Rest, Relax, Revive with Linda

24/09/2026

Your eyes take it all in, whether you're paying attention or not. And so does the rest of you.
What are your eyes landing on right now?

24/09/2026

What are your eyes landing on without you choosing to?

The cluttered desk. The laundry basket you keep walking past. A too-bright screen. Everything still waiting to be done. Your eyes take it all in whether you're paying attention or not — and so does the rest of you.

23/09/2026

Autumn does this thing where it just about begs you to slow down and look inward. 🍁🍂

To let go, and find what's real.

This quote and photo is in my journal page for this week.

"Although God is omnipresent and dwells even in restless and changeable material forms, His clearest reflection is to be found within yourself, in the calm stillness of your eternal soul."

-Paramahansa Yogananda

A reminder that stillness isn't something you have to go looking for out there, it's already inside you.

That's the whole starting point of the R.E.A.L. Method.

Rest first.

Not because you've earned a break, but because coming home to that calm stillness is where everything else begins.

If autumn's got you wanting to slow down too, Map 1 (Rest) is where to start: check the first comment for the link

Photo from my SRF calendar/journal
White Mountain National Forest, New Hampshire

Photograph by Londie G. Padeisky

23/09/2026

Ever noticed how you come home from somewhere peaceful and it evaporates within minutes?

It's not because you didn't relax enough. It's because calm was somewhere else — and your nervous system knows it can't live there.

Here's what actually works instead.

22/09/2026

Monday yogis - this is what I keep saying😁

22/09/2026

This is one of the books you can study along with me in the Digital Sanctuary that I host - read at your own pace, share, question and ponder

The Bhagavad Gita is an allegory of the inner psychological battle between the ego and the soul that we all have within us every day. ⚔️🌞

The infamous battle of Kurukshetra represents the competing forces of light and darkness in the human mind. Who we are each moment depends on the degree of light or darkness present in our consciousness. 🌟🌚

Thankfully the scripture also offers us techniques to help us conquer the negative tendencies in us and grow spiritually in order to find God in this life. Yogananda said that we should all strive to become Jivan Muktas in this life and emerge victorious following the example of Arjuna by choosing Krishna. ✌️🌟

22/09/2026

Sometimes the view does the work for you. No need to do anything with this one — just watch, and breathe.

21/09/2026

Sometimes all you need is to sit by water and listen. 🌿

21/09/2026

Are you actually listening to what's around you right now?

The hum of the fridge. Office chatter you're not even part of. Traffic outside the window. A notification going off in another room. None of it's loud on its own — but it adds up, and most of the time you don't even notice it's there until you stop and check.

21/09/2026

𝘿𝙤 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙥𝙧𝙖𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙨𝙚 𝙗𝙚𝙩𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝙖𝙡𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙤𝙧 𝙞𝙣 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙥𝙖𝙣𝙮❓

Tonight there's a room full of people, mats down, moving and breathing together, and it does something a practice at home doesn't.

We stretch, we strengthen, we let the day go, and we do get to stillness by the end.

It's a yoga class like the one I've been teaching in South Ribble for nearly 30 years, with a popular relaxation at the end.

An hour and a half just for you

📍 St Leonard's Church Hall, Penwortham
🕡 Monday night, 6.30pm
Only two places left.

Book and pay here (£15): https://buy.stripe.com/4gMeVddGHfrq3o602y2VG05

Monthly pass option if you decide to take a regular place, saves you money and gives you access to recordings to practice at home