When it comes to stress, technology is often portrayed as the baddie. Speeding up our lives and connecting us to everything and everyone but ourselves, it’s easy to see why. But the problem also presents a solution and rather than abandoning the technology we can use it in the quest for relaxation. If you are […]
Using technology to relax: Autogenic Training and Progressive Muscle Relaxation app Read More »
Leave the mayo on the supermarket shelf and try this fresh, crunchy, zingy coleslaw instead. Simple and so much more satisfying… Ingredients ½ medium white cabbage, finely chopped 2 carrots, grated 1 apple, chopped 2 handfuls of raisins For the dressing: 3 tbsp sesame or extra virgin olive oil The juice of 1 lemon 1
The Azul kitchen: Coleslaw with cardamom and mint Read More »
Sore muscles? Jamie demonstrates a great way to give yourself a self-massage to release tight muscles. If you’re a runner, this is definitely one to watch… About the instructor: Jamie Isaac Jamie enjoys many aspects of the fitness and exercise profession, but his passion is Pilates (closely followed by surfing!) Jamie is currently teaching workshops all
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This June, Azul opened a brand new yoga lodge in a quiet, leafy area of beach town Corralejo, Fuerteventura. It was another labour of love for the team and of course we ended up wanting to move in ourselves when it was done. But better than that, we’re flinging the doors open and inviting people
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Jon Kabat-Zinn, the author of Full Catastrophe Living, is a MIT-trained microbiologist who started meditating at the age of 22. This was in 1966, while he was studying science at university, and at a time when meditating was still a fringe activity for hippies and gurus, far removed from the academic, scientific world he was
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Perhaps you are regularly practising Pilates, maybe you’ve tried it once or maybe you just have a vague idea that it’s ‘a bit like yoga’. Whatever your knowledge or experience of Pilates, people are often surprised to find out that it all started with one man… The history of Pilates takes us back to Germany
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This quick clip contains a fantastically simple yet powerful exercise for your shoulders, arms and glutes. Retreat tip Remember the best results come when you focus on how you are doing the exercise, as opposed to simply focusing on getting it done and out of the way.
Shoulders, arms and glutes in one exercise? Yes please… Read More »
Calling all gluten-free cake lovers! With banana, date and spices, and coconut oil instead of butter, this is a surprisingly healthy cake and a great treat for happy taste buds and a happy belly. Enjoy! Ingredients 200g dates or date puree 100ml water 3 bananas, mashed 50g coconut oil 3 eggs Juice and zest of
The Azul kitchen: Gluten-free banana cake Read More »
It’s easy to feel relaxed and balanced whilst in a yoga class or on a yoga retreat, but what about when we are at work, with tight deadlines and too much to do? That’s when we really need access to our yoga calm. A combination of work stress, long periods sitting and poor posture constricts
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The Azul team are excited to be running an extra special retreat week this May: the Yoga, Pilates & Spanish retreat. Guest instructor Noelia Ruiz will be flying in from Dublin to join the team at Villa Azul in hosting this healthy holiday with a language-learning twist. Here she tells us more about her experiences
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