I recently started running – and I absolutely love it. I already feel I can breathe more deeply after a run, and Iām full of lots of feel-good endorphins, helping me to stay motivated and strong. I know Iām 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…
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 itās 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 whatās all the fuss about? What differentiates yoga asana from most other forms of physical activity is…
Itās currently raining in Dharamkot, Himachal Pradesh, one of the Northernmost populated towns in the Indian Himalayas. Meanwhile, I hear that itās 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…
