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…
I got on the bus on Friday evening for what would be a 45 minute journey – and my phone battery was nearly out. I got this minor sense of panic – what would I do with 45 minutes without podcasts, WhatsApp, email and all the other entertainments I could fill the time with? Was there a charging port on the bus? Why didnāt I charge it earlier? What would I do for the time? My brain was lit up…
There are times when everyone hits a bit of a yoga slump, when your schedule starts to fill up and making time for your yoga practice takes a back seat. The immediate things (texts, emails, work engagements) overpower the important things (health, happiness, peace of mind) and you start to feel a little āoffā and donāt know why. When this happens, you might notice a quiet little voice in your head saying āslow downā which you promptly ignore because oh-look-my-phone-beeped-must-answer-now….
Mindfulness is a tricky thing. Itās such a complex and yet simple subject. At the heart of it, it couldnāt be simpler – purposefully paying attention to the present moment. But we all have deeply ingrained thought patterns and in the busy world we live in, there are multiple demands on our minds at all times, so it can feel much more complex when we actively start a mindfulness practice. I really fell in love with yoga only after a…
If you havenāt heard of āsitting diseaseā, it is a scientific term for the sedentary lifestyle a lot of us live nowadays. Long hours in front of computers, or jobs that require sitting for long periods can contribute to the hours you spend sitting down each day. I realised recently that I spend a lot of my time seated – sounds weird for a yoga teacher, right? But with a lot of admin / marketing work moving online, many of…
The snow is backā¦ and itās a bank holiday Monday. Is there anything sweeter than a lazy day in when itās snowing out? Add a sprinkle of yoga in there too and youāre living the dream. So stay in your PJs, put the kettle on and get yourself a few pillows and a blanket, this is going to be yummy. Youāll need about 20 minutes for this. Turn your phone off and put on some relaxing music. Make the most…
