


What’s in a mudra?
Mudras are hand and body postures where your body (often your fingers) are held in specific positions. These positions relate to and influence the flow of energy throughout the body.

Women’s circles unpacked
Women's circles, although an ancient tradition, are rising in popularity. They are a space where women can celebrate their femininity, voice their struggles and their fears, and discuss what it is like to move through this world in this time.

The beauty of sound baths
Sound baths have nothing to do with bath tubs. Instead, it is an immersive experience where you are enveloped with sound waves or vibrations. The sound waves are created through various methods that include healing instruments and the human voice.

Tantra – it is actually not all about sex
Tantra is a spiritual philosophy with sects both in Hinduism and Buddhism. Yep – it is not as much about sex as it's been made out to be.

The magic of mantra
Mantras are ancient, and powerful vibrations used to change the vibration of the person who is chanting them as well as everything and everyone around them. Find out more about the magic of mantras in this blog.

Cacao ceremony – the ultimate self-love ritual
A cacao ceremony is nothing close to just eating a chocolate bar or having a cup of hot cocoa in front of the TV. A cacao ceremony is a sacred ritual that needs to be entered into with respect, presence, and intention.

Why are Rudraksha seeds so highly valued?
Rudraksha seeds have been highly prized for centuries. Worn for protection and used for prayer even today, their popularity now extends out of the East into the West.

Four breathing techniques you can do anywhere
Stopping and fitting in a quick five minute breathing technique can help reboot, refresh and centre you, ready to take on the rest of the day.

The ins and outs of smudging
Smudging has been practiced in numerous cultures for centuries. It is used for cleansing, releasing negative energies and bringing in positive ones. While this is a spiritual practice there is some scientific research that supports the theory that you are quite literally clearing the air of bacteria.

Tips to set up your home yoga practice
It can be hard to set up and keep a home yoga practice going. Here are some tips to help you get started and create a practice that you can stick to!

The art of rituals
Performing rituals creates a sense of cohesion in our lives. It creates a safe space where no matter what, you have something that is consistent and reliable. These moments can become a safety net in times when you experience emotional turmoil. It is a way to ground and re-group.

Every day is a day of yoga
When I mentioned I was going along to an International Yoga day event in 2019 a friend replied that every day is a day of yoga. I get her point. Yoga is a way of being, a way of thinking and a way of living that touches all parts of our day, every day.

Cultivating a practice of gratitude
Practicing gratitude has been shown in countless studies to increase our happiness by helping us shift our mindsets from what we lack, towards a mindset focused on abundance. There are many ways to practice gratitude that can be easily incorporated into your day, without it feeling like it is yet another ‘chore’ to add to the things to do list.

Chakras – the rainbow life force
Somewhere along your yoga journey you have probably heard your teacher speak about chakras. But what exactly are chakras? How do they work? What happens when they are blocked? And how can you harness their power to live a more aligned and balanced life?

Malas – for deeper meditation and mindfulness
Malas have become a popular accessory in the West. Although they are beautiful hanging around your neck or wrapped around your arm, these beaded strings can be powerful tools to help you along your spiritual journey.

Practicing the niyamas in your daily life
The next in our series on the eight branches of yoga covers the niyamas. The niyamas focus on your own personal and spiritual growth. This blog takes you through the five niyamas and how to bring them into your everyday life.

How to bring the Yamas into your everyday life
The eight branches of yoga include something known as the Yamas.
The Yamas are guidelines for you to live in harmony with society. This blog takes you through the five Yamas and helps you bring them to life.

Product with a Story – The Do Good Yoga Mat Bag
Common Texture set out to produce a yoga mat bag using perfectly fine textile, destined to be waste and polluting the earth, using what was already out there, aligned with their vision of zero waste.

Yoga practices and stress management
Our ancestors knew about yoga’s connection with relieving stress. Western medicine is now also coming on board, with results from medical studies consistently demonstrating that yoga is effective at decreasing tension, lowering blood pressure and reducing cortisol levels.

Essential oils and yoga (Updated May 2020)
What have essential oils got to do with yoga I hear you ask? Just like yoga, aromatherapy enhances your wellbeing and the two blend together beautifully.

Discovering the world beyond yoga class
Up until 2014 if you had asked me what yoga was I would have told you, without any doubt, it was an exercise class I did at the local gym (hadn’t made it to my local yoga studio yet!).

The birth of Seeds of Wonder
Back in June 2018 I was lucky enough to spend some time on a silent retreat set amongst the beautiful, peaceful rice paddies in Tabanan, Bali. Little did I realise how memorable the trip would become!

Yoga Books
- James Mallinson & Mark Singleton – The Roots of Yoga
- Richard Freeman – The Yoga Matrix: The Body as a Gateway to Freedom
- David Frawley – Yoga: A Guide to the Teachings and Practices by David Frawley
- BKS Iyengar – Light On Yoga / Light On Pranayama / Tree of Yoga / BKS Iyengar
- Donna Farhi – Yoga Mind, Body & Spirit: A Return to Wholeness
- Dianne Bondy – Yoga for everyone
- Stephen Cope – Yoga and the Quest for the True Self
- Tantra / Georg Feuerstein – Tantra / The Yoga Tradition: It’s History, Literature, Philosophy, and Practice
- Swami Satchidananda – Patanjali Yoga Sutras
- Winthrop Sargeant Translation – Bhagavad Gita
- Stuart Ray Sarbacker and Kevin KimpleThe Eight Limbs of Yoga
- Dr. Shankaranarayana Jois – The Sacred Tradition of Yoga
- Jennie Lee – True Yoga










Seeds of Wonder News
2021
2020
- November 2020 – Seeds of Wonder Gift Guide 2020
- September 2020 – Setting up your own home sanctuary
- September 2020 – Sustainable Palo Santo back in stock!
- July 2020 – New Podcast Alert Yoga, Nutrition & ‘The Change’
- June 2020 – Planting seeds of change
- May 2020 – Navigating strange times
- April 2020 – Setting up your home practice
- March 2020 – The importance of self-reflection
- February 2020 – Birthday special
- January 2020 – The practice of gratitude
2019
- December 2019 – Surviving the crazy season
- November 2019 – Mala Magic
- October 2019 – Travel and mantras
- September 2019 – Spring yoga
- August 2019 – Practicing self-care
- July 2019 – International Yoga Day
- June 2019 – Kapalabhati breathing
- May 2019 – Getting caught up in life’s busyness
- April 2019 – Workshop updates
- March 2019 – We’re one month old

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