Skin conditions are one of the most common reasons people visit the GP. If you get a breakout or any other skin abnormalities, the causes can be many. Possible causes include stress, hormone imbalance, contact with a harmful agent like a virus, UV rays or even genetics! Despite all these factors stacked against us, diet […]
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
All teachers have their own strengths, their own vocabulary and their own ways of creating sequences — and so will students. Lots of people will ‘shop around’ with different yoga classes in the same way we would do when purchasing an expensive item — we want to find a teacher who will help us grow,
The importance of doing counterposes in yoga class. It sounds like a great title to a theatrical production of being a yoga teacher — but there is a huge significance and need for counterposes in a class. A counterpose is an asana that integrates the action of the preceding asana. For example, a pose that
Yeah right! You might be asking yourself how a steady and comfortable seat might relate to yoga postures – most of which are anything but steady or comfortable. We’re talking about asana in terms of being the third of the eight limbs of yoga, as defined in the Yoga Sutras of Patañjali. It defines asana
As humans our feet are hugely important to our ability to work, rest and play but as a yogi they are essential tools that deserve loving care and attention. Here’s how to find out how to keep them in tip top condition. These Feet Were Made For Walking A human foot is made up of 26 bones
The sun is out! Summer is here! And in the words of the song, “We’re all going on a summer holiday, no more working for a week or two…” And even though for most of us that summer holiday is a ‘staycation’, it’s still a joy to have a change of scene, even if it’s
Scar tissue gets such bad press. It is seen as a bad thing. Something to be avoided at all costs. But is that the whole story? Definitely not! Scar tissue is amazing and here’s why you will love it… Super scar tissue? Did you know that very few of our tissues can regenerate themselves when
Passing teacher training is one thing, a triumphant thing that you should feel immensely proud of, but taking what you’ve learnt into your own teaching can feel like a totally different thing all together. The first yoga class is always going to be the hardest: we are out of a training environment, where others around
When all is said and done, it can be our complete surrender from our expectation of results and progress that can bring us a sense of relief, peace and, some may say, enlightenment. So what’s God got to do with any of that? Let’s find out. Say What? We come now to our last of our
