I’m for Ahimsa. How about you?

Yoga encourages practising non-violence - ahimsa. That's why I switched off my daily habit of BBC Breakfast News eight years ago and never returned. My two year old daughter at the time was in the room when violence was splattered across my screen at 8am. It was a wake up call for me as a mother and I decided then and there I would no longer have my attention hijacked for someone else’s agenda.

Everything we do in life can be guided by the bright light of ahimsa or pushed by the darkness of fear.

I’ve noticed in our culture there is a lot of “fighting against”.

Fighting against cancer.
Fighting against crime.
Fighting against global warming.

What if we changed our language and focused on what we wanted?

We are for health and vitality.
We are for a safe environment for all.
We are for our planet.

Focusing our energy on the outcome that we desire draws that vision, that dream closer. Living in fight mode is exhausting but coming together to work as a team for a future goal can be invigorating and hopeful.

If Democrats could stop fighting against Republicans maybe Trump would be a distant memory.

Love and understanding seem under rated. Where’s the thrill? The drama? The adrenaline hit? But what would a world look like where we all practised ahimsa? Could we create a world without internet trolls, without hate, even a world without war? One day I hope so.

I’m for Ahimsa. How about you?

Thank you for being here. Sending love and kindness,

Laura x