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Alys Titchener is the author of the poetry blog Squashed Mosquito; sharing poetry that traverses the landscapes of her emotions and spirit. Alys is a freelance writer, with a commitment to writing from the heart of direct experience.

About Alys Titchener

Alys Titchener is the author of the poetry blog Squashed Mosquito; sharing poetry that traverses the landscapes of her emotions and spirit. Alys is a freelance writer, with a commitment to writing from the heart of direct experience.

Looking for the man of your dreams? … Don’t!

February 14, 2012 by Alys Titchener 3 Comments

Man of your dreams?

I’ve found the man of my awakeness by guest author Alys Titchener My flatmate Kara-Leah and I were sitting on our lounge floor one afternoon doing some stretches before dinner. I was deep in thought and before I could censor myself, I blurted out; I feel like I’ve found the man of my awakeness. I wasn’t quite sure what I meant by that, only that this statement arose because what I was experiencing was… not so familiar. What has become familiar about those times I’ve fallen in love with the man … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Living Your Yoga Tagged With: alys titchener, dream man, falling in love, lessons in relationships, musings, reflections, relationships, self-awareness, self-reflection, The Heart, waking up

The benefits and pitfalls of conscious community

April 25, 2011 by Alys Titchener 1 Comment

Consciously creating space

by Aly Titchener Living in an intentional community in the city Given the discussions I often hear around me, and the positive reception from Jennifer’s recent article about family friendly spiritual communities, it seems like there are many people wanting to be involved at some level in a spiritually motivated community. Not only being a part of such a community group, there appears to be a growing swell of people wanting to live within a conscious and intentional community. I’ve … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Yoga & Community Tagged With: alys titchener, community, conscious, fellowship, friendship, intention community, mindful

I’m not flexible enough to do yoga

April 5, 2011 by Alys Titchener 36 Comments

by guest author Alys Titchener It took me years to turn up to a yoga class. Years and years of liking the idea of yoga before actually appearing on a yoga mat. Why? Whenever I confessed I’d never done a yoga class; I’d always append the confession with – I’m not flexible enough. Never have been. I got dropped from the gymnastics club at the age of eight because I couldn’t reach my toes. I could do handstands, I could vault, I could balance on the beam, but I couldn’t touch my toes. Perhaps … [Read more...]

Filed Under: How Yoga Helped Me Tagged With: alys titchener, body shame, flexibility, inflexible, meditation, motivation, personal journey, quite mind, shame, soft mind, starting yoga

How does Gangaji describe the practice of enquiry?

March 14, 2011 by Alys Titchener 3 Comments

Gangaji

The path of direct enquiry is the lineage of Ramana Maharshi and what he offered as a path to his own spiritual self-realisation. It is what Papaji taught, and what Gangaji now teaches. Ramana once defined the practice of enquiry by starting with the question: Who Am I ? For all thoughts the source is the 'I' thought. If thoughts arise, without trying to complete them, enquire; to whom did this thought arise. What does it matter how many thoughts arise? As each thought arises, be … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Meditation Practices, Practices Tagged With: alys titchener, enquiry, Gangaji, meditation, papaji, ramana mahashi, spiritual practice, truth, who am I?

What does it feel like to be in the flow?

October 15, 2010 by Alys Titchener Leave a Comment

Finding flow

  by guest author Alys Titchener, author of the poetry blog Squashed Mosquito, in honour of Blog Action Day 2010 | Water Blog Action Day is an annual event held every October 15 that unites the world’s bloggers in posting about the same issue on the same day with the aim of sparking a global discussion and driving collective action. What does it feel like to be in the flow? I came across this question on facebook today. Brilliant question! One thing I can point to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: How Yoga Helped Me Tagged With: alys titchener, blog action day, flow

Equaniminity and the dying mouse

June 26, 2010 by Alys Titchener Leave a Comment

Living with an open heart

by guest author Alys Titchener, author of blog Squashed Mosquito. Below is a story I wrote about being open. Why? Because I found that when I shared this story at a meditation workshop earlier this year, there was a lot of empathy for the situation. And a real life story can start to build up a picture as to what it actually means to live with an open heart. In this workshop, nicely called Refuge and run by meditation teacher Peter Fernando, we found ourselves asking; What is being … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Meditation Practices Tagged With: alys titchener

Exposing oneself to the news – what’s the real story?

May 21, 2010 by Alys Titchener 1 Comment

by guest author Alys Titchener My reflections from one of the Yoga Off The Mat sessions. It’s the toughest homework assignment so far, as far as I’m concerned. All sorts of defenses and red lights are flaring as the instructions settle; I have to tune in to what’s going on in our world; listen to the news, read the papers or news sites online, and then watch my reaction to these stories. I pull a face, obviously not happy with this prescribed task. And for so many reasons! I … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Yoga in the Media Tagged With: alys titchener, kelly fisher, marianne elliot, Off the mat, Yoga Unlimited

Reflections on hope, inspired by a poetry competition

April 30, 2010 by Alys Titchener 2 Comments

"Tree of Life" by Billy McGrath

by guest author Alys Titchener I didn’t win.  I kind of knew that already when they didn’t phone that day. I waited till the next day, thinking maybe; just maybe they were being disorganized, over worked, or one of those students is filling in and doesn’t really care to follow up. See, there was a little bit of hope left over. It was still possible that I could have won that poetry competition. The day before, I spoke with conviction to my flatmates; it doesn’t matter if I win or not. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Living Your Yoga Tagged With: alys titchener, hope

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