Author Archives: Hayley

I would like to share this poem that I read out in Meditation & Deep Rest. It was written by a 13 year old boy following the destruction of the Twin Towers on September 11th 2001. I was in hospital that day having my tonsils checked and I remember sitting in the waiting room withContinue reading “Laying Down the Weapons”

“To let go does not mean to get rid of.  To let go means to let be.  When we let be with compassion, things come and go on their own.” Last week, during the ‘Meditation & Deep Rest’ session, we talked a little about ‘letting go.’ I shared the quote above by Jack Kornfield. What JackContinue reading “Letting Go…Letting Be?”

I wonder if we stopped trying so hard to ‘get somewhere’ and, instead, turned towards what is here, if we would start to see the magic right in front of our noses? I don’t know the answers. I certainly have lots of questions, a belly full of curiosity, my own subjective experience and a willingness toContinue reading “To Know or Not To Know?”

I have recently returned from the second module of the MA in Dance and Somatics I am currently studying at the University of Lancashire. We have been exploring the  bones and how they relate to movement and I am returning inspired and nourished. Dropping into the wisdom of my bones has offered me a senseContinue reading “Dem Bones”

Amen to this. I’m often pretty disillusioned by the yoga world – as a teacher I hope to model a way of practice that is inclusive, adaptable, that meets the moment as well as the practitioners that attend my classes where they are, and that is more focused towards the development of awareness through theContinue reading “Disillusioned by yoga”

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La Muerte Clarissa Pinkola Estes (an excerpt) Here the busses rattle Like buckets of bolts. And the break drums are made Stronger by prayers to Santiago. And the paint of these busses, Tierra y Sanguine, Gift package blue, Sunset red. Up front, the old virgin mother rides lookout. And it is the law that All busContinue reading “La Muerte; Musings on Creativity, Life & Death”

The dance between effort and surrender, between form and formlessness, between the known and the unknown flows through us as life. There are so many ways to explore this dynamic, so many useful tools to help us stay present through what can, oftentimes, be an overwhelming array of thought, emotion and stimulus. These tools help usContinue reading “Dancing with Life, Playfully Engaging.”

Whatever the Weather I sit here listening to the rain falling outside, A heavy, consistent pattering into the deep ground. I breathe the air that wafts in through the open door, Drinking watery wetness into every cell, Life is Here. Life is Here. Coolness touches my cheeks and fingers. My eyes Open… To See, to Receive, toContinue reading “It is what it is”

This is why I call what I do ‘Integrated Embodiment.’ I feel it is so important to integrate the myriad of facets of ourselves into One shining jewel, something that we all do in our own unique ways. We truly are all in this together and need authentic relationships to see oureselves through – toContinue reading “Sharing”