The phrase with great power comes great responsibility is often quoted but less frequently practiced. Around the world, we see individuals and groups wielding significant power without the balance of responsibility. This imbalance creates social, political, and environmental challenges that affect us all. What if ancient wisdom, like the principles of yoga, could offer guidance to those in power today? Yoga is not just about physical postures; it is a philosophy that teaches balance,...

I did not know it when I started practising yoga, but yoga is very much about community. "Community" means, in one sense, a unified body of individuals. The more I practice yoga, the more I come to appreciate the unified body of individuals that I share in with those who I teach and practice with. Josh, Hamish, Lucy and Sevahn - we are lit up! It makes sense that yoga and community go hand in hand. Yoga is a word derived from the Sanskrit "yuj" meaning to yoke or bind together. ...

The Four Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz offers a way of being. They are called “agreements” because there is an element of the social contract about them. The four agreements can be adhered to by one person alone, but they start to be truly impactful in a society when they are adopted and observed by couples, and small groups of friends, and colleagues, families, communities, and, ultimately, the whole of society. In this summary, I shall address the four agreements and seek to demonstrate...