About this time of the year we tend to make plans for the year to come - and this usually includes one or more "New Year's Resolutions" - exercise more, change to a healthier diet, lose weight, … . In my experience, however, these self-care plans are the first to be ditched. Despite best intentions, changing a habit, or establishing a new one, can be tough. Along the way you are likely to hit a road block, because you feel overwhelmed by the task, you can't see any improvemen

What...? The other day, my hubby came across an article which identifies yoga to be the worst kind of exercise, based on a scientific study conducted by the Mayo Clinic in the USA. This study ranks different forms of exercise by the number of calories burnt within an hour. But is this really a suitable measurement for good or bad exercise? The question is, when choosing to practise a particular form of exercise, what do I want to achieve? Is the primary goal of yoga burning a

When people enquire about our yoga classes I'm often asked if we offer Hot Yoga or Bikram Yoga. No, we don't. Although these styles have become more and more popular in the past years we have decided to stick to the "normal" way - for good reasons. Supporters of the Bikram/Hot Yoga movement bring forward that practising yoga in a hot environment has many advantages, such as: increased DETOXIFICATION of the body due to massive sweating improved FLEXIBILITY and MOBILITY as musc

There is a number of very good reasons to start with yoga, at any time of the year. However, especially in winter you might benefit even more from a regular practise. Here comes our Top 10 list: 1. Stress relief - Most illnesses are related to stress! Through conscious relaxation yoga helps to reduce cortisol & adrenalin levels in the body, normalises blood pressure and reduces the heart rate. Your body gets a break from ongoing physical and mental activity and can recover p