Are you addicted to being “fixed”. “I’m out of shape and I don’t eat well and my sleep isn’t great. I do go for the odd run or walk sort of occasionally. I think because my body works it must be fine. It does all the things it’s supposed to do, sometimes better than others. …
Yoga practice is useful in changing our predominant modus from the sympathetic nervous nervous system which stimulates action and the fight/flight response to the parasympathetic nervous system which calms, relaxes and rejuvenates us. Yoga can rebalance us towards this calming effect. A major key in the process is the incorporation of gentle slow smooth breathing. …
In more recent years the sanskrit names for poses have been translated into english. Sometimes this is adapted from the original sanskrit names and sometimes the names are more descriptive in the case of poses like ‘Intense Chest Stretch – Parsvottanasana”.
There is no hard or fast rule here. Modern trends have seen the rise in the use of popular music (eg. Coldplay) to match the rhythm of the yoga ‘routine’. While this can be uplifting, it can also have its own drawbacks particularly if it forces a rhythm on the yoga practitioner that doesn’t match …
Although yoga clothing has become more of a leisurely attire for everyday wear, its design is purposeful, and the journey for it to get there is quite impressive. Yoga clothing began as a kind of underwear cloth wrap when only men were practising. Requiring a skilful hand, a cloth was wrapped just around the waist …
When you think of a person who does yoga, it’s likely that the image you come up with is a young, fit woman, probably doing quite acrobatic yoga poses. You wouldn’t be alone. Yoga globally has a diversity issue. The vision of your classic thin, white yoga woman has evolved over the last 50 years. …
