http://www.yogawellbeing.co.uk Thu, 22 Jul 2010 04:00:13 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Seen as our Yoga Wellbeing theme is Yoga for Runners this week. We thought we would include a great all round stretches for alot of runners weaknesses. The pyrmaid pose stretches your spine but mostly stretches and strengthens the hamstrings.  Step by Step 1.Stand in the mountain pose. With an ... http://www.yogawellbeing.co.uk/2694/yoga/pose-of-the-week-pyramid-pose Here at Yoga Wellbeing we seem to be getting a huge amount of professional runners come to us asking for a little bit of help with flexibilty. One of the main questions is how clients can improve their classic runner's hamstring tightness. We take classic yoga poses and alter them ... http://www.yogawellbeing.co.uk/2691/yoga-classes/yoga-for-runners-2 Yoga Wellbeing yogi's seem to love this stretch. So we thought we would slot it in as our pose of the week. It's a great stretch for the weekend to open the chest, spine and abdomen. Happy bending! Step by Step 1. Sit in Dandasana (Staff Pose) with your hands several ... http://www.yogawellbeing.co.uk/2647/yoga/pose-of-the-week-upward-facing-plank There are many benefits to yoga, but many of our Yoga Wellbeing yogi's ask us. Will yoga help me lose weight? From a traditional standpoint, calories need to be expended to burn fat and achieve weight loss. One of the best ways to burn calories is to raise ... http://www.yogawellbeing.co.uk/2644/yoga/does-yoga-help-you-lose-weight Controlling your breathing is an important part of yoga. In yoga, breath signifies your vital energy. Yoga teaches that controlling your breathing can help you control your body and gain control of your mind. Ensuring an overall feeling of well being. At Yoga Wellbeing we have ... http://www.yogawellbeing.co.uk/2641/uncategorized/yoga-for-your-wellbeing While chemotherapy can save your life, the process is brutal and difficult to say the least. Patients report sleep loss, loss of hair, little appetite, and a general sense of disease. New research to be highlighted at the next meeting of the American Society of Clinical ... http://www.yogawellbeing.co.uk/2604/yoga/yoga-for-cancer This is a great way to destress at the weekend. It opens up the chest and gets the energy flowing. So why not give it a try this weekend? (oosh-TRAHS-anna) ustra = camel Step by Step 1. Kneel on the floor with your knees hip width and thighs perpendicular to the floor. Rotate your thighs ... http://www.yogawellbeing.co.uk/2600/lifestyle/yoga-pose-of-the-weekend-camel-pose We've talked a lot about helping provide access to yoga for under-served and at-risk youth. But there's another population equally in need of yoga's healing and meditative benefits: the elderly. Physically and economically challenged older people often can't affird £10 a class--or keep up with the vigorous vinyasa ... http://www.yogawellbeing.co.uk/2594/uncategorized/yoga-for-the-elderly One of the world's largest yoga classes proved also to be one of the shortest. An estimated 10,000 people showed up for yoga in Central Park on Tuesday only to find--mid Surya Namaskar--that lightning and rain would cut the solstice celebration short. Legendary yoga teacher Elena ... http://www.yogawellbeing.co.uk/2592/yoga/yoga-outdoors-to-celebrate-solstice You probably heard at least something about the record breaking three-day tennis match between the US John Isner and France's Nicolas Mahut, but you may not have heard about the interview with Isner where he clearly qualifies himself as a yogi--immersed in intention without concern for results. "Especially once the ... http://www.yogawellbeing.co.uk/2588/yoga/yoga-for-athletes