Menstruation can cause considerable physical discomfort (bloating, cramping pains, nausea, lower back ache, headaches, diarrhoea) as well as impact our emotional balance (anxiety, mood swings, craving, insomnia, poor concentration). Yoga doesn’t magically fix everything, but a regular practice can help to prevent or reduce the severity of many of these ailments. Below I have put […]
Ahh, Utthita Trikonasana…one of the first poses you learn when you start yoga A pose that seems so simple, looks effortless and yet takes years (decades?) to master Alignment is only one element of practising yoga; there is practising with sensitivity, intelligence, all-over-body-awareness, the breath, the drishti, so much! In this post I want […]
Resilience is defined in the dictionary as: The capacity to recover quickly from difficulties; toughness The ability of a substance or object to spring back into shape; elasticity Psychologists define resilience as the process of adapting well in the face of adversity, trauma, tragedy, threats, or significant sources of stress We can’t entirely avoid adversity, […]
Actually rolling out the mat is often the hardest part of a home yoga practise. We know it makes us feel energised, eases back pain, helps us sleep better, etc, etc – but getting on that mat for 60-90 minutes seems nigh on impossible most days. So what about if you just promise yourself 10 […]