A lot of my friends are really sporty but suffer from really tight hips and they really struggle how to know how to stretch them out. Watching the tight hips gave me a few ideas to how I can help my friends out especially with cow-face pose, pigeon pose and low lunge/lizard pose.

For pigeon pose, my friend really struggles being able to stay…

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King pigeon pose (Sanskrit: Eka Pada Rajakapotasana)

This is my go to Instagram pose! Not only does it rely on good shoulder and back flexibility but it also requires a great level of hip openness hence why it’s my all around favourite pose.

To start off this pose you begin in pigeon pose:

From down-dog dog inhale and raise right leg up in air and…

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heal your back

This was my favourite full length class video. I suffer from a lot of shoulder and back pain on a daily basis which I continually need to stretch out and so I found this practice not only useful but so relieving.

I loved how the flow started focusing on the lower back – starting from the root and rising up! working like a pivot…

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The final chakra in the body is the crown chakra (sahasrāra). This chakra enables the highest form of communication between us and our higher, spiritual selves. With an open crown chakra one is able to feel unity, peace and oneness which is our greatest aim in life. It is important to remember through the crown chakra that we are…

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Ajna – the Third Eye chakra – is the sixth chakra of the body. It is located in between the eyebrows in the centre of the head. Although we only have two eyes this chakra is considered as our « third » eye as it is related our higher, spiritual abilities. Having an open third- eye chakra enables us to see and focus more clearly, not only on…

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The fifth chakra is the throat chakra (vishuddha) which is responsible for our communication and self-expression.

With a blocked throat chakra you may struggle to communicate effectively and express your inner thoughts and feelings and so you may find yourself very timid and quiet. Not only this, but a blocked throat chakra can manifest…

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The heart chakra (Anahata) is my personal favourite chakra. Anahata roughly translates to « unhurt, unbeaten » and is associated with our sense of compassion, love and emotional balance. The heart chakra is very important as it is the middle chakra connecting the lower and upper chakras together – bridging the gap between earth and spirit -…

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The next chakra is the solar plexus chakra (Manipura) which is situated by your diaphragm. The solar plexus chakra is linked to your personality, self-confidence and willpower. 

A blocked solar plexus chakra can materialise itself as stomach issues and feelings of nausea or loss of appetite but it can also present itself through feelings…

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The second chakra is the sacral chakra – Svadhisthana – located just below the belly button.

The sacral chakra is associated with our sense of sexuality, passion, creativity and emotions. A balanced sacral chakra can express itself in forms of confidence and generosity but when imbalanced it can lead to fear, depression, loss of creativity…

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This week I am focusing on the chakra series. To start off, we have the root chakra – Muladhara.

Muladhara is responsible for creating a solid foundation for all other chakras and is associated with our sense of safety and stability. This chakra is located at the base of the spine and it’s colour is red.

Often, when the root chakra is…

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This week I’ve been trialling many yummy smoothies from the green smoothie cleanse book and have also been having a few of the recipes from the detox diet. My favourite breakfast meal option was the low fat veggie omelette:

– 3 egg whites and 1 yolk

– spinach

– tomatoes

– tenderstem broccoli

Best food to start the day, had so much energy and felt…

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@Dashama I’ve been trying to uploading pictures and videos for the YTT homework but everytime it says ‘this file cannot be uploaded for security reasons’. I’ve tried changing the document to .jpeg .pdf .htm etc. but nothing seems to work – could you recommend an alternative ?

I think I’ve made it public now! not too sure how youtube works but I’m learning.

I’m just posting a short video of me practicing my favourite sequence from the Pranashama manual – yoga Surya Namaskar (sun salutation). I always start my daily practice with a few rounds of this, such a great way to start and energise myself. To begin my practice I would only complete one or two rounds for each side before moving on or… Read more