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 […]
I remember during my yoga teacher training being in tears. A lot. At the time I had no idea why, and I went through a range of emotions such as shame, anger, fear, embarrassment and annoyance. I woke up in the morning and often thought, “I don’t want to go to yoga.” I did go
Amani Eke is the Founder of Project Yogi – a not-for-profit organisation that teaches yoga and mindfulness to children in schools and youth groups in London. She is an inspirational person who saw how the health and well-being benefits of yoga would help the children she worked with, and actually did something about it. 1.
Ever been in class and see someone looking very yogic and wise by making funny gestures with their hands? These are mudras, and they’re more powerful than they look. When used with awareness, mudras can alter our mood, change our attitude and increase our concentration. On advanced practitioners, it is thought that mudras can be
We’ve all heard the saying “you are what you eat,” but have you ever wondered why this saying is so popular? This phrase emerged in the 1920-30s by a nutritionist called Victor Lindlahr. He was a strong believer in the idea that food controls health. The food that we put into our mouth is digested in our stomachs and broken
Many people are attracted to yoga by its physicality rather than its spirituality. Teaching some simple deep breathing techniques is a great way to introduce pranayama to novice yogis. So What is Pranayama Anyway? In its simplest form, pranayama is just deep breathing. Yes, we can make it technical by using only one nostril, closing
So how is your yoga practice going after the holiday break? It can be such a struggle to ease back into regular practice after the fun and festivities, can’t it? Or maybe, like me, you have been laid low with this horrible flu virus and haven’t even contemplated rolling out your mat for a while
I never understood that I had a responsibility to supervise my relationship with myself. I never considered it possible that my mind could become so feral, so contaminated, that it would begin to work against me each and everyday day, until I was so weakened, so submissive, that I became completely entrapped in the claws
“Love does not consist in gazing at each other, but in looking outward together in the same direction.” ~Antoine de Saint-Exupery With the immense popularity of yoga, a lot of us have experimented with it at some point or other in our lives. Some of us have ended up falling in love with the practice
The average city dweller will spend around 11,000 hours of their life commuting to and from work, paying approximately £50,000 for the pleasure. How many times have you been standing on the tube, with some suited giant’s warm armpit pressed against your cheek and a stranger’s backpack rhythmically bashing into your spine, thinking to yourself,
