Big Yoga Conundrum

“The Bird of Paradise alights only upon the hand that does not grasp”- John Berry I gave a presentation to my colleagues earlier this week about Lifestyle Medicine - a topic I care deeply about.   As I prepared, I could feel the familiar urge rising in me: do it well, do it properly, make it land... Read More

Six Years On(line)

Alone, we can do so little; together, we can do so much. 1st April 2020.  I am shut in my bedroom, isolating during the peak of COVID-19, wondering what on earth was going to happen next.  I’m sure you remember that strange time too.  The uncertainty, the isolation.  The rapid shift of everything... Read More

A Hero Lies In You

Walking past the trees this week, I’ve found myself peering closely at the magnolia buds pushing skyward, adorning the recently bare branches.  They seem to have appeared almost overnight, but of course, they’ve been preparing for this moment for weeks, gathering energy and waiting for the right ... Read More

I Need Holding Too

I went to an online restorative yoga class with my teacher the other day for the first time in months. I hadn’t joined a class in ages. When I think about why, I realise I’d been reasoning with myself that I could just do my own practice by myself.  “Light a candle, dim the lights and just get on... Read More

Educating the Heart

When educating the minds of our youth, we must not forget to educate their hearts” - The Dalai Lama I saw this mural outside a school in Dehradun when I was in India last year, and I stood there for a long while wondering... Children will spend years educating their minds.  But who is teaching th... Read More

I'm Sexy, Not Sorry

“Watch your thoughts, for they become words. Watch your words, for they become actions. Watch your actions, for they become habits. Watch your habits, for they become character. Watch your character, for it becomes your destiny” - Attrib Lao Tzu Sexy, Not SorryA mentor of mine has a rule when she... Read More

A Letter to my Father

I Love You 사랑해요. I love you, From your daughter, CS That’s how I signed off a letter I wrote to my father last week, for his 80th birthday. I love you.  Those words do not come easily to me. At all. I can count on one hand (perhaps one finger) the number of times I’ve ever said them to my parents... Read More

The Living Quote

New Year, New You? Not quite. January has a particular energy. It's full of intentions and resolve, reflections and renewed drive. New year, new habits.  New year, new body.  New year, new you. For me… I’m not quite feeling it.  Here’s what I’m really thinking when I get another email telling me ... Read More

Vipassana - the Sacred Container

As the year draws to its end, people have been asking me what the best thing about my sabbatical year has been.  That has been difficult to answer - not because I’m unsure, but because my answer is so clear.  One experience somehow encapsulated so much of what this year has taught me: ten days of... Read More

Celebrate Yourself - even if it makes you squirm

Why Celebration Feels So StrangeWinter may not always feel like a natural season to celebrate. But between my upcoming birthday this week and my work appraisal last week, these two events have had me thinking a lot about celebration. Celebrating myself, in fact. Hear me out… If you’re the kind of... Read More