Spring is here with it’s promise of glorious summer days. Soon legs will be tempted out from hibernation. Freedom from tights. No more trousers. Bring out the shorts and skirts I say! This is a truly time of joy for most. And dread for many as the reality of what nature has bestowed on us […]
‘Christmas time, mistletoe and wine, children singing Christ-i-an rhyme’, go the lyrics of possibly the most saccharine Christmas song ever, although there are quite a few contenders. Naff Christmas music is just one of the many irritants that you’ll probably have to survive over the next few weeks, but there are a few ways out!
Vinyasa Flow is hands down one of the most, if not the single most popular styles of yoga. It is widely practiced by millions of yoga practitioners and can be very versatile depending on the studio you visit. If we translated Vinyasa, it would loosely translate to “arranging something in a special way”. That is
“Kundalini Yoga is the science to unite the finite with Infinity, and it’s the art to experience Infinity in the finite.” ~ Yogi Bhajan, 10/27/88 Kundalini Yoga, yet another branch of yoga, but what exactly is it? I’ll be explaining how this ancient style of yoga came to the west. Focusing on cleansing the body for
Yoga is good for you. This fact has been pretty much established by scientists, researchers, experts and long-lived, healthy yogis themselves. Yoga is now prescribed by some GPs, people are referred to yoga classes by physiotherapists. It has been shown to alleviate the symptoms of high blood pressure, heart disease, lower back pain, depression, and
Is Yoga At Risk Of Being Turned Into a Fad? Once Doga (yoga for dogs and yoga with dogs) had proved popular – and some clever pooches even perfected their very own Adho Mukha Svanasanas – it was perhaps only a matter of time before other animals made it onto the mat. Having said that,
Week after week, British TV audiences were left staring in wonder at their TV screens as they watched 59-year-old Debbie McGee perform dance moves that would flummox most 20 year olds in last season’s Strictly Come Dancing. One particularly agile routine, with her professional dance partner Giovanni Pernice, included her doing the splits no less
Just like any other athlete, yogis who practice āsana get injuries if they aren’t careful, and yogis are certainly not immune to slips, trips and falls — especially as the weather gets icy. If we are really unlucky, even yogis can get involved major accidents or have to endure an operation which can put us
As yogis we are probably more aware of our feet than many people. We spend a lot of time grounding through them. But have you ever thought about the bits of the foot that don’t touch the floor? Those are the arches of your foot and, not only are they fascinating, but they can really
Iyengar and Ashtanga: these two unique yoga practices are very different to each other, but they both also have an impressive following with many dedicated yogis around the world. Personally, I study and practise Iyengar style yoga, while one of my good friends is an Ashtangi. We normally have long chats about the differences in
