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The Labyrinth: Pilgrim, Pilgrimage and Road
Walking the labyrinth is a process of purgation (release), illumination (receiving) and union (returning). Take in a question, return...
Morven Hamilton
Jun 15, 20131 min read
Karma, Reincarnation and the Interconnectedness of All Things
Karma and Reincarnation – an interpretation for the modern day seeker In this article, I explore: karma beyond reward and punishment reincarnation as more than a literal belief system why these teachings still matter for modern yoga practice how yoga philosophy can be approached with both respect and critical thinking Dawn About the Author Morven Hamilton is a senior yoga teacher and teacher trainer with two decades of yoga teaching experience. Her work combines yoga philosop
Morven Hamilton
May 9, 201322 min read
Why My Consent Card Always Says No — Even Though I Love Hands-On Assists
Consent isn't a personality trait.
I'm not a person who “likes assists” and therefore permanently belongs in the YES category. Consent is specific and contextual, and no one should expect to agree in advance to being touched, without knowing the context and the specifics.
Why "Move Slowly and Gently" Is Poor Advice for Back Pain
There’s a moment many yoga teachers will recognise. A student approaches before class and mentions their lower back. Perhaps it’s been troublesome for years; perhaps it’s having a particularly opinionated week. They want to practise, but they’re unsure how much to do.
“Take it slowly and gently,” we say.
Am I Actually Teaching Yoga?
If I teach a series of movements involving lunges, twists, balances and stretches, those movements don't become yoga because I give some of them Sanskrit names and finish the class with everyone lying in Savasana.
Without a philosophical and ethical framework, we may have created an intelligent, enjoyable and beneficial movement practice. There is absolutely nothing wrong with that.
But is it yoga?I don't think it necessarily is.
Words That Move Us: Rethinking Yoga Cues
Since words have a power that surpasses all thought, from words alone come direct realisation. Just as one who is asleep is woken by sound, so one in ignorance is enlightened only by words. sabdasakteracintyatvâcchabdãdevaparoksadhih I prasuptah puruso yadvacchabdenaivavabuddhyate – Sadācārānusandhānam (Advaita Vedanta 19) Over a thousand years ago, Advaita Vedānta recognised something modern movement science is rediscovering: language does not merely describe experience,
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