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05/03/2026

A little glimpse of ashram life.

The day I left the ashram I found out my flight home was cancelled and that war had broken out. Readjusting to life outside the ashram always takes time, however the war gives this experience a whole other dimension.

In the ashram we are taught to live by the principles of Ahimsa (non-violence). This included non-violent actions and non-violent thoughts, and compassion towards all living beings.

While I wait for my new flight back to Scotland I look back on my time in the ashram with so much gratitude. For all the yoga practices and philosophies that bring so much peace and calm to my life, and for all the people I met from all over the world. United on the path. We are all the same, we share the same struggles, the same emotions, we are all equal.

11/09/2025

Who am I?
We are so heavily conditioned, conditioned by our society, our family, our religion, our culture and belief systems, and our gender. We are conditioned by our education systems, the media, and by the expectations others have for us. We often do not even know who we are behind this. What do we really think, really feel, really believe for ourselves? Who are we?

Meditation helps us understand ourselves, it helps us to remove the layers of conditioning allowing us to come back to ourselves and to find a peace within.

The power of conscious breathing, bringing yourself into your body, gently directing your awareness and attention away from your thoughts and into the movement of your breath in your body is the first step on this path.

Meditation has changed my life, it has brought me back to myself, to the essence of who I am, and it can do this for you too.

08/09/2025

I am very please to announce I am running an Introduction to Meditation class on Saturday 20th September. This class is suitable for beginners, and those with some meditation experience.

Learn the basic techniques of meditation to help you feel more centred, peaceful and positive. The class aims to make meditation accessible, while giving you tools you can apply to your daily lives.

Get in touch if you want to know more, and to book go to my website

www.yogawithshanta.com

07/05/2025

‘Your vision will become clear only when you look into your own heart. Who looks outside dreams, who looks inside awakes.’

Carl Jung

30/04/2025

Yoga teaches us awareness. Awareness of our bodies, and awareness of the activities of our minds.

Why is awareness important? Without awareness we cannot grow mentally and emotionally. Only through inner reflection can we reduce our suffering and find peace and contentment.

Gently focusing our minds on our breath we can build inner awareness, and once we develop the skill of being aware it becomes easier to connect to our deeper self.

Where we can find a more peaceful place, where we can feel more centred and grounded. Where we can feel complete.

Photograph credit:
https://hochzeitsfotografie-bern.ch/

22/04/2025

The Top 5 Regrets of the Dying

1. I wish I had the courage to live a life true to myself, not the life others expected of me.

2. I wish I hadn’t worked so hard.

3. I wish I’d had the courage to express my feelings.

4. I wish I had stayed in touch with my friends.

5. I wish I had let myself be happier.

As recorded by palliative care nurse Bonnie Ware, the five most common regrets shared by people nearing the end of their lives.

21/03/2025

Let go of your fears. They only exist in the mind. Based on a future that may or may not happen. Be in the present moment, only you can set yourself free ✨

19/03/2025

‘The true knowledge is the knowledge of our own nature. Know yourself. You must know who you are, understand your inner nature. You must become conscious of this infinite nature in yourself. Then you will break free of your shackles.’

Swami Vivekananda

Photo by Sai aged 8
Pushkar lake, Rajasthan
2024

14/03/2025

Happy Holi!
Be the Light ✨

‘As long as one is afraid, one cannot find anything real.’ Krishnamurti

Fear is the opposite of Love. To love we must learn to trust. To open our hearts, to be sincere with all our intentions, and to trust that life will unfold for us. We are on our path, and that the energy we send into the world will be returned to us.

Trusting gives us great strength, believing in something bigger than ourselves. Only by opening our hearts to the universe, can we enter this state of trust, faith and love for life itself. Be the light you seek.

10/03/2025

Feed your soul 💫

We often perceive routine and structure in our lives negatively. We resist creating our own because we associate this idea of structure with enforced structure, being told what to do and when by others, in school, and in employment.

Structure through choice is entirely different as we can choose the activities and a rhythm that suits our needs and how we feel. The focus is on doing things that feed our soul rather than focused on ambition and success.

My yoga practice gives me this grounding. It is always there for me, as a source of strength where I feel whole in myself. Where I allow myself time for silence in my mind and stillness in my body.

25/02/2025

Leaving the ashram I am reminded how special this place is to me. The unique experience of a place which is dedicated to yoga practices and self realisation.

A space focused on spiritual growth that brings people together from all over the world. Connected by this shared path of self realisation, and surrounded by the beauty of nature. The sunsets and sunrises, the moon and the stars, the lake, the plants and trees, the flowers and the bird song.

It is the combination of all these elements, the rhythm of the day, the energy and the focus on yoga as a way of life. The way we eat, what we eat, and the emphasis on health, mental, physical and spiritual, from a yoga philosophy.

It all feels very special to me, and I am so deeply grateful to have had this time and space to continue my practices, to slow down and focus on yoga as a way of life.

Thank you to ivan_steiner_fotografie for the photograph taken of me

15/02/2025

I’m so happy to be back in India, and so grateful to be able to spend time at the Sivananda Ashram in Kerala. To continue my practices of Meditation, Asana, Pranayama and Kirtan.

Between classes I have been reading Ram Dass ‘Be Here Now’ the title enough is an inspiration.

‘Start again, become that trusting open surrendered being’. I love this line, it reminds me to TRUST my path, to have no FEAR of the future, and to stay PRESENT to the moment, and to live today with LOVE in my heart.

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Opening Hours

Monday	10am - 8pm
Tuesday	10am - 8pm
Wednesday	10am - 8pm
Thursday	10am - 8pm
Friday	10am - 8pm

Website

http://www.yogawithshanta.com/

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