Benefits of Yoga - Improve Health & Wellbeing

Raw Chocolate Organic Fruit & Nut Energy Bites

By Nikki Shilling | 27 October 2016

Finally, here is the recipe for the raw chocolate energy bars I made a few weeks ago as sustenance on an almost 30k walk without having to stop to eat a meal. I wanted to take something that was easy to nibble on the go, wouldn’t feel too filling and contained all the essential ingredients…

It’s All About the Balance: Why I Love Them (and you should too!)

By Nikki Shilling | 24 October 2016

I love the challenges of unsupported balances and include lots of them in my sequences. I find that at different times my balance changes – sometimes I have it and other times, it’s not so good but it’s the same with all of us! For me, instead of frustration, I open up a line of…

Building Resilience

By Nikki Shilling | 19 October 2016

“When you have a problem, see if you can find out for yourself why you have a problem“ – SHUNRYU SUZUKI During the 70s and 80s when I was growing up in the UK I don’t remember children’s feelings being indulged at all. At least not in my world. Many of us were told to…

Why we all need to Go The XXXX To Sleep!

By Nikki Shilling | 20 September 2016

Although balance is often discussed in our modern life in terms of diet and exercise, sometimes I think we forget about one absolutely vital element that costs nothing, but yet is often difficult to source; rest and proper sleep. The effects of not sleeping properly are many and varied and none of them are positive. How many times have you heard…

Rethinking Core Movement for Effortless Strength & Flexibility

By Nikki Shilling | 8 September 2016

“When a child is born, he is rooted in the navel, in the hara. He lives through the hara. Look at the child breathing – his navel goes up and down. He breathes with the belly – not with the head, not with the heart. But by and by, he will have to drift away.“…

Feeling un-co? Why You Should Challenge your Somatic Awareness

By Nikki Shilling | 30 August 2016

As young children, all being well, we are motivated to develop somatic awareness or communication pathways between the brain and the body. It’s how we learn to move a particular body part in a particular way. Over time, we become more coordinated in our movement patterns and for the most part, with simple things, we…

Is Motivation Really Necessary?

By Nikki Shilling | 19 July 2016

The other day just before a morning yoga class, a conversation ensued about the idea of showing up. The discussion was centred around whether how we actually feel about showing up for something (in other words motivated or not) is a useful way to think.

The Pose is All About the Massage..

By Nikki Shilling | 25 May 2016

This pose, padma mayurasana (lotus peacock) is, of course, super challenging, but it’s defined as one of The Most Important Poses and the most relevant. Why?

Rest & Digest; When Acid is a Good Thing

By Nikki Shilling | 25 May 2016

Nearly everybody suffers from tummy problems at times and an inability to digest food (and life experiences) efficiently. These physical manifestations are caused by low levels of hydrochloric acid in the gut. Yes. LOW LEVELS.

Does Age Have Much to Do with Physical Ability or Fitness?

By Nikki Shilling | 17 May 2016

I find it interesting when I see exercise classes for the “over 50”, since, being in my 40s, and having lots of friends in their 40s, I wonder who decided 50 was the age that people needed to have special exercise class designed just for them! I say this because one of my friends in her mid 40s just completed an Ironman competition along with many other 40 and 50 plus folk.

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