Yoga Bloke Life

Hi I’m Richard Norris. I’m a web designer and live in Wellington, New Zealand, with my wife Jolanda.

After many years or working and observing human nature I decided to launch www.yogablokelife.com – all about happiness, mindfulness and feeling great.
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Much of the material is taken from everyday life experiences. My motivation is to give something back to a world that has given me so much – and the hope is that someone, somewhere reading this just might realise some of their dreams.

Why yogis are such great planners

Planning isn’t everyone’s cup of tea. It’s hard to get started and when you finish your plan it somehow seems to get forgotten about as life just takes over. I am fortunate enough to be a volunteer Director for a yoga centre in Golden Bay, New Zealand. I have a...

The power of regularity . . .

My wife and I have decided to choose and practice a weekly “itie”. Ities are a way that Swami Sivananda, one of the greatest yoga masters of the 20th century, described the virtues that should be developed by a spiritual aspirant. Serenity, Regularity, Absence of...

Mindfulness and a single raisin

There is certainly a lot going on and being talked about on the subject of mindfulness. I have to admit when I first heard the term it didn’t quite make sense Like isn’t everyone “mindful” on the basis we all have a mind? And so is this just some new fad based on...