Just For Today ...

Photo by Sara.Musico, available under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 licence.

A couple of weeks ago I was feeling very down. The thought of going to the office and facing another day of work made me nervous and jittery, almost panicky: I just wanted to hide.

My brother, a qi gong devotee, once told me that people who treat illnesses, for example doctors, can accumulate negative qi (energy) and become sick because they are exposed to so much negative qi from their patients. I wonder if this can happen to any of us? When we are subjected to negative feelings and situations, can tensions build within us, cause blockages or imbalances in our pranic flow, and result in “dis-ease”?

Aum in Motion

“Get out and walk!”

With a small beep, this reminder pops up on my screen at 12:20pm every day that I'm in the office.

Shaking in My Roots Again

A family was murdered in their home last weekend. The horror and senselessness of their deaths have dominated the headlines for the last couple of days.

Shaking in My Roots

Image by AndyKali, available under a Creative Commons Attribution license.

During a septum dies horribilus I completed an assignment on the psychological aspects of the chakras. As part of that assignment we had to choose a chakra and explain how it related to our personality. At the time, I was drawn to mooladhara—the root chakra—the chakra with the basic qualities related to “security of the individual and material posessions”. ^[1]

Hard Decisions

Lately, I have had a lot on my mind—work, study, family—and I have found it difficult to be aware and focus on whatever I'm doing. However, I finally made the hard decision to defer my last yogic studies module for a year and return to work four days a week.

My Father's Daughter

Photo by Cayusa, available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial license.

My parents dropped around the other day and, a funny thing, Dad is also currently having problems with sciatica. What's more, it seems that we've both been experiencing sciatic problems for about the same period of time. Is there some small glitch in the cosmic universe or maybe some psychic connection between father and daughter?

Conversing with the Ego

I'm currently walking around like a "Frankenstein gorilla" - stiff-legged, sway-backed, bent over, and I think a little lop-sided. It's hard to believe that, just over a month ago, I was revelling in my body's improved strength and flexibility as I practised Surya Namaskara.