. It was quite the strongest group I have ever had, spiritually and physically.

“A bird needs two wings to fly, one in spirit and one physical.”

The reason we have these residentials is to reinvigorate and uplift our practice (not just physical). I could see John’s practice has changed since we returned; he follows Asana practise with cross legged meditation.

Come and join us in Lesbos, Greece, in May 2025 for a week of Yoga in the sunshine. From Sunday 4th May – Sunday 11th May join us at The Sunrise Hotel, overlooking the Aegean Sea with panoramic views from every room. In May the craggy terrain is covered with flowers that change daily. It is a truly unspoilt magical island. The yoga practice room is spacious, cool & light. The hotel has its own pools, and we have exclusive daily use of their sauna.

We are using Jet2holidays for a fantastic package including flights, transfers, and B&B. Please book quickly, as the current price is subject to change and out of our control. (https://tinyurl.com/ruthwhitelesbos25)

(Jet2holidays take bookings of two at a time, please contact us if you would like a single room or if you haven’t got a person to share with.) There is an additional fee for daily brunch, yoga classes and talks.

For more information: https://tinyurl.com/Lesbos2025 

Attitude is the one thing we can change.

It’s our take on the world – how we see it. Our perception is clouded by who we think we are.

Our ego borne from, and influenced by; others judgements of us, our experiences, incidents – all play a part in forming our character.

We like to defend our egos as we think this character we have made up is who we really are.

In my experience our egos are quite fragile and that there is somewhere underneath them that is longing to be free and not to act in our characteristic way.

These ideas and thoughts you have made up from past experiences.

Well – they are not true. You can choose not to play that role.

In truth you are FREE.

In the love of yoga,

Ruth