Let's have another lockdown!
Well that snappy title may have caught your attention! What on earth am I talking about? The covid lockdowns were awful weren’t they .......
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Theresa Samworth
- May 3, 2022
- 2 min
Rest - why do I find it so hard
As I write this I am on a coach to Norwich, others around me are sleeping, watching TV or listening to the football and here I am writing...
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Theresa Samworth
- Apr 1, 2022
- 3 min
Cultivating a mindset of abundance
I was bought up to believe in scarcity ... one of my earliest memories is my mum going around a supermarket with a calculator (making...
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Theresa Samworth
- Oct 25, 2021
- 4 min
Letting go, a journey of self discovery
I recently attended a four day meditation course at Mandala Yoga Ashram in Wales. It was an illuminating experience. The meditation...
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Theresa Samworth
- Mar 23, 2021
- 5 min
‘It was the best of times, it was the worst of times’
‘It was the best of times, it was the worst of times’ Reflections on a year of living in a global pandemic A year ago we went into our...
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Theresa Samworth
- Feb 16, 2021
- 4 min
The power of rituals
“This is what rituals are for. We do spiritual ceremonies as human beings in order to create a safe resting place for our most...
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Theresa Samworth
- Dec 22, 2020
- 3 min
Spiritual Bypassing - a personal reflection
Until recently I didn't know what Spiritual Bypassing meant. I am reading an excellent book at the moment 'Bringing your shadow out of...
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Theresa Samworth
- Aug 18, 2020
- 2 min
The changing face of a yoga practice
As a student of yoga, I have been practising regularly for over 10 years, although I probably took my first yoga class at least 15 years...
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Theresa Samworth
- May 30, 2020
- 4 min
Yoga for Precarious Times
I think it is fair to say that 2020 is a year none of us will forget in a hurry. For many the coronavirus pandemic has led to insecurity...
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Theresa Samworth
- Mar 28, 2020
- 3 min
Falling into Fear
It’s been a challenging time for everyone these last few weeks, with coronavirus part of every conversation and now we are all isolated...
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Theresa Samworth
- Feb 21, 2020
- 2 min
Handstands and my ego!
I can’t do a handstand, I don’t even like doing the L shape handstand at the wall. I feel like I am so overpowering my wrists and feel...
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Theresa Samworth
- Dec 22, 2019
- 3 min
How to survive Christmas by a yogi
I thought I’d conclude the year with some observations of how as a yogi I navigate the (sometimes) challenging path of the Christmas...
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Theresa Samworth
- Nov 26, 2019
- 2 min
The power of mantra and sound
I’ve always been musically minded, I first picked up a recorder aged about 5 and played in the school recorder group. By age 9, I had...
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Theresa Samworth
- Oct 15, 2019
- 4 min
Pilgrimage
I suppose I have always been quite interested in pilgrimages, I even found reading Chaucer’s ‘ A Canterbury Tale’ at school worth a read...
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Theresa Samworth
- Sep 12, 2019
- 2 min
Anxiety and me
I’ve been procrastinating about writing this blog post for weeks, admittedly my schedule has been very busy of late but even so… I...
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Theresa Samworth
- Jul 26, 2019
- 2 min
Life is made up of ever so many partings welded together
“Life is made of ever so many partings welded together” These words from Dickens Great Expectations resonated with me as a teenager when...
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Theresa Samworth
- Jun 11, 2019
- 2 min
Even Yogis get grumpy
It’s Monday morning and I’m up at 6am for my yoga and meditation practice before my commute into London. The morning did not start well,...
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Theresa Samworth
- May 26, 2019
- 3 min
Walking the tightrope between two worlds
I’m not alone in juggling multiple roles in life, many of us juggle multiple family roles: wife, mother, sister, grandmother, daughter,...
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Theresa Samworth
- Apr 30, 2019
- 4 min
Non attachment or not caring?
I’ve always been a goal driven person, prior to training as a yoga teacher I worked in sales and fundraising for over 20 years where...
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Theresa Samworth
- Mar 31, 2019
- 4 min
So why bother to meditate?
I have just completed a Foundation Course in Teaching Mindfulness Meditation. The course was steeped in yoga philosophy and Buddhist...
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