So many people ask me about how to relieve shoulder, neck or back pain when they are at work. They can’t exactly get down on their trusty Agoy mat mid spreadsheet and come into down facing dog. So I have scoured the internet for a short sequence that would give you a bit of a [...]
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When I set out on my travelling wander around the world I had to continually remind myself to stay in the present moment. We have noted a couple of ideas below to help you stay in the present. Set an intention, lose the itinerary Commit to staying open during your journey, regardless of what happens. [...]
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Just about everyone I come into contact with in London, it seems, share a similar sense of time deprivation. Of course, most of us, most of the time, have goals; having a job, going to school, raising children, all require us to get things to be done. There’s nothing wrong with drive but we live [...]
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Detoxification means the removal of toxins from the body. Humans absorb toxins—preservatives, pesticides, stimulants, and heavy metalsthrough food, water, and air. Your own body produces toxins, called metabolic waste products, as a natural result of processes like digestion and respiration. Luckily, your digestive, endocrine, and circulatory systems come equipped with a complex set of mechanisms [...]
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The tension headache, also called a muscle-contraction headache, is by far the most common form of headache. Unlike the migraine, the tension headache is described as a dull ache that encircles the head. Although they’re not completely understood, tension headaches are linked to muscle tension in the head, neck, scalp, and face. They can be [...]
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Eating can also be considered a practice in which you seek balance. Like yoga, eating is a highly personal activity-you learn to adapt your needs to the many popular nutritional systems and diets. Developing a mindful eating practice can provide a ground that truly supports and nurtures your yoga. But in developing this kind of [...]
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Spend some time in silence. Silence is one of the best ways of cultivating self-awareness. When you’re talking, you don’t realize how noisy your mind is. When you’re practicing silence. you’re trying to step back from your reactivity to your mind. That atone is a profound insight. Practicing silence can also be a way of [...]
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Eating raw foods can increase the tendency toward getting colds and having congestion. Warm cooked food in the winter makes you feel warm and nurtured.When the weather turns cold, you may find yourself less interested in raw, light salads, and craving something warm and hearty instead. That’s good intuition on your part because eating raw [...]
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Step by Step 1. Bend your knees to a half-squat, thighs parallel to the floor. If your heels don’t rest comfortably on the floor, support them on a thickly folded blanket. Take your left elbow to the outside of your right thigh as you soften your belly. 2. Exhaling, twist your torso to the right, [...]
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However many shoes we buy, in the end, we all just want to be happy. Now the ranks of science have stepped in to help make sense of the happiness game. And they’re discovering what yogis have known all along. Happiness, it seems, has a biological component. Groundbreaking studies conducted over the past decade have [...]
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