Christians Practising Yoga (academic essay)
Yoga and Christianity: A Christian Response to Christian Objections? Introduction “I am convinced, being fully persuaded in the Lord...
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oliviashoneinfo
Sep 6, 20233 min read
Movement is Spiritual - Part 1
Movement as Participation I’ve spent quite a lot of time pondering how movement can be a spiritual although there’s never been a question...
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oliviashoneinfo
Sep 22, 20222 min read
Religion & Spirituality
An old friend recently brought up the topic of religion and spirituality with a dose of tentativeness and uncertainty as she thought she...
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oliviashoneinfo
Aug 17, 20223 min read
When Reality Describes a Spiritual Reality
One of my favourite things in the whole world is floating down the Bantham Estuary on a fast flowing incoming tide. Recently I enjoyed...
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oliviashoneinfo
Feb 26, 20223 min read
Simplify and Fill Your Life!
The season of LENT is drawing nigh. How do you respond to this word? Do you think of going without, denial, fasting and how you should...
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oliviashoneinfo
Jan 18, 20222 min read
Being Present and Presence
My kids will sometimes frustratedly cry out "You're not listening to me", and inwardly I'll panic admitting to myself that indeed I...
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oliviashoneinfo
Oct 3, 20212 min read
Autumn - Our Teacher
Autumn is my favourite season. It's a time when I'm inclined to be more reflective as the environment calms down and settles, that life...
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oliviashoneinfo
Sep 10, 20213 min read
Why I Love My Body!
I love my body! How about that for grabbing your attention although I’ll be honest with you on two counts. Firstly, I didn’t used to love...
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oliviashoneinfo
Jun 18, 20212 min read
Choosing Life
An American therapist imparted a profound insight to me some years ago: that I could choose to live how I wanted. I retorted with the...
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oliviashoneinfo
Jun 13, 20213 min read
The Holistic Benefits of Yoga?
I believe that yoga is a neutral vehicle and that it can be used for different ends: this means that different philosophies and belief...
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oliviashoneinfo
Jun 12, 20213 min read
How is Nature Spiritual?
It's all around, we live within it, it's always dying but it never dies - what is it?! The title is a giveaway of course, but these are...
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oliviashoneinfo
Jun 3, 20212 min read
Is Yoga Compatible with My Faith?
I'm writing this post for my 'faith' friends who are questioning the compatibility of yoga with the Christian faith. This is a real...
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oliviashoneinfo
May 22, 20212 min read
There is Hope
I have a rather random story to tell showing how deeper understanding can come about when and how you don’t expect it. It was about 7...
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oliviashoneinfo
May 15, 20212 min read
Why Have an Attitude of Gratitude?
Gratitude was first pointed out to me the night before my wedding. A friend claimed that if I went about my wedding day being thankful...
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oliviashoneinfo
May 8, 20212 min read
What You Can Learn from Listening to Silence
You might believe that silence, like stillness, is important; a bit like taking your vitamins or doing a January alcohol detox. However,...
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oliviashoneinfo
Apr 30, 20212 min read
How Being Grounded is a Holistic Affair
Perhaps you hear the word ‘grounded’ and think of the belligerent teenager kicking against the punitive parental restrictions or maybe...
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oliviashoneinfo
Apr 28, 20212 min read
Do You Have a Flexible Mind (and Body)?
Recent feedback from my yoga classes has given me real food for thought. The first friend said this: "Beforehand I was wary about doing...
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oliviashoneinfo
Apr 3, 20212 min read
Mindful of More: Is Mindfulness Only a De-stressing Tool?
So why do mindfulness?? Just in case you’re not familiar with what it is about let’s use American researcher Ellen Langer’s definition,...
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oliviashoneinfo
Apr 3, 20212 min read
Our Bodies and God: Is Our Physical Form Relevant in Our Spirituality?
When you think of the body being involved in spirituality or religion perhaps your mind wonders to the images of the Indian ascetic yogis...
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oliviashoneinfo
Apr 3, 20212 min read
A Meaningful World: What do Smiles, Sex and Sadness Have in Common?
I remember the meal I had with my sister shortly after James, my husband, was recovering from his brain surgeries. I shared deeply with...
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