Storm Preparation
Life is unpredictable and uncontrollable. Some storms build slowly. We see them coming a mile off, feel the drop in temperature and the...
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The Lake District Yogi
catblyth
Feb 212 min read
Marching and Retreating - A Weekend
It felt odd, setting up for a nourishing retreat afternoon the day after marching and protesting. We had been planning our yoga retreat...
catblyth
Feb 34 min read
Some Thoughts on Healing
Midlife is arguably a great time to get down to the messy business of healing. But what does that even mean? The word healing is...
catblyth
Feb 37 min read
Bea (A Novel)
Bea is a character I created in order to explore the complexities of a woman moving through mid-life. A time when your children are...
catblyth
Feb 34 min read
Why I Love Being (Nearly) 50
In our society, practically from birth, women are bombarded with all the heinous things that await us as we age. If you listened to parts...
catblyth
Feb 31 min read
How do we Heal?
By unlocking the tender places in our heart where the things with jagged edges live, the things that snag our breath in the night, that...
catblyth
Feb 33 min read
Finding my ROAR
Lately, I have been possessed by a woman much cooler than me. And I like her. I am transforming and shifting, in subtle ways and in...
catblyth
Feb 35 min read
Warrior and Water
I have been a yoga teacher for the past five years, and a dedicated practitioner for considerably longer and have long known the powerful...
catblyth
Feb 35 min read
Better Things - Sam Fox, Oof and Me
No, not that Sam Fox, not the Touch My Body, Brits-presenting eighties Page 3 model. There’s a new Sam Fox in town and she is raging. Sam...
catblyth
Feb 32 min read
It's Behind You
One morning last week my social media feed was full of beautiful photographs of the Northern Lights which had apparently been visible...
catblyth
Feb 34 min read
Tears, Tea and Tangled Knickers
There is a horizontal rain blowing in squalls into our faces as we slosh down the well-worn path to the edge of the lake. The jetty is...
catblyth
Feb 31 min read
Note to my Daughter
There is no requirement to be strong, no need to put on armour and square up to the world every single day. History has not been kind to...
catblyth
Nov 16, 20223 min read
Into the Trees - A Walking Meditation
Having dogs, I spend a lot of time in the wood near my house. Over the years I have come to know it very well. It is an absolute joy to...
catblyth
Jun 13, 20222 min read
Moon Power - Go with the Flow
Have you noticed disturbed sleep over the past couple of nights? I have woken and re-woken and woken again, restless energy surging under...
catblyth
Jun 13, 20222 min read
The Time is Now
I have a lot on my mind at the moment. Meditating is hard. Really hard. This morning as I endured another attempt, feeling as un-mindful...
catblyth
Jun 13, 20224 min read
Yoga - Not Just for Hippies
So many people still have total misunderstanding around what yoga is and who it is for. Yoga is for EVERYONE. And, yes, that means...
catblyth
Jun 13, 20227 min read
Connection
At the heart of yoga is connection. But in a non-religious practice such as yoga, what exactly are we connecting to? We are connecting to...
catblyth
Jun 13, 20224 min read
Depth + Detail
Practice and all is coming – Sri K Pattabhi Jois With every brave, bold, blind step I take into the unknown, the path unfolds before my...
catblyth
Jun 13, 20229 min read
Staying Afloat
A few days ago, a friend asked me how I manage to stay so buoyant when I have so many challenges going on in my life right now. And I...
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