Carly SladeMay 21, 20213 minWhy I do what I doFrom addiction to obsession Before I discovered yoga I was in survival mode. I went from work to sleep to work and from addiction to...
Carly SladeJan 20, 20213 minEmotions as alliesEvery year I get braver and braver in meeting my emotions and it seems the more resilience I develop the more challenging the emotional...
Carly SladeDec 8, 20205 minYour Wild Heart If my heart and I had a status it would definitely be 'it's complicated' but in recent times I'm starting to feel that we're actually in...
Carly SladeFeb 25, 20203 minUntethering the mind and drifting into stillnessThinking is becoming a lost art, not just worrying, planning, remembering, judging and all of the usual mind fluctuations we cram into the b
Carly SladeNov 18, 20196 minPart 9 - The Stages of Yoga Nidra: Existential Explorations, Kośas, Merging Yoga Nidra & EverydThis is the stage that seems to keep people coming back for more week after week. At the beginning of class I often have a check in and open
Carly SladeOct 14, 20194 minPart 8 - The Stages of Yoga Nidra: Joy, bliss and pure awarenessOur human brains are primed to problem solve for our survival but for many of us our survival needs are no longer about life or death and th
Carly SladeOct 8, 20193 minPart 7 - The Stages of Yoga Nidra: Stage 7 VisualisationThis week we explore the visualisation stage of Yoga Nidra. This stage is perhaps one of the most varied in terms of its delivery,...
Carly SladeOct 1, 20195 minPart 6 - The Stages of Yoga Nidra: Stage 6 Breath AwarenessThis week we explore the breath awareness stage, which also sometimes includes body/floor awareness for grounding. To Breathe Well is to...
Carly SladeSep 24, 20196 minPart 5 - The Stages of Yoga Nidra: Stage 5 OppositesDuring the preceding stage of rotation of consciousness we induce relaxation of the sensorimotor surface of the brain and then during the op
Carly SladeSep 16, 20198 minPart 4 - The Stages of Yoga Nidra: Stage 4 Rotation of ConsciousnessThe body scan can be used to promote relaxation and body awareness, to invoke or deepen a trance state, to promote healing by reconnecting t
Carly SladeSep 10, 20196 minPart 3 - The Stages of Yoga Nidra: Stage 3 SankalpaSankalpa loosely translated from Sanskrit to English means a vow to your highest self or highest truth. Some schools of Yoga Nidra believe t
Carly SladeSep 3, 20197 minPart 2 - The Stages of Yoga Nidra: Stage 1-2 Preparation and SettlingThis week we explore the first two stages of yoga together – preparation and settling. These are quite practical stages but are crucially im
Carly SladeAug 27, 20197 minThe magic that is yoga nidra....I bloody love yoga nidra. It's without doubt one of my favourite things to 'do', talk about and teach but it's still a relatively little...
Carly SladeApr 16, 20193 minSoftening to the possibility of the momentTwo weeks ago I took myself to the lake on our land for a few hours to drink cacao and meditate in nature to harness the often insightful...
Carly SladeJun 11, 20181 minAll things are illuminated in the desert...Yesterday was a real challenge. I was feeling hardened, cold, stuck, rigid and shut down. Deeply engrained coping strategies that were...
Carly SladeNov 4, 20163 minBody fluid. Mind still.Water is an incredible element from which we can learn so much! It has a depth that goes far beyond its shimmering surface and it is...