A chant to the goddess Kali. Kali is often described as the Goddess of Destruction or the Angry Goddess . My daughter's name sounds the same as Kali and, when I took her to a class at Jivamukti yoga studio, she was surprised to be included in the chant. A lovely, uplifting chant!

You did so in the full understanding that the American dream is a dream that all the world's people deserve; that a new world is in the making in which humanity should be united in its diversity of race, gender, language and religion. Nelson Mandela

There is nothing that wastes the body like worry, and one who has any faith in God should be ashamed to worry about anything whatsoever. Gandhi

There are many variations of Om Namah Shivaya avaiable, but this variation by Krishna Das is one of my favourites.

Marc Bolan was a name from my childhood. He was one of the first glam rock musicians and had many hit records including I Love to Boogie , Ride a White Swan , Telegram Sam , to name but a few… He was a pretty boy and wore very outrageous clothes for the 1970's. I remember him appearing on Top of the Pops in a gorgeous white feather jacket and mascara. He was very cool. All these years later, I still have some T. Rex tunes on my iPod (as do my teenagers). Marc died in a car accident in Barnes in 1977 at the young age of 29. Living in south west London I drive past the shrine which has been created in his memory on a regular basis. Bolan still has many adoring fans throughout the world who go to his shrine in Barnes and place mementos or fresh flowers. Here are a few photos that I took recently. RIP

Breakthrough Breast Cancer Scientists , originally uploaded by yogamama.co.uk . In December a couple of my fellow PinkPower Walk team members and I were invited to meet Dr Andrew Tutt and a number of other scientists at Breakthrough's research unit at Kings College London. We were there to see how they money raised from the 2009 PinkPower Walk was being spent. Dr Tutt and his team (seen in the photo above) are an amazing group of individuals, who have dedicated their lives to Breast cancer research. Their passion and drive is amazing; I came away feeling humbled and moved by their professionalism and their expertise.

Here is a video I have found on Youtube in which the late Sri K. Pattabhi Jois talks about Asthanga Yoga. Enjoy!

This sneezing Panda video still makes me laugh. Poor mum was just chilling out when the baby scares her. Enjoy!

Penny slot machines , originally uploaded by yogamama.co.uk . What to do on a cold and blustery Bank Holiday weekend by the sea in the UK? Head for the penny arcade... Not that I condone gambling, but it's the best £5.00 spent on a wet afternooon. Came away with three plastic watches... What a bargain!

Ardha Baddha Padmottanasana , originally uploaded by yogamama.co.uk . Pose of the day. Ardha Baddha Padmottanasana. Hip opening.