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Yoga for hot weather
Sometimes when the weather gets hot in the summer, it’s hard to commit to your yoga practice. These are some tips on what and how to practise safely, so that you can…
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Choosing to be happy is in our gift
I have been listening to a podcast about stoicism and despite having studied philosophy in high school, I hadn’t quite realised how similar their teachings are to those found in some yoga…
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Bending backwards, literally.
Backbends in yoga are a great way to stimulate the nervous system and energise the whole body, but many people struggle with deeper backbends such as urdhva dhanurasana (wheel pose) and urdhva…
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How long does the Dalai Lama meditate for?
Did you know that according to research published in the American Journal of Hypertension meditation can modestly lower blood pressure? I wasn’t totally surprised by these findings to be honest – after all I…
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To Do or Not To Do
What do you do to make you feel good? I think we all have a number of different things we do to feel good but one of the things I’ve realised works…
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On the subject of resistance
Yoga can teach us about resistance and the concept of letting go. The Cambridge Dictionary defines resistance as a force that acts to stop the progress of something or make it slower.…
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Loving kindness meditation
I went to the Buddhist Temple in Bethnal Green last weekend and I was surprised to see how busy it was! I attended a loving kindness meditation practice which I found very…
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Hip stretches (at home and in the office)
We all know that sitting at our desk for too long is not good but what does it actually do to us and what can we do to mitigate any risks? When…
