Living gently with the Earth
22nd April 2026 marked Earth Day. The theme this year was Our Power, Our Planet. This in itself invites many layers of reflection and provides the opportunity to seed an extra layer of awareness into our yoga practice - every day! Earth Day invites the kind of attention that is less about marking a date and more about remembering a relationship. In yoga, we might recognise this as a return to bhūmi, the ground of being, not only beneath our feet but within our awareness.
Winter Solstice and the Alchemy of Self-Care
Transforming darkness into nourishment, rest, and renewal
The winter solstice arrives each year like a soft threshold — the longest night, the turning of the sun, the quiet pivot point of the natural world. In the Celtic wheel we are already well into the new year that began in darkness with Samhain. We are gestating with the earth, preparing for the return of the light. While much of the cultural noise around December urges speed, productivity, and brightness, the solstice invites us into something far older and wiser: the practice of resting deeply, listening inward, and discovering what alchemy becomes possible in the dark.