You’re in a rush, and the traffic light ahead turns red. You brake harder than you need to. Your hands grip the steering wheel. You might even swear out loud, using language you’d never use in public. Ninety seconds. That’s what the red light costs you. Yet by the time it turns green again, your jaw is tight, your pulse is up, and the edge in your voice might linger at your next meeting, your next task, or your next conversation with someone you love. It was never about the r

Last week, the weather reminded us how quickly things can change. Here in Cabo Verde, we’re used to sunshine, blue skies, and a gentle Atlantic breeze. So when a storm arrives, it’s unsettling. The wind picks up, the ocean swells, the rain comes down, and suddenly the peaceful rhythm we’re used to is replaced by uncertainty. And there’s something about a storm that makes you realise how little control we actually have. We can prepare. We can close windows, move things insid

There's a particular kind of tired that has nothing to do with sleep. It's the exhaustion of people-pleasing long after you've stopped noticing you're doing it.

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Thinking and worrying about what we can’t control is wasted energy. It’s more or less like fighting against reality.

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At the end of a yoga class, just before we bow in Namaste, I like to gently remind the class to be grateful for their body, to be...

Chances are, if you’ve been to a yoga class, you’ve already performed Namaste. But, have you ever wondered what Namaste really means? ...

Come to all fours on the floor with a flat back in a “table-top” position. (Imagine your back is the top of the table, and your arms and...

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Meditation is defined as quietening our body, breath, mind, intellect and self, into a state of stillness. OK, but how exactly do we...

Last week, a lovely Scottish man who had practiced Yoga for the first time at one of my morning classes thanked me for showing him how to...

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