Beaver Watch

Yesterday I was lucky enough to go to a local RSPB bird sanctuary, Martin Mere, where my brother works and manages the beaver enclosure.

We went on a ‘beaver watch’ to view these incredible nocturnal animals from a hide. After sitting patiently and quietly for over 20 minutes…

Interconnected

“You and I are all as much continuous with the physical universe as a wave is continuous with the ocean. You are a function of this total galaxy, bounded by the Milky Way, and this galaxy is a function of all other galaxies. You are that vast thing that you see far, far off with great telescopes.You…

Hummingbirds

My love and adoration for hummingbirds really increased when I was living and working in Peru. I had gone 29 years of my life without seeing one and it literally took my breath away the first time I was blessed with this sight.
What an astounding divine creation. The tiny but proportionate bird with its…

Zen story

Two Zen masters were walking beside a stream.
“How happily the fish are swimming in the stream,” observed one.
“You do not know the fish are swimming happily,” observed the other, thoroughly schooled in the notion of projection!
“You do not know that I do not know that the fish are swimming happily,”…

Tane Mahuta

This is a poem I wrote whilst in New Zealand, inspired by the magnificence and magnitude of the trees there.

It’s the little things that make me smile,

A birds pure song floats on the soft summer breeze.

First Festival

So it’s been a busy week so far. I am preparing to go to a small festival in Leicestershire called Lubstock to work. 
This has been one of my goals for a while now so it feels strange to be eying so close to realising it.
I will be teaching yoga (hopefully by the lake, weather permitting) and…

Realising my dreams…

So I’ve just got home from working at my first festival, Lubstock in Leicestershire.

What an incredible festival, there were around 350 people, a beautiful lake, woodland, rapeseed fields, wonderful people and such a family friendly atmosphere. Perfect to introduce…

Gnarly Tree in its Divinity

As I was walking in the woods today after a tiring and emotional day I looked up to see a gnarled tree. It made me realise that even things that may not appear soft and perfect still have their purpose and beauty. 
Sometimes we are not happy with situations that happen to us. Not…

Stop lets awaken