asana

Chakra Basics
Philosophy

The Complete Beginner’s Guide To The Hatha Yoga Pradipika

The Hatha Yoga Pradipida is an ancient amalgamation of knowledge about cleansing and purifying practices that is still widely referenced today. If you’re uncertain that a book written around the 15th century retains much modern-day relevance, take a look… Name: Hatha Yoga PradipikaDate written: 15th century approx. (some dates go as far back as the […]

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Yogi Integrity
Cheeky Yogi

The Cheeky Yogi ‘Practice What You Preach’ Project

Have you ever wondered what happens to your day? You plan to do something and by the end of the day, you’ve done something entirely different. How does that happen? I had dedicated the afternoon to a simple task – to write this blog. That was pretty straight forward, wasn’t it? Just sit and write,

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Chocolate Yoga
Health, Nutrition, Social

Chocolate Yoga – yes, it’s a thing

Yoga is a perfect art.  It leads to physical, mental and emotional wellbeing.  It takes many years to master the poses and a lifetime (or two – or three) to become a truly realised yogi. But if there was one thing that could, possibly, make yoga even more perfect – it would be chocolate. And

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Build Community
Coronavirus, On Yoga Teaching, Social

How to Build a Yoga Community

One of the worst things about this current crisis and the lockdown, is the loneliness. Loneliness is one of the number ONE factors in deciding life expectancy and can shorten a person’s life span by around 15 years. This extraordinary fact shows how social interactions are not only pleasurable but essential for life. Part of

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Yoga prescription
Health

Is Yoga A Good Alternative To HRT For Menopausal Women?

Last year, the Daily Mail claimed that menopause makes life a misery for a quarter of women and that 20% of women have taken time off work due to the symptoms of menopause. Your doctor can prescribe Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT), but with concerns about this treatment being raised over the last decade or so, it’d

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Teacher Toolkit
Asana, Health, On Yoga Teaching, Practice, Social

On Yoga Teaching: the Injured Yoga Teacher

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

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