Mad4Yoga

24/07/2026

Our Beloved Nirlipta, left his body on Friday.

A message from Uma. Please share with anyone who might want to attend Nirlipta Cremation Service online. Blessings Beloved Souls

Thank you for being with us online for
Nirlipta Tuli's Cremation Service
Monday 27th July 2026.

Please log on around 0850 British Summer Time, about 10 minutes before we begin at 9am.

Here are the details you need: simply go to the Obitus website and you can access our service with the user name and PIN beneath

Please feel at liberty to share the link with friends and students who love Nirlipta and would like to be with us all online.

Website https://watch.obitus.com
Username
yoli7910

Pin
052865

When we finish creating the order of service document we shall send that to you on here on this thread, before the service,
along with a link for you to upload your own written tribute to Nirlipta in the coming days,
and a place if you wish to make a contribution to a legacy fund for the continuance of Nirlipta's work.

Thank you for holding Nirlipta and our family in your prayers at this time.
We love you

13/12/2025

14/07/2024

"Ukraine has completed more onshore wind turbines than England since it was occupied by Russian soldiers – despite the UK government’s promise to relax restrictions on onshore windfarms.

Only two onshore wind turbines have been installed in England since Russia invaded Ukraine in February last year, generating 1 megawatt (MW) of electricity in the Staffordshire village of Keele.

Ukraine’s Tyligulska wind power plant, meanwhile, the first to be built in a conflict zone, has begun generating enough clean electricity to power about 200,000 homes just 60 miles from the frontline in the southern region of Mykolaiv, with 19 turbines providing an installed capacity of 114MW."

Revelation about war-torn country is ‘terrible indictment’ of UK government, says Ed Miliband

12/04/2023

Yoga isn't avoidance but fully experiencing, so l thought I'd share this poem as a beautiful practice

"Once, I ran from fear
so fear controlled me.
Until I learned to hold fear like a newborn.
Listen to it, but not give in.
Honour it, but not worship it.
Fear could not stop me anymore.
I walked with courage into the storm.
I still have fear,
but it does not have me.

Once, I was ashamed of who I was.
I invited shame into my heart.
I let it burn.
It told me, “I am only trying
to protect your vulnerability”.
I thanked shame dearly,
and stepped into life anyway,
unashamed, with shame as a lover.

Once, I had great sadness
buried deep inside.
I invited it to come out and play.
I wept oceans. My tear ducts ran dry.
And I found joy right there.
Right at the core of my sorrow.
It was heartbreak that taught me how to love.

Once, I had anxiety.
A mind that wouldn’t stop.
Thoughts that wouldn’t be silent.
So I stopped trying to silence them.
And I dropped out of the mind,
and into the Earth.
Into the mud.
Where I was held strong
like a tree, unshakeable, safe.

Once, anger burned in the depths.
I called anger into the light of myself.
I felt its shocking power.
I let my heart pound and my blood boil.
Listened to it, finally.
And it screamed, “Respect yourself fiercely now!”.
“Speak your truth with passion!”.
“Say no when you mean no!”.
“Walk your path with courage!”.
“Let no one speak for you!”
Anger became an honest friend.
A truthful guide.
A beautiful wild child.

Once, loneliness cut deep.
I tried to distract and numb myself.
Ran to people and places and things.
Even pretended I was “happy”.
But soon I could not run anymore.
And I tumbled into the heart of loneliness.
And I died and was reborn
into an exquisite solitude and stillness.
That connected me to all things.
So I was not lonely, but alone with All Life.
My heart One with all other hearts.

Once, I ran from difficult feelings.
Now, they are my advisors, confidants, friends,
and they all have a home in me,
and they all belong and have dignity.
I am sensitive, soft, fragile,
my arms wrapped around all my inner children.
And in my sensitivity, power.
In my fragility, an unshakeable Presence.

In the depths of my wounds,
in what I had named “darkness”,
I found a blazing Light
that guides me now in battle.

I became a warrior
when I turned towards myself.

And started listening.

– Jeff Foster 'How I Became a Warrior'"

09/01/2023

At this time of year when so many of us are focused on making changes, why not invoke the transformative power of Durga to help you in your evolution with this powerful practice?

Close your eyes, sit comfortably upright, and spend a few minutes focusing your attention on the natural rhythm of your breath.

Silently say, “I invoke the presence of the Goddess in the form of Durga.”

Feel the presence of the Durga Shakti as a shimmering energy around you. You can visualize her lion, or simply intuit her presence. Imagine her with dark hair streaming over her shoulders, with a golden crown, a scarlet silk sari, and golden necklaces, rings, and bracelets.

See her magnificent arms, strong and bristling with weapons: the bow, the sword, the trident, the mace, the discus. See the lotus she carries.

She is watching you with an intent gaze. Her eyes are large and dark.

Silently offer your salutations to her.

Ask her,
“What is the major inner obstacle I have to face now?
What do I need to let go of?
What should I pay more attention to?”

Close your eyes and turn to your heart. Ask the questions in your heart.

Begin to write. Let the writing come naturally, without thought. Keep writing until you feel that there is no more to say.

Look over what you have written.

Now, close your eyes and imagine yourself turning all these obstacles over to the universal power of grace.

Offer the obstacles to Durga, saying,
“I offer all this to the Durga Shakti, asking that your grace dissolve all obstacles,
inner and outer.”

Find out more in 'Awakening Shakti'.
**ra

01/03/2022