Sacred sites of North Wales

Ujjayi Breath

In my yoga classes I always focus on the importance of breath. Especially the Ujjayi (or victorious) breath.

The Ujjayi breath is a type of pranayama breathing which develops awareness through drawing air in through both nostrils with the glottis held partially closed…

Samhain

“And so we end in the beginning, as we should, and the wheel turns on”

Today is the beginning of the Celtic New Year, marking the end of summer. Now it is most commonly known as Halloween, however, this festival has it’s origins in pre-christian times.

Libra New Moon ceremony

“What lies behind us and what lies before us are small matters compared to what lies within us”
Oliver Wendell Holmes

Today I spent some quality time in the woods. As its early autumn here there is a distinct difference in the feeling…

Mitchell’s Fold Stone Circle

Once again another ancient site visited this time with literally no pre-planning. On a weekend away in Shropshire I found myself at a stone circle, Mitchell’s Fold. This is a bronze age circle, over 3,000 years old. I planned to do a short ritual here but unfortunately the…

No Seperation

“We cannot see things as they really are until we let go the idea of a separate self.”
John Daido Loori

I like this quote as it reminds me that I am part of the whole, a single droplet in the immense ocean, helping me to be gentler with myself.