Winter Solstice

Cup of tea and some reading to recharge the batteries. This is an article from one of my latest yoga magazines.

It is sad to see the turning from dark to light approach so quickly now, but you cant stop the wheel.

Winter Wood

I am finally getting around to burning my winter incense called Winter Wood from Starry Eyed Supplies. A handmade blend by the shop owner and it smells divine.

Yoga body

Image: Yoga International

Love the article and the whole movement that is created here. Yogis are not just young, slim and extremely bendy so the media needs to stop selling it as such.

Please read the article.

Mulabandha

Interesting article for Pilates instructors as well working/ over working the pelvic floor muscles.

Lost in translation: Is mulabandha relevant for modern yogis.

I think we are blinkered to many times and just stick with what has been taught without considering where it came from, why it was/ is practised …

Chakra blanket

Moving away a little from charity work with this one having started making my own chakra blanket. This is Style Craft DK light purple (crown chakra) and dark purple for third eye. I went with a light purple as I am not keen on white. 5 more colours to go, but this is a start.

The pattern is by Bella Coco called corner to corner blanket and the video can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I5G9IM24LFU
Very easy and quick considering I only started yesterday. It would also make a nice pattern for baby blankets and bonding squares for the Leeds Children’s hospital.

Focus point

Something drew me into homesense this week and I found a statue for £9.99 representing the triple aspect of Brighid which is NOT maiden, mother, crone.

The ladies probably represent the 3 graces, but I can live with that.

This fits in nicely with the Swan Heart set from Starry Eyed Supplies which has now been placed on my bookshelf together with her set Winter Wood.

Swan Heart will be a representation of the energies related to home and hearth (Brighid).

This is basically my focus point for meditation and has got a very angelic feel to it :-).

Full Moon

The above image is by Carolina Gonzalez which I bought many years ago.

A few days now of weird and wacky dreams leading up to this full moon. I see entries regarding it as a super moon and I wonder if that has added the extra punch of wacky to my dream 🙂.
Moon yoga flow and full moon meditation to acknowledge the energies of the Full Moon. I am not ritualistic inclined so this works much better for my path. Well, it can be seen as a ritual, but it is not of a magical nature.

Moon Hare, moonstones and I am using incense from Starry Eyed SuppliesSimply Starry Smudge – Moon Temple 

I do not use charcoal because I don’t like it especially indoors. To use my moon base burner I simply placed the herbs/ resins in the top where you would fill water and essential oils and it works just as well. BUT, less the smoke and it gives just a subtle hint of sent which is ideal for me indoors.

Preemie hats UK

Making more baby hats for PreemiesUK but just sticking with the simple pattern.

I have tried a different crochet hat in rib, but I don’t like how the tip was finished off.

It was a video somewhere on youtube but have not bookmarked it. It seems to take much longer than my other hats so I moved back to the simple ones.

Mindfulness

Source: the pocket book of mindfulness

Biggy

Seen today in a crystal shop. It was breath taking how the light was reflecting and sent sparkles in all directions. It is a clear Quartz crystal with pyrite cubes inclusion. “Only” £550 😦. Not quite in my price range so I bought a few amethysts instead as they were half price 🙂.