What is the difference between Mindfulness, Meditation and Yoga?
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What is the difference between Mindfulness, Meditation and Yoga?
Above image taken by Oonagh Treble. I’m posing for a photo while in Pigeon Pose on a SUP at Shoal Bay . It was a beautiful morning; we laughed lots and had loads…
Read MoreWhy Optimal Breathing is LESS Breathing…
Contrary to what you might think, deep, excessive breathing, particularly through the mouth (hyperventilation) is dodgy because it brings in way more oxygen than the body can actually use. This…
Read MoreStop Looking….Voila!
From time to time, when life has thrown a few lemons and/or things just don’t feel quite right within us, what do many of us do? We head off on…
Read MoreHow can what we practise on our mat, prepare us for what may happen in our life?
Here’s one of my favourite poses, Parvrtta Janu Sirsasana (Twisting Head to Knee Pose), an easier version of which we are doing in our sequence this term. It’s a beautiful…
Read MoreWhy do Human Bodies Need To Move?
Why do humans need to exercise? It’s a shame if the first thing to pop into your mind was “to burn calories” as it sort of misses the point. Most…
Read MoreWhy is Range of Movement & Flexibility So Important?
A few years ago, I remember a friend saying, “Why do I need to be flexible anyway?”. There are many, many reasons. Firstly, flexibility and mobility enables us to maintain good health by encouraging blood flow and circulation – there is limited blood flow into tense, tight muscles.
Read MoreTo Squeeze and Tense, or Not to Squeeze and Tense?
That is the question…🤔! I am talking about muscles of course, and this is my perspective, based on my own yoga practise, years of exercise, study and experience. I grew…
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