Uncama’s Adventure [in Wonderland]

On page 4969 (in volume 7) of Arthur Mee’s Children’s Encyclopedia is a collection of short “stories told to Kaffir children”. Included is “Uncama’s Adventure”:

Uncama was a bold hunter, and, finding that a strange animal came every night to his garden and rooted up his plants, he lay in wait for it and pursued it. The strange animal ran down a great hole by the side of a river, and Uncama followed it, and entered a wonderful country underneath the Earth. [Click here to continue reading]

Yoga for Anxiety

Anxiety can be debilitating and while the title of this post implies that yoga can help with anxiety, this, I realise, is not always the case; anxiety and/or depression can seemingly zap all energy. As I'm someone who has been doing yoga for a few years and in that time come to realise I could be considered quite an anxious person, I have also learned that yoga doesn't always work for me and anxiety/depression. [Continue reading...]