Knot on the Norfolk Coast Advaita is the philosophy of non-duality – translated into English it means ‘not two’. The premise of Advaita is that, despite appearances to the contrary, there are no separate, individual entities. What appears to be the interaction of billions of different embodied beings, not just human, could be more accurately described as a singular, unfolding event or the Duet of One.1 This is not another dry philosophical premise. The philosophy of Advaita i

What is Kaya Sthairyam? Experiencing, and then abiding in a state of stillness, is one of the biggest challenges of meditation and even for those who find a state of physical stillness the mind can often remain in constant movement around sensory impressions. The aim of Kaya Sthairyam is to induce a deeper sense of physical stillness that can then lead to a natural stilling of the mind. The practice is often used as a preliminary or introductory meditation practice, however

My first Yoga Retreat with Essential Nature Yoga

My yoga journey as student and teacher

The first time we taught yoga and meditation online was through necessity – the covid lockdown had begun and it was the only way people could connect to share practice. We were quite skeptical as to how effective it would be. We were glad to be proved so very wrong. Nick remembers the moment he sat and began a meditation practice with a group of maybe 20 people or so thinking to himself ‘Oh – this is interesting!’ The profound stillness and depth that comes from shared practi

Some of the challenges for a yoga teacher in the modern Western world

Firstly there’s not really a problem with Advaita – it’s us. More correctly it’s our senses, our perception & our concepts that can make Advaita tricky. Advaita means ‘not two’ and Advaita, as a philosophical premise, is the attempt to describe the realization of the deepest level of identity or Being – the true nature of things. Another term for Advaita would be ‘non-dualism’. This is the insight that though it may be entirely convincing to our senses and perception that

The wonder of the chakra system