A reflection on yoga, ageing and the beginner’s mind — how no matter our age, we are always new on the mat and in life.

For nearly ten years, I’ve been using Loving Kindness meditation in my yoga classes. The first part of the script goes something like this: Imagine yourself as a small child. Perhaps you can picture a photograph of you. Look this child in the eye and say: May you be safe May you be free from suffering May you be happy and healthy May you have ease of being. This part has always carried a quiet sadness for me. I didn’t have an idyllic childhood. My parents split up, my mother