Adele Robertson Yoga

04/10/2025

Exploring the depth and breadth of the art of meditation across diverse traditions, approaches, and methods

02/10/2025

What do we mean when we talk about enlightenment? Rinpoche explains.

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30/09/2025

RUMINATING
Really helpful article explaining why we ruminate and how we can flip the way we see it for a more healthy relationship with it, when it’s bothering us.

Why the mind wanders—and what to do when it spins out of control.

27/09/2025

"THE MODERN WORLD HAS BECOME INFACTUATED WITH THE PRACTICE OF MEDITATION"
This is an excerpt from the article by Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche and an essential read for all those on the path (scroll down for the link to the article)

"The modern world has become infatuated with the practice of meditation. Smiling meditators grace the covers of magazines. CEOs are bringing mindfulness into the workplace. We’re even teaching children to meditate at school. Seeing all the images and hearing the stories, it would be easy to think that the point of meditation is simply to sit in a certain posture following a certain technique.

But the real power of meditation isn’t in the method. It’s in shifting our perspective. In Mahayana Buddhism, we call this “the view.” The view is not a technique. It’s how we see ourselves and how we relate to our own thoughts and emotions. Without a shift in our view, even the most powerful meditation techniques will just reinforce old patterns and habits.

The essential view of buddhanature is as profound as it is simple: You are perfect, just as you are, in this very moment............

We receive so many messages in our day-to-day lives that tell us just the opposite. We’re not smart enough, beautiful enough, or successful enough. If we could just work harder, eat healthier, or be a little less stressed, then maybe, just maybe, we would finally feel okay.

The basic assumption in all these messages is that we are not good enough, and maybe never will be. It doesn’t matter what we accomplish in life, what we look like, or how far we climb the ladder of success. There’s always something missing.

If we don’t question this assumption, meditation can easily become a subtle form of aggression. We might succeed in calming the turbulent waters of the mind for a few fleeting moments, but we’ll end up reinforcing the old habit of seeing only our flaws. Just like everything else in life, no matter what we do and no matter how hard we try, there will always be another hill to climb. There is no way to win this game.

Buddhanature is not a better way to play the same old game. It’s an entirely different game. The principle of buddhanature invites us to explore our experience in a new way—not with an eye to correcting what’s wrong, but noticing what has always been right." Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche

Why feel bad about yourself when you are naturally aware, loving, and wise? Mingyur Rinpoche explains how to see past the temporary stuff and discover your own buddhanature.

26/09/2025

Last week in class we focused on ‘the monkey mind’ (the tendency our mind has to jump here, there and everywhere). Here Rinpoche explains how meditation gives the monkey mind a job, a focus, and we slowly become the boss.

19/09/2025

Well, if you can’t make yourself sit still for formal meditation practice, a nice long relaxation might be just what you need!

19/09/2025

Meditation offers numerous benefits for our overall well-being, and emerging research now highlights its potential to slow brain aging. Studies suggest that ...

19/09/2025

“Our essential clarity, in many ways, is like the lake. The ‘color'’ may seem to change from day to day or moment to moment, reflecting thoughts, emotions, and so on that pass ‘overhead’; so to speak. No matter what it's reflecting, its essence never changes: It's always clean, calm, and transparent.

We often compress such experiences into a single, comprehensive whole. As one man recently said, ‘As a child, my life was all about being the short, fat kid - the perfect target for kids who were bigger, taller, and stronger than me. I carried that image for a lot of my adult life. But after looking at that image of myself, I began to see that it really was just an image - an idea! Hey, I'm not the fat-kid loser I thought I was. Maybe I'm something else.' I don't know what, but maybe someone different.’

When we become more accustomed to turning our awareness inward, however, we begin to decompress such images. The content of our awareness begins to break up into smaller pieces-the way clouds break up on a windy day, exposing here and there a glimpse of open sky. In so doing, we begin to use the process of distinction rather than being used by it. We begin to see how past experiences might turn into present patterns. We glimpse the possibility of a connection between what we see and our capacity to see."

- Tsoknyi Rinpoche

04/09/2025

Our Live Well With Pain group is a 6 week face-to-face group programme, led by our Health Connectors. Our next group starts on Monday 15th September and if you're living with persistent pain you might be interested in taking part.

Join us and over the 6 weeks you will learn how to 'live well' despite persistent pain. Each session takes place on a Monday from 5:30pm to 7:30pm at the practice.

What does the programme offer?

✅ Ten Footsteps to help you self-manage pain
🎥 Real-life video stories from people living well with pain
🛠️ Practical tips, tools, and downloadable resources
🔗 Trusted links to helpful online content

How do I sign up?

If you are living with pain and would like to register your interest in taking part, please complete a short form on our website, linked below or search 'live well with pain' on our home page.

Or you can give our Health Connections Frome team a call on 01373 468368 and select option 1.

https://www.fromemedicalpractice.co.uk/live-well-with-pain

03/09/2025

CHAIR YOGA CLASSES BEGIN THIS WEDNESDAY 11:30 AM PILTON PLAYING FIELDS NEW ROOM AND FRIDAY: 11:20 AM AT EVERCREECH VILLAGE HALL
Would you like to come and join me for these weekly chair Yoga class in Pilton or Evercreech? We strengthen and stretch, breath and relax. Not sure if it's the right class for you? I invite you to have a FIRST-CLASS-FREE taster session and find out. This group energy of this session keeps us motivated to exercise body and mind as we feel the benefits as the weeks go by. I offer modifications to keep the practice comfortable for different conditions. Suitable for all ages, body types and complete beginners. Also classes in Wells Town Hall on Mondays. Please come a long on Wednesday or Friday and if you can, e-mail me to let me know you are coming at: adelerobertsonyoga@gmail.com

31/08/2025

Last call for 'Early bird' bookings to get in from week one of our Autumn Term of Yoga focusing on 'The 8 limbs of Yoga'. To book classes in Pilton, Evercreech, Glastonbury and Wells please see: https://adeleyoga.co.uk/adult-classes or contact me at e-mail: adelerobertsonyoga@gmail.com to request your FIRST-CLASS-FREE

29/08/2025

“This is the real secret of life -- to be completely engaged with what you are doing in the here and now. And instead of calling it work, realize it is play.”
― Alan Watts
Join us for classes this Autumn.
- https://mailchi.mp/6c26fc848fd5/journey-into-some-autumn-playtime