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Workplace Yoga Myths & Tips: Real Reasons For Practicing
Our preconception of what yoga is (and isn’t) is often a barrier for us even stepping on a mat in the first place and doing something that can be gob-smackingly relaxing and good for us. If this applies to you, and you dismiss even trying the practice because of your ideas about it, then read on, and give it a try! You never really know what something actually tastes like to you until you try it for yourself!
Workplace Wellness Challenges and Benefits
A modern urban corporate working environment can be a nightmare for the subtle physiology of the body, and equally, in turn, your mind, emotions and lifestyle. Here we look at some of the challenges and how our Yoga, Pilates & Mindfulness wellness services can help.
7 Essential Workplace Wellbeing Tips
Mindfulness and well-being in the workplace have never been more important. Our work environment and pressure can start to seriously compromise our basic human needs, running us down and making us inefficient, irritable and jaded. Here I introduce my top 7 tips for staying in top form!
Yoga, My Constant Companion
One of our great teachers Aisling Twomey tells her yoga story! Yoga was never supposed to happen for me. I’m possibly the least ‘yoga’ person you could imagine. I like cheeseburgers and lie-ins, and I have moments of crippling, unforgiving anxiety.
Simple Mindfulness Exercises for Every Day – Part 2
Over the last few years Mindfulness has come to the awareness of the general public internationally, although its roots can be traced thousands of years back. In part 2 here one of our expert teachers Elina Kivikoski continues to explain what Mindfulness is exactly and how you practise it!
Simple Mindfulness Exercises for Every Day – Part 1
Over the last few years Mindfulness has come to the awareness of the general public internationally, although its roots can be traced thousands of years back. Here one of our expert teachers Elina Kivikoski explains what Mindfulness is exactly and how you practise it!
Internal v/s External Navigation in Life & Work
Often, early on in life we tend to navigate through our decisions and sense of direction based on what others have told us is good for us, this is ‘external’ navigation. However, just because you have a ‘good’ job, doesn’t mean it’s the right one for you, and eventually we often find our calling towards what’s actually within us, this is ‘internal’ navigation.
Your AMAZING Abdomen!
Your Abdomen, for so many reasons is an incredible part of the body! It influences our moment to moment experience and perception of life in so many ways. In this video we look at 9 keys elements!
Books For The Yoga Obsessed by Aisling Twomey
One of our fabulous teachers, Aisling Twomey shares her opinion: Yoga has been around for centuries and as a result, there are endless books about it, some sublime and some ridiculous and I’ve spent months leafing through all types of books on the topic (because I’m a nerdy yoga teacher!)