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Starting A Home Yoga Practice: 3 Simple Tips

By Yoga

1) Just sit with yourself. Feel stuff. Experience being human. In the video I refer to the American comedian Louis C.K. as he talks to late night show host Conan O’Brien. His point is that “you need to build the ability to be yourself and not be doing something. The ability to just sit there—that’s being a person, right?” He goes on to explain an afternoon when he was driving and a Bruce Springsteen song came on. The song brought…

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6 Reasons To Go Vegan Or Plant Based

By Dublin, Food, HappyFood, Ireland, Mindfulness, Motivational, Wellbeing, Yoga, YogaHub

Jenny from HappyFood here. I’ve been working in HappyFood since February 2015. I am currently in my final year studying BSc Culinary Entrepreneurship. I’ve been working in kitchens for four years now, but became so disillusioned with the food industry when I always had to work with animal products, and the menus were always heavily based on meat, fish and dairy with little or no healthy or plant based options. So naturally when I heard about a vegan restaurant in…

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Promoting Muscle Recovery: You Gotta Roll With It!

By Motivational, Wellbeing, Yoga

Yoga: Day and Night I’m currently attending four yoga classes a week at YogaHub as well performing a lot of practice at home. I’m also in the middle of the 200 Hour Yoga Teacher Training course at YogaHub which started in September. The reason I am mentioning the above is because I want to explain that my body is getting a lot of use and with that comes tight and tired muscles. Yoga has and is becoming more and more beneficial to both my…

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6 Things Any Man Should Know Before Their First Yoga Class. Yoga for Men 101

By Asana, Dublin, Matt Quigley, Motivational, Wellbeing, Yoga, YogaHub

When I did my first training to become a Yoga Teacher I had never been to a Yoga Studio and I didn’t have a clue about the whole ‘Yoga Industry’ as it wasn’t something I was interested in. I was just interested in the practice and didn’t care whether I was practicing beside 30 men or 30 women. And it’s just as well as when I arrived at Anand Prikash Ashram in Rishikesh I was the only man in our…

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Members’ Musings – Annalise Murphy

By Asana, Dublin, Ireland, Meditation, Mindfulness, Motivational, Wellbeing, Yoga, YogaHub

Olympic Athlete and YogaHubber, Annalise Murphy, chats all things Yoga. Why she got into it, how it’s helping with her training for Rio 2016, and why she loves YogaHub! #onlypositivevibes

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Life Ain’t Ruff: 5 Ways To Be More Dog

By Motivational, Wellbeing, Yoga

I absolutely adore dogs as they are a constant source of love and amusement when you need it most. I also believe that dogs provide us with some valuable life lessons to help us live happier lives. Here are a few ‘doggy inspired’ mantras that can help you to get the most out of life. 1. Be present Whether it is chasing a cat, begging for treats, chewing on your favourite shoes or simply enjoying a daily walk with their human, dogs live in the…

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How The Heck Do I Start Practicing Mindfulness? And Why Do I Need to?

By Dublin, Matt Quigley, Meditation, Mindfulness, Wellbeing, Yoga, YogaHub

Wouldn’t it be great to be completely aware of our actions rather than just acting them out? Or better still wouldn’t it be amazing if we learned to stop ourselves before we said or did something that we’ll either immediately or shortly after regret? And if you don’t know what I’m talking about at all maybe you know about thinking about something that worries you or stresses you out to the point where you don’t feel like you’re anything else…

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YogaHub Teachers’ Favourite Tunes To Yoga To

By Dublin, Ireland, Motivational, Music, Rachelle Hicks, Teachers, Wellbeing, Yoga, YogaHub
Warrior poses to Foo Fighters? Melting into pigeon with Animal Collective? Yes, please. Even though it makes for a lovely atmosphere, singing bowls or the lilt of distant flutes aren't the only sounds for getting your yoga on. Check out this playlist of YogaHub teachers’ favourite tunes to yoga to. Some might surprise you! For easy access, you can hear all the songs on this YogaHub Teachers Spotify Playlist Alicia – “Clair de Lune” by Debussy Amy – “Fade Out Lines”...
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To Endorphins & Beyond: 5 Simple Ways To Feel Amazing

By Humour, Meditation, Mindfulness, Motivational, Wellbeing, Yoga, YogaHub

To be honest, I had no idea what endorphins were until I did a bit of research into natural healing. After doing the research and putting a few things into action, I have realised the astonishing power endorphins have in relation to overall health and happiness. What Are Endorphins? Endorphins are the body’s natural opiates, designed to relieve stress and enhance pleasure and happiness. These endorphins are chemicals that are released in your brain during certain activities. There are various ways to…

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What Happens When You Stop Complaining Part 2.

By Matt Quigley, Meditation, Mindfulness, Motivational, Wellbeing, Yoga, YogaHub

So it’s a week after my first blog and setting the intention to stop complaining and I did not think I’d come to such a massive realisation. Or realisations even! This year for me has been all about setting intentions and trying to be a better version of myself. The major wins have been in seeing just how powerful setting intentions are. What I first noticed after setting the intention to stop complaining, as I wrote about in Part 1,…

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