Is Motivation Really Necessary?
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Is Motivation Really Necessary?
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.
Read MoreThe Pose is All About the Massage..
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?
Read MoreRest & Digest; When Acid is a Good Thing
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.
Read MoreDoes Age Have Much to Do with Physical Ability or Fitness?
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.
Read MoreGo Natural, Chillax and Look After Your Liver
You might think of stress as being something that happens when we are upset or scared, but it’s not only how we feel about one-off events – that’s just one form of stress. It’s also how we process that stress emotionally. How willing are we to let go of things that don’t really matter? How do we feel day-to-day – for example, about our relationship; where we live or our job?
Read MoreWhy Practise Nadi Shodhana Pranyama (Alternate Nostril Breathing)?
When you think about it, the body is essentially made up of channels; consider, for example, how blood, air, water, energy information and matter is able to circulate and move. We have a windpipe, intestines, capillaries, arteries, blood vessels and glands – sweat and otherwise – to name but a few. Ayurvedic health science describes many of these as shrotas.
Read MoreIntroduction to Ayurveda (The Ancient Science of Self-Healing)
Just like its sister science, yoga, Ayurveda is a completely holistic system stemming from the Rig-Veda, one of India’s most ancient philosophical texts which is thought to have been written sometime between 4500 and 1600 BC. The text contains a collection of works recorded by many great sages who were concerned about human health and wellness. Much of what these ancient sages believed to be true about human anatomy and physiology has been confirmed these days by modern science.
Read MoreThe Yamas & Niyamas in accordance with Patanjali’s Eight Limbs (Astanga)
There’s not much that’s more frustrating to a long-term yoga teacher than the belief yoga is a form of exercise so here’s a brief interpretation of the yamas and niyamas in accordance with Patanjali’s sutras.
Read MoreWhatever Else You Do, You MUST do This Occasionally…
“Practice ‘not-doing’ and everything will fall into place”
– Lao Tzu.
Its surprising how many chronic health conditions are stress-related, but typically, what kind of things would we normally describe as stressful?
Read MoreHardcore or Soft Centre? Why Opting for Balance is More Sustainable
Intellectually we understand what is meant by the words sustain and balance, and we use them constantly. But what do they really mean? Sustain: Support, bear the weight of (for a long period), encourage, give nourishment, going continuously, maintain. Sustainable: ..[which] conserves an ecological balance by avoiding depletion of natural resources. Balance: Stability of body or…
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