Do you know what the highest reported reason for being off work today is? Stress. You might be thinking, “Yeah I’m not surprised, life is stressful!” But it wasn’t always this way. Go back five years and stress, just like any other mental health related symptom, was barely mentioned, let alone given as a reason […]
Ok, the title of this piece may be a little optimistic, but I really do think that we can challenge our way to a different life. A case in point is our Beginning Yoga-thon hero Rob, who this week is coming to the end of his challenge: attending a class a day for the whole
Ever wondered how your yoga teacher knows when to breathe in or out as you move through a sequence of poses? Do you know how hard to push that stretch – I mean, how much stretch is a good stretch after all? And what is that ‘microbend’ in knees and elbows all about? I know
Lower back pain is the number one cause for complaints. Most people will experience back pain at some point in their lives. Why is back pain so prevalent? Ready, set, sit! Most of our lives are spent sitting; the commute to work, sitting at work, the commute home, sit down to dinner, and sit down
