1. Pop Brixton Pop Brixton in South London is a temporary project that has turned disused land into a creative space for local, independent businesses. As part of this exciting space, yoga teacher Hayley Shoesmith is offering a series of free Kundalini yoga classes, rounded off with a gong bath. Kundalini yoga is an ancient […]
For years women have always asked what can I do to help banish menstrual pains? Relying on Midol or other pain killers can get costly and sometimes doesn’t always help. As we’ve discussed at length this past month yoga has a whole host of benefits! It’s not a quick fix but the more often you
Is there a pose that you would love to be able to do? Do you find yourself enviously watching YouTube videos of toned Ashtanga warriors effortlessly doing the Advanced A series? Or you might have a nemesis pose that you just can’t beat. It might be as simple as padmasana (lotus pose). I say ‘simple’…but
Everything is subjective. Yoga is highly subjective. Words are subjective. Even left and right is subjective. I know that ‘traditionally’ left is, well, on the left and right is on the other side. But if you stand in front of a mirror, then magic happens. What was left is now right. So it’s wrong, because
Phone: Bing!You: I’m ignoring you.Phone: Bing! Bing!You: Listen I AM ignoring you. I’m in the middle of a my prānāyāma session…Phone: Brrrrrr losing power… Sound familiar? As a practicing yogi or yogini we know that constant distractions are not a good thing. In an ideal world we would all wander round perfectly focused and in-tune
Did you overdo it at the grand reopening of your local over the weekend? This antioxidant-rich tea is a great energy booster, stomach settler and all-round brain revitaliser. It contains green tea for that much-needed slow release caffeine, turmeric for its anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties, lemon and apple cider vinegar for digestion, and a dash of honey for
Is the weather meant to be bad this bank holiday weekend? We don’t know yet, but if history repeats itself… It’s unlikely to be a scorcher! So, just in case, here are 5 movies to stream if you’re ever stuck indoors. AWAKE: THE STORY OF YOGI ANANDA This is the inconventional biopic of Yogananda,
Well, 2020 has been quite the year, but one thing that we haven’t had to complain about this year is the weather. We probably tried – we’re British after all – but it would have been unfounded because the sun has shone and shone and shone and shone. But the forecast this week says that
We have five different parts to our incredible nervous system: the brain and spinal cord (also called the central nervous system), the peripheral nerves, the enteric nervous supply and our autonomic nervous system . They are all made up of nerves that carry electrical messages around the body to control it’s various functions but each has a
A new study brought to light by the New York Times has provided evidence that yoga has compounded benefits for people suffering with memory loss leading to Alzheimer’s by measuring brain function and memory. The study, partly funded by the Alzheimer’s Research and Prevention Foundation, split 29 middle-aged and over adults into two groups: The
