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A Yogi’s Intro to Running

By Beginners, Healthy, Injury, Laura Linehan, Mental Health, Motivational, Pranayama, Wellbeing

I recently started running – and I absolutely love it. I already feel I can breathe more deeply after a run, and Iā€™m full of lots of feel-good endorphins, helping me to stay motivated and strong. I know Iā€™m a little late to the party – lots of yogis are runners and lots of runners are yogis. For good reason – there are many ways these two practices can be complementary. Here are my four highlights so far.Ā  Muscular endurance…

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One Mistake Most of Us Make on Our Mats

By Asana, Dublin, Laura Linehan, Mental Health, Mindfulness, Pranayama, Wellbeing, Yoga, YogaHub

We all hear the teacher tell us to inhale, and to exhale, and we follow along. We then get to a standing posture, or a challenging posture – and what do we do? We stop breathing. Whether itā€™s holding our breath or going back to shallow breathing, we lose the rhythm of the breath that we had at the start of class. So whatā€™s all the fuss about? What differentiates yoga asana from most other forms of physical activity is…

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The Home of Yoga – A Yogahubbers Adventures in India

By Dublin, Humour, Meditation, Mindfulness, Motivational, Teachers, Vegan, Wellbeing, Yoga, YogaHub

  Itā€™s currently raining in Dharamkot, Himachal Pradesh, one of the Northernmost populated towns in the Indian Himalayas. Meanwhile, I hear that itā€™s been 26 degrees in Ireland. Typical! Monsoon season here is in full swing, and as irritating as a downpour can be in the midst of exploring new towns and places, the people that you meet when huddled together with a street of strangers under a bright blue tarpaulin to shelter from the rain often make it seem…

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