Archive for Motherhood
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Agony Aunt – Forlorn Freda has lost her mojo post-partum
Dear KCY I feel so shallow writing this. I wish it wasn’t a problem I had but it is and I’d love some yogic wisdom on it. I am the lucky mother of a gorgeous...
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Cyclone Frank starts daycare…Mama finds her yoga feet (and a good coffee)
The last few weeks here in Cornwall have been a whirlwind. I travelled, I landed, I battled jet lag, I was a bridesmaid for my sister, I scoured Falmouth for a place to teach and...
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Stress, temporary insanity and don’t feed other peoples cats
Om Namah Shivaya. This week has been tough. As if it wasn’t bad enough making an exhibition of myself at the airport sobbing into Scott and then trying to smile through it so Frank wouldn’t...
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Motherhood and mortality
In my last agony aunt column I spoke about one of the Kleshas (the obstacles that prevent us from achieving union with the divine) and this particular klesha translates as fear of death or more...
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Catastrophising Clara needs Clarity
Dear KCY, I guess generally the problem I seem to have it that I can make little problems quite big in my mind (catastrophising, I believe it’s called). Eg. My baby doesn’t sleep at the...
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Turning 40
Today I turned 40. This is crazy since I’m clearly only 32. However, as listed on my birth certificate, 1st October 1974 was the day when my then 16 year old super Mum and my...
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The Yoga of Motherhood
I recently read the greatest article in Australian Yoga Life about the yoga of motherhood. It was the article I’d been writing in my head for the past 14 months. I highly recommend dashing out...