We’ve had naked yoga, yoga with goats, paddleboard yoga and now there’s dog yoga – or ‘doga’ for short. Doga was invented in 2012 by the Swiss-Iranian yoga teacher Mahny Djahanguiri. An avid animal-lover, who discovered yoga in 1999, she credits doga with bringing stress-relief to both owner and pet. “Doga is a human yoga […]
Happy Holidays everyone! Christmas has been and gone for another year, and hopefully you’re enjoying some great new yoga gifts from your loved ones. Now it’s time to start looking forward to the year to come, but before you start to make any New Year’s Resolutions, here’s a roundup of the month’s yoga news. All
As we’ve discussed in our Eat the Rainbow column, colour can make a difference on how you feel. From enhancing your appetite to providing you with a wider range of nutrients, green is one of those colours that should always be on your plate. Chlorophylls are responsible for the green colour present in the veggies
Lockdown may have got to me. I have started to ramble at people, no longer satisfied with just polite conversations, I now orate epic monologues. Unsuspecting shoppers in Tescos fall prey to my need to connect. “Do you think I should buy this banana? It seems very green, I don’t know when I might want
I had a teacher once tell me that the hips were the ‘junk drawer’ of the body. They store all sorts of emotions, trauma and anything you are unconsciously holding on to. That’s why if you fully surrender into a hip opener, all the built-up emotions can release. I hear stories of people in classes
I often tell myself not to compare things, not to measure one thing against the other but to simply accept each thing for what it is: everything is perfect in its own way. However the one comparison I have often found myself coming back to again and again – with myself, with friends and with
Most people know about the glutes. We sit on them, sometimes we admire them for their tone and shape and many exercise regimes are aimed at strengthening them — but when and where do they fit into our yoga practice? The Anatomy of the Bum The glutes are a group of three muscles arranged in
Back in lockdown 1.0, we all threw ourselves enthusiastically into our hour of exercise a day. We tuned in to Joe Wickes, we bought bikes, scooters and trampolines in record numbers. And of course, threw ourselves into the plethora of online yoga classes out there. This time around the mood is slightly less enthusiastic. We
We all know that yoga is a great complement for other sports, but can other sports enhance our yoga practice? Since lockdown began, back in the dawn of time – or just over three months ago – many of us have branched out into other forms of exercise, the most obvious one being more regular
Until about five years ago I lived in Denver, Colorado, a state pretty much in the middle of the USA known for its beautiful landscape and the Rocky Mountain range. Most people I knew there were into the outdoors and being active, whether it was hiking, cycling, or skiing. When I first moved to Colorado
