“Listen to me, your body is not a temple. Temples can be destroyed and desecrated. Your body is a forest, thick canopies of maple trees and sweet scented wildflowers sprouting in the underwood. You will grow back, over and over, no matter how badly you’re devastated.” -Beau Taplin I […]
READ MOREThe Bardic Fire at Scapa Fest | by Dougie Strang
I have to confess, I’m not a yoga practitioner. I’ve dabbled, and enjoyed the dabbling, but never committed to the discipline of regular practice. What I have gained, from my limited experience, is a sense that it’s much more than just a physical exercise; that it’s a way of putting […]
READ MOREHow to do Ujjayi breathing to control the way you feel
In an age where we are obsessed with changing the way we feel through alcohol, cigarettes, vaping, drugs, gambling, shopping and hits of social media, Jambo Truong believes we are actually just one deep breath away from deciding how we feel. Jambo is headlining at the opening ceremony at Scapa […]
READ MORELet’s get physical, physical: the benefits of Forrest Yoga for Men
I was chatting to my yoga instructor, Natalie Jones, the other day and she made an observation that, whilst most of her classes are Vinyasa, she often runs Forrest Yoga inspired classes and they seem to really appeal to men. And specifically, men who are really active and sporty. We […]
READ MOREWhat we stand for | by Clemence Cocquet
Recently I was asked to create a visual to represent our mission, something that would encompass what we stand for. What is the Scapa Life? Why Scapa Fest? The first thing that came to my mind was a constellation: We stand far apart, yet together we form something to […]
READ MOREChocolate for the Soul: Everything you need to know about Cacao Ceremony
Hidden in plain sight For centuries, the magic of cacao has been hidden in plain sight…wrapped in fancy plastic foil and separated out into easily marketable product. It mimics our own modern predicament in this way. Hiding under layer after layer of make-up, conditioning, masks… There is however a resurgence […]
READ MORESTRESS + RELAX = GROWTH | by Michal Shimonovich
We’ve all had those weeks, the ones that don’t seem to end. Sometimes it’s a big presentation for a major client that’s constantly perched on your shoulders, driving you crazy on your drive home wondering if there’s a typo on page five and nagging you while you are ordering coffee […]
READ MOREThere’s no such thing as roots without wings | by Clemence Cocquet
Believe me when I say there is no such things as roots without wings. Think about it. Every tree once flew to where it would eventually root itself. Every storm can only exist rooted in our perception of calm. There’s always a fraction of second of complete stillness before we […]
READ MOREEmbracing Perspectives: Yoga And My Accidental Environmentalism | by Holly Saxton
It’s when you feel the shift. It doesn’t happen suddenly. It doesn’t happen overnight. But watch it creep in, slowly. You’ll see the signs, the knee jerk reaction delayed, that radio noise inside your head, once so overwhelming seems to slow, the volume button turned down just a touch, that […]
READ MOREScapa Fest Gift Certificates
Our latest competition was a great success, with hundreds of entries received for a chance to win a couple of tickets to Scapa Fest 2018. I want to make sure that, like Erin who won tickets to take her friend Kirsty to Scapa Fest, you get to share this experience with as many friends […]
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