Category: 2014
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‘Weightless’ – The Most Relaxing Song In The World…. + It’s Competition Time!
You’ve likely already felt how music can change your mood. Music has a very powerful affect on the way we feel, and different sounds can quickly change our state of mind. Whatever mood you’re in, there’s a song for it, but when you need to relax, what do you choose? Relaxation is something we need more…
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Practice: Virabhadrasana 1 / Warrior 1 *Heart Opening Variation
Vira = Hero Bhadra = Friend Asana = Posture Just the action of opening up the chest and energetic heart space can be enough to shift some people’s mindset; we’re often so caught up in our own world of worries, concerns and frustrations that we tend to close ourselves off physically and emotionally from the…
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E-Book Release: Ancient Yoga Wisdom For Modern Yogis
Although it may be the physical aspect that first draws us towards Yoga, sooner or later we find out that there’s a lot more to this practice than touching your toes or holding a headstand…. The origins of Yoga don’t look much like our modern-day practice, in fact most of the postures we practice today…
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Practice: Parighasana / ‘Gate Pose’
Parigha = An iron bar used for locking a gate Asana = Posture The word expansion is used a lot in Yoga practice, and it can really mean a lot of different things to each of us…. When we think about expanding the body – this…
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Halloween Recipe: Pumpkin Pie ‘Cheese’ Cake
Halloween is the best excuse to have more fun with food creations. Recipes for scary-looking snacks and desserts are popular at this time of year, but they’re often filled with sugar, animal products, and ingredients we can’t even pronounce – which is more like a trick than a treat to be honest…. This recipe calls for…
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Practice: Parivrtta Ashta Chandrasana / Revolved Eight Point Crescent Lunge / Revolved High Lunge
Parivrtta = ‘Revolved’ Ashta = ‘Eight’ Chandra = ‘Moon’ Asana = ‘Posture’ Physically, twists are thought to be ‘detoxifying’ – they help to ‘get things moving’ if you know what I mean … by stimulating the digestive process and improving circulation. At this time of year, the cold weather and change in…
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Creative Yoga Sequencing: Wild Thing Salutations
A Yoga practice holds the chance to experiment with our bodies and see what happens when we stop over-thinking, and allow the breath to take over. Movement and flow are important in my practice and yoga classes, and studies show that movement is an extremely important factor in relieving and preventing stress and anxiety. Moving in a…
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Practice: Vasisthasana Variation / Side Plank Variation
If you’re working on building up strength for the full vasisthasana or ‘side plank’, this is a great place to start. It’s not unusual in a Yoga class to be faced with one or two postures we’re not completely comfortable with. This is a good thing, as it means there’s always room to grow within…
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Healthy Pumpkin-Spiced ‘Latte’ Flapjack Recipe
When Autumn comes around, everything seems to be ‘pumpkin-spiced’. There’s not one main-stream coffee shop without some sort of seasonal spiced drink or cake, but when they’re laden with artificial ingredients and refined sugar, they don’t provide us with any of the nutrients we need for feeling our best through the season…. Autumn and Winter are…
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Practice: Anjaneyasana Variation / Crescent Lunge Variation
The ‘crescent’ part of this asana refers to the shape the posture takes ‘Anjaneya’ is another name for the deity Hanuman This week sees a full moon on the lunar calendar, which for some means no practicing at all, and for others it means paying close attention to how our practice affects us, as the energy…
