The topic of warming up is a controversial one in yoga. Let’s delve in and examine the pros and cons of yoga warm ups. Is It Always Necessary to Warm up Before Yoga? The short answer is, not necessarily: different forms of yoga require different things from the body. Iyengar or Hatha yoga, for example, […]
Twists are integral to most yoga classes. There are obvious twists: ardha matsyendrāsana (seated spinal twist) and twisted lunge. Then there are hidden twists: trikonāsana (triangle) and side crane. With preparation and focus, your twists can be a thing of beauty. Here’s how: Firm Foundations A good twist needs a solid base. A base that
You want to increase your flexibility, get rid of an old injury or achieve a yoga posture you’ve struggled with? What you eat can make a difference. Here are 9 ways food can improve your yoga practice or any other physical activity: 1. Happy joints and flexibility Flexibility relates to the range of movement in your joints and the length
It’s easy to find Valentine’s Day annoying. It’s just another excuse for shops to sell us stuff we don’t need. For single people it’s a sick-making reminder of just how single they are. Then there’s the clichéd gifts of flowers and chocolates, the over-priced meals with lots of other couples desperately trying to look happier
Chaanah Mortlock is the founder of Curvy Asanas Yoga, which is for curvy minds as well as curvy bodies. After a motorbike accident left her unable to compete as a kickboxer, run half marathons and practice the other sports she loved, she turned to yoga. Through a process of trial and error, yoga helped her
How can we ensure that we are the best yoga teachers we can possibly be? Just as we need to take care of ourselves and our students, we also need to take care of our teaching career. From the early days of enthusiasm and energy, through to the later years of keeping it fresh, every
“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
Every month we round up all the most exciting happenings in the yoga community that you should know about or ought not to miss. Do you know someone, or have you ever taught anyone suffering from glaucoma? If not, glaucoma is a condition where pressure builds up behind the eye and affects the optic nerve.
Makes: 8 Servings Ingredients 1 pumpkin (med sized), diced 1 tbsp coconut oil or ghee 1 onion, diced 3 garlic cloves, crushed 1 litre vegetable stock 150g red lentils (rinsed) 1 tbsp ground turmeric 1 tbsp ground cumin 1 tsp mustard seeds 2 tins of coconut milk 1 bunch coriander, chopped Method 1. Place
Halle Berry is the evergreen Oscar winner, who just so happens to be 51 years old. But despite hitting her half-century, she couldn’t look further from being middle-aged. And one of her latest Instagram posts paid homage to her incredible youthfulness as she stripped down to just a pair of knickers to demonstrate her latest
