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Confessions of a Lion Yoga Teacher
Stand tall, get real Inspired by fellow Cambridge based Yoga Teacher Rachel Hawes (Fusion – Massage and Movement)’s post: Confessions of a Yoga Blogger. I eat meat. I can’t do the splits. I hide my eyes during gruesome scenes on TV. I swear a lot. My favourite part of sixth form was going to the local pub [...]
Too Fat for Yoga?
Tiina Veer, Founder of Yoga for Round Bodies Too often, when I tell people I teach yoga, I receive responses like this: “Ah, I’d love to do yoga, but I’m not very flexible.” “I’ll have to hit the gym for a good few months before coming to class. I’m not in great shape.” “I wish I’d [...]
Why Suffering From Depression Can Be Worse On a Snow Day
“Gorgeous. A snow day! Let’s go have some fun!” These will be the words and thoughts of a lot of people in Britain today. As curtains are eagerly drawn and doors are flung open, laughter and happiness will spread the streets. And whilst being a truly magical day for many, with the snow providing great opportunity [...]
When Inspiration Hits, Take Action
Don’t let the fire burn out before you’ve taken action. Do you ever have an idea so strong, so compelling you just know you have to do something with it? The kind of idea that fills you with great passion and energy? Stops time and draws you in? Ideas like these tend to show [...]
Yoga and Diet
How do yoga and food influence one another? We often hear yoga and food discussed in the same topic of conversation. We see images of svelte bodied yogis, grinning blissfully whilst eating healthy food, and we hear that to be a true yoga practitioner, you had ought to give vegetarianism a go. But what exactly is [...]
Yoga is…
What is yoga? A selection of quotes from various top yoga teachers and students. What ‘yoga is’ to them, offering you a little inspiration. Enjoy! Yoga is… finding inner peace and harmony through discipline and freedom. – Catie Gordon, discovered yoga aged 14 being able to listen, to pay attention, to your body, [...]
Bipolar, My Teacher
Bipolar, My Teacher My dad has bipolar. Since he was my age (25), he’s had extreme fluctuations between being high or ‘manic’ and being low or severely depressed. He now takes Lithium, a mood stabilizing drug, which works to balance these moods. As his daughter, and since bipolar can have hereditary implications, I’ve also [...]
I JUST Ran The Marathon… And How YOU Too Can Be One Of Those ‘Other People’
I can’t do that! “Ahh that’s so cool. I’d love to be able to do that. I’m just not any good, never have been. ” Have these words ever come out of your mouth? Popped into your head? That you’re not good enough to do something you think is pretty cool, that what you find [...]
Why a No-Show can be the Best Show.
Ever organised an event and nobody showed up? Thrown a party and seen your guest list shrink at the last minute? Sat down for a romantic dinner whilst your loved one worked late? These kinds of set-backs happen all the time. We put ourselves out there, whether it’s: organising a school reunion five or ten [...]