Newcomers to yoga many times comment on how surprisingly physical, even strenuous their first experiences of this ancient practice have been. Particularly with Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga, as there is a lot of emphasis placed on detoxifying the body. Through the use of...
How to keep up your Yoga Practice during the Festive Season Our Yoga practice needs to fit into the different phases of our year. It is often that we have just built up a certain degree of discipline and regularity in getting onto the yoga mat, when the next holiday...
The Joy of Practicing Yoga We all strive for a life of love, health, purpose, contentment, fulfillment and laughter. We are advised to find a balance between work, family and friends, time to attend to our physical body, personal growth, and quiet time – ideally...
Yoga helps heal back pain The back can ache in many different ways and to different degrees. I have long put off writing about this, because it is such a vast topic. Having had issues with my own back for some time – which over the years I have addressed in...
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, known as UNESCO, was created in 1945 to build intercultural understanding and promote freedom of expression, among other goals. As of this year, the organisation has added yoga to the list of...
Pro Athletes turn to Yoga for Injury Prevention and Cure The benefits of yoga, ranging from increased flexibility to improved concentration, are not the preserve of those who have struggled with their physical or mental health in the past. In fact, athletes who...
