How to be happy and content – Happy Baby pose/ Ananda Balasana

Ever looked at a baby and thought, “you look so happy and content”?   Babies have this amazing ability to just be in the moment – we grownups need to practice yoga to get that experience of the here and now. Though babies are not always happy as most parents will confirm, when they are they radiate this amazing calm,…

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Relieve mild back ache from sitting too long with Camel pose/ Ustrasana

Open up the whole front of the body by extending backward – essentially a counter pose “Pratikriyasana” to hunched sitting. I love the versatility of the Camel pose/ Ustrasana, you can do it standing or kneeling, with one arm up or both back, with blocks, there are so many options. I have used this pose during my long flight to Japan on…

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Feel-Good yoga course – week 7 newsletter: Dynamic wind-relieving pose/ Apanasana & Alternate leg drop/ Dynamic Baddha Konasana

2nd last yoga homework, can you keep it up? This week you get two exercises that compliment each other beautifully. They are great for easing tension and mobilising the lower back spinal segments. I hope you feel these little movement challenges are helping you bring a little physical yoga into each day without it having to be a formal…

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