The Yoga Wellbeing team brought in a box of home-made vegan heart shaped shortbread for everyone in our first session today. We thought it was a lovely yogic sentiment and also they were very moreish. So we wanted to share with you all. Whether you’re spending Valentines Day with a loved one, your animal friend, or yourself, exhale [...]
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I love the energy and buzz of London life. But sometimes after a day at work and a tube journey, you can feel a little sapped of energy and goodness. So I wasn’t surprised to read about recent research from Harvard Medical School that shows spending a few minutes on a busy city street can [...]
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We have tried and tested this vegetarian extravaganza and it really did put a smile on all of the Yoga Wellbeing team. It’s a great idea for a meat free alternative for your main course this Christmas. I would go as far as saying that this makes up for the absence of stuffing on your [...]
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December involves shopping, decorating, traveling, and other high-energy activity. Yet instead of having fun, we often end up feeling ill or even anxious. The reason, according to Taoist philosophy and traditional Chinese medicine, is that the action-packed schedules we keep at this time of year fall out of sync with the earth’s natural cycles. We [...]
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Yoga in Prisons workshops throw up the philosophical questions such as Who am I? Am I separate from what I do? They investigate basic goodness, identity, and forgiveness as well as develop listening and empathy skills. Leaders also introduce simple meditations to help prisoners learn how to calmly be with whatever emotions arise in the [...]
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I was asked by one of the yogis this week if it helped to practice yoga while trying to concieve and during pregnancy and whether it effected you if you were stressed. Stressed-out women are 12% less likely to become pregnant during their fertile time, Oxford University scientists have said after testing the advice to [...]
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(OORD-vah don-your-AHS-anna) urdhva = upward dhanu = bow Step by Step 1. Lie supine on the floor. Bend your knees and set your feet on the floor, heels as close to the sitting bones as possible. Bend your elbows and spread your palms on the floor beside your head, forearms relatively perpendicular to the floor, [...]
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Santra the bear practises her yoga stretching routine at Ahtari zoo in Finland. Not all members of the ursine community waste their time persecuting park rangers, corrupting their diminutive sidekicks and gorging themselves on stolen picnic baskets. As these remarkable pictures demonstrate, Santra has a more yogic approach to life. The photos capture the female [...]
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Why not start your week off with a good stretch and give yourself a mini Yoga Wellbeing challenge? This stretch strengthens the legs and ankle, it stretches the backs of the leg and also improves a sense of balance. Step by Step 1. From mountain pose, bring your left knee toward your belly. 2. Reach [...]
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It’s the paradox of sunscreen. When you dutifully slather on the SPF 30 before heading outside on a sunny day, you’re protecting your skin from harmful ultraviolet rays. But you’re also preventing those rays from prompting your skin, liver, and kidneys to make an essential vitamin—vitamin D. For more than 90 years, vitamin D has [...]
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