“That's not a challenge for you ...”
“I do that when I exercise - I don't watch the TV or listen to music or anything ...”
“I do this everyday. I live alone so there is no-one to talk to ...”
These were some of the responses when I initially announced I was doing the Quiet Quest, a fund-raising activity for The Yoga Foundation that required me to be silent and unplugged for the equivalent of 30 minutes of 30 days in October.
Shavasana[1]—the pose that most people know as the ‘laying down’ pose at the end of a yoga class— seems so simple but is probably one of the most difficult poses to do.
“We all have a fear of the unknown. What one does with that fear will make all the difference in the world.”
I've been trying out a new smartphone alarm application that monitors your sleep patterns and calculates the best time to wake you. This version also records noises in the night that might disturb your sleep. I knew that I snored but I didn't realise how loud I was!
Are your eyes dry or itchy or both? Are they tired? Can you feel a muscle just above your eye twitching?
I started to write this post to reflect on the importance of rituals but realised that I was actually pondering on the profound question of whether there is life after death.
As I passed through the checkout, I wondered if people would think the large amounts of vinegar and yoghurt in my shopping trolley a little odd. Actually, forget what other people think, I'm sure Hubby thinks I'm mad. 😂
