Fiona Roberts is on a mission to provide every woman with the right to exercise. This empathetic young CEO and founder began her early career in youth and community work, and her subsequent training as a Personal Trainer led her to set up theMovement Charity. We find out all about Fiona’s journey to setting up […]
London is in lockdown and the once-bustling streets, shops, and cafes of our beautiful city have fallen quiet for the first time in our lifetimes. Along with a lot of other businesses, yoga studios all over the capital have had to shut up shop for now too. But out of adversity comes creativity, and many
Home Practice after Week 13 Each day is different in pregnancy, not to mention the difference between trimesters. It is common to experience a boost of energy and strength between 16 and 34 weeks. Further down the line, imbalance and heaviness become noticeable and the body changes yet again, so it’s important to change your
According to Wikipedia, “an isolation tank is a lightless, soundproof tank inside which subjects float in salt water at skin temperature. They were first used to test the effects of sensory deprivation. Such tanks are now also used for meditation and relaxation and in alternative medicine. The isolation tank was originally called the sensory deprivation
Many people come to yoga as a way to increase their flexibility. I certainly did and I remember SO clearly how impossible some yoga poses seemed to be. How could I even dream of doing an utthita pādāngusthāsana balance (standing big toe hold) when I couldn’t actually reach my big toe? My adho mukha śvānāsana (downward-facing
Are you wanting to start something to improve your fitness? Maybe help you deal with stress or sleep better? Are you looking for something to look after your physical and mental health that only takes up a few minutes a day? Well, a home yoga practice could be just the thing for you. Home Practice
“Well, shake it up, baby, now. Twist and shout. C’mon c’mon, c’mon, c’mon, baby, now. Come on and work it on out” ~The Beatles Song stuck in your head now? Okay, good! Moving onto our twisting detox with this song in mind! These lyrics can answer the question to why twists are so good for
I hated backbends when I began practising yoga. They were soo hard and seemed unachievable for my stiff middle-aged body. But now I can’t get enough! I love the feeling of length in the front of the body; my hips opening into extension and my chest broadening and lifting. Sometimes I truly feel like I
The benefits of Couples Yoga According to Meghan Markle Everyone is Harry and Meghan obsessed these days, whether they want to be or not! And with good reason, they’re young, attractive, royal AND getting married. What’s not to like? Even more exciting for yoga fans is that, according to ‘inside sources’, Meghan Markle has been
Seven years ago, Valerie Sagun a.k.a. ‘Big Gal Yoga’ was watching online yoga tutorials and noticed something. There were hardly any people of colour and barely any plus-size women. She decided that needed to change. Today, she’s on a whirlwind book tour to promote her new book, Big Gal Yoga: Poses and Practices to Celebrate
