Would life have been sweeter if I had mothered you instead
Soothed your inner child
Let you see your power
and the beauty of this world
For there is more to hold in awe
than there is to fear and abhor
And we have choice
You have always had choice
Could this be a contract for a future lifetime
Where we leave behind the burdens of this existence
And begin anew
with love and hope
peace and joy
Written: 29 June, 2026, 9.59am
I had been searching for you Searching for me A version of us That no longer exists Neither locked away in a drawer Nor hidden in the shadows But void An outline waiting to be filled once more With colour A different fun and folly Deep knowing That our loss
I see you All parts of you A delicious swirl of joy and grief Euphoria and ennui Held in my gentle stillness The stillness that follows you All parts of you To the farthest ends I cannot help myself For it is what nature dictates I do And I cannot
The first time I set foot in a commercial yoga studio was way back in 2004, but it wasn't until 20 years later that I decided to teach. My own practice had its own ebbs and flows across the years. I swung between asana-crazy periods and jadedness
Quite a lot, as it turns out. There are many days where I feel like we're all living in a dystopian film. And on others, when I look around me, I feel hopeful for humanity. There is still so much that isn't manipulated and hardened by