The following article appeared in Yotopia’s October newsletter, and on its website. Hot yoga is fantastic for cleansing! Whilst you sweat in your class, your body pushes out toxins through your sweat, leaving you healthier and fitter. But hot yoga alone may not be enough to keep your body cleansed and healthy. Toxins are everywhere in modern-day life – we eat...
Learn MoreLast week we talked about the relationship between exercise and yoga. I promised to offer you some advice and tips on how to improve your practice and/or training. Here they are: First up – the body NEEDS variety. I am an ashtangi, so I know better than most about the glories of repetition. However, from a purely scientific perspective – the BODY NEEDS VARIETY! The...
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I am a bit of a whore when it comes to exercise. Loyal to my yoga, but a whore nonetheless. By this I mean that over many years I have tried just about every type of movement out there. I have been a runner, a swimmer, a cyclist, a gym-bunny, a weights lifter. I have tried Pilates, aerobics, step classes, dance classes. I have learned ballet, tap and modern dance,...
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You are not your body. You are not even your mind. You are something else external to all of this. Anyone who has embarked on a spiritual journey or attempted meditation will know that there is something separate from these things which can observe both the body and the mind without being these things. But the experience of that is a separate discussion, and one that you...
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Are you healthy? If you answered ‘yes’, can you also answer yes to the following: • Do you sleep well and for between 6-8 hours each night? • Do you wake up feeling alert, and sometimes before your alarm? • Do you feel bright throughout the day, without the need for caffeine? • Are your blood sugars balanced? (i.e. do you go through the day without highs and...
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It was a troubled week last week. An understatement some of you may think, as pictures swamped our media of hooded youths across the country seemingly causing as much damage and chaos as they physically could. As I watched these images on my computer, I just couldn’t seem to understand what makes people behave like this. It’s hard for me in my lifestyle to...
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By me! Are you an athlete looking to use yoga to complement your training? See how in my submission to this month’s Psychologies magazine online. Click here Or read the expanded article below. Yoga for Sports The five postures below are specifically selected to help athletic people get the most from their workouts. Athletes and gym-goers can use yoga to complement...
Learn MoreTaken from Georg Feuerstein, The Yoga Tradition Some of us are concerned about yoga being an Eastern religion. They fear that by taking up the practice of yoga, they might undermine their own religious faith. Are their fears warranted? Is Yoga a religion? The quick answer to both questions is: instead of undermining their personal faith, Yoga can actually deepen it. In...
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I remember being early 20-something and strong, fit and active. I remember reading about yoga and thinking to myself – mmm, I’ll try that one day, when I’m too old and worn out to do the things I love now (running, weight lifting, swimming etc). It wasn’t long after that I discovered Ashtanga Yoga, and within four years had given up my job and exercise...
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Yoga is usually defined as union – classically the union of the individual and limited self (known as Jiva) and the cosmic self or higher consciousness (known as Atman). This definition is already fraught with problems though, as in typical yoga philosophic schools, there is no division between us and God. Or if the word God doesn’t work for you, we could say...
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