Suffering from allergies is common when we have excess ama (a build up of toxins) in our bodies. This can aggravate kapha (one of the ayurvedic doshas, which makes up our bodily constitution) leading to imbalance and causing allergies and excess mucus. You can balance allergies with Ayurveda using some of the tips below. How […]
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The 30th of April will be International ‘Pay It Forward’ Day, a day of random acts of kindness and events set to highlight some of the good work thats being done globally for all the worthy causes out there. As yogis and spiritual people, we should certainly see this as an opportunity to show the
Ah, yoga! What does it all really mean? Today the concept of yoga has experienced such exponential growth, that it is no longer a growing phenomenon, but a common practice within our popular culture. Yoga is happening everywhere, in everything. Big corporate hotel brands are enlisting the much desired high heeled arm balances of famous yogis
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During winter, we are prone to dry skin and low energy. This ancient technique will help you solve both problems – and it’s better for us than the morning cuppa we become so reliant on during the dark days of winter. Dry brushing is a well kept secret. It promotes skin renewal and exfoliation, and
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Through my wellbeing journey, I’ve come across many new concepts and fads. Some have been fantastic and some have been just fads, however, whilst studying ayurveda and nutrition, I discovered something that definitely falls into the ‘fantastic’ category. This discovery was the incredible power of high quality essential oils. Their uses are so varied and effective,
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Spring is a time of renewal and change. Shake up your daily rituals, embrace the additional daylight and utilise the extra energy to realise some of those goals you haven’t had the time or energy for. It’s finally time to start that new project, try a class you have always wanted to try, plant a
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The word ‘retreat’ seems to keep company with a lot of those ‘re’ words: relax, rejuvenate, refresh, revive, renew. It sounds like we could all do with a bit more ‘re’ in our lives and as for ‘treats’, well, those are nice too. But ‘re’ also carries with it the idea of going backwards. The
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With Christmas and New Year being a time of change for many, we want to keep you motivated with tips, thoughts and inspiring stories to help you through the holiday season. In our latest newsletter we suggested ideas for setting your resolution goals, and how to stay on task. In the latest blog we have an inspirational story
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I found yoga, as most of us do, almost by accident. It was 2008, I was 15, very overweight, and struggling a lot with my health and self-image. I didn’t feel like my outward appearance reflected how I felt on the inside. I wanted to be loud, funny and outgoing, but I didn’t want to
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“Civilization impairs physical fitness” wrote Joe Pilates in Return To Life Through Contrology… that was back in 1945, but never has it been so true as today! It’s our sedentary modern life and its added comforts of cars, couches and computers, along with ever increasing working hours, that are keeping us in a state of
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