by Margot Porter | Oct 21, 2019 | balance, daily rest, healthy living, natural living, restorative, restore, self care, sleep, slow living, well being, wholistic living
The Sleep Edition Sleep, why is it sometimes so difficult? You know you are tired, you have been yawning all evening. Yet, when you get into bed sleep does not come instead you are visited by thoughts that run over every little detail of your day. We have all...
by Margot Porter | Sep 24, 2019 | Ayurveda, balance, garden, healthy living, natural living, recipes, restorative, self care, slow living, sweets, well being, wholistic living
Ojas! When I first heard the word ‘ojas’ I thought the teacher said OJ and that OJ or orange juice was what created our vital energy. Needless to say, I was pretty new to yoga at the time and my then teacher liked to sprinkle these evocative Sanskrit...
by Margot Porter | Sep 16, 2019 | anatomy, asana, balance, daily rest, Love, natural living, nourish, restorative, restore, ritual, self care, slow living, wholistic living
My Musings on Restorative Yoga Here are a few thoughts or musings from my own practice but also from my students. Whenever I put on a Restorative Yoga intensive they sell out really quickly. I think this reflects a deep felt need in my yoga community to rest, unwind,...
by Margot Porter | Aug 17, 2019 | asana, balance, daily rest, healthy living, restorative, restore, ritual, self care, slow living, wholistic living, Yoga Therapy
The Pauses In Between – Restorative Yoga For a long time I’ve been interested in the pauses in life where you drop into the subtle and soft spaces in between. Those precious moments when everything is simply still, the space between, the PAUSE. I have been...
by Margot Porter | Jul 12, 2019 | daily rest, dance, garden, healthy living, natural living, nature, nourish, recipes, restorative, retreats, ritual, self care, Self massage, slow living, wholistic living, winter
Staying bright and light over winter I’m always experimenting with ways of making life lighter and brighter, with ways to live more in my flow, with more ease and grace. Now, you may well think after an incredibly long hot summer, think a couple of days...
by Margot Porter | May 6, 2019 | Abhyanga, autumn, Ayurveda, balance, healthy living, natural living, restorative, self care, Self massage, slow living
Autumn – Nourish Your Lymphatic System My interest in the lymphatic system began over 15years ago when I complained of being tired all the time and couldn’t seem to shake it. There was an intuitive sense or feeling that I wasn’t dealing well with...
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