Two months ago, in this blog, I told you there was an exercise so powerful that within a couple of minutes of practice it could lower your heart rate, boost your digestion, and improve your sleep and this month I am going to share that practice with you so that […]
Clair Yates
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Last month I told you there was an exercise so powerful that within a couple of minutes of practice it could lower your heart rate, boost your digestion and improve your sleep and that this same exercise practiced to the extreme can have hallucinogenic effects and create out of body […]
If I told you there was an exercise so powerful that within a couple of minutes of practice it could lower your heart rate, boost your digestion and improve your sleep and that this same exercise practiced to the extreme can have hallucinogenic effects and create out-of-body experiences, would you […]
A chance to take some time for yourself, eat delicious, healthy vegetarian food, practice yoga with me twice a day, relax and enjoy beautiful Italy. Saturday 2nd – Friday 8th July 2022 1 space left! Set in the stunning Italian countryside in Abruzzo, the Shanticentre retreat is spread across 2 […]
The past two years have led many to make changes, to prioritise their mental and physical health in a way they hadn’t before. As part of these changes, lots of people have taken up yoga or returned to the practice in a more committed way. I’ve seen in my own […]
At this time of year, it’s common to feel drawn in two directions. On the one hand, bright lights, shopping, overspending, overeating, alcohol, and consumerism are vying for our attention and on the other hand longer nights and colder weather are naturally calling us inwards. If we allow ourselves to […]
Finding ground. A sense of being grounded. Last month I wrote about yoga for pelvic health, focusing on the area most often referred to as the pelvic floor and I was asked about the connection between the pelvic floor and the root chakra in yoga. Chakra is a Sanskrit word […]
I’m really excited to be planning my next British Wheel of Yoga Foundation Course scheduled to begin in January 2022. This structured 60-hour course, certified by the British Wheel of Yoga, covers physical yoga practice, philosophy & theory. It’s the perfect way to delve deeper into yoga, giving you time […]
Being a yoga teacher I am fairly well informed about health in general but I was definitely not prepared for the start of the perimenopause in my early 40s. Now I know that it’s a really common time for women to start feeling a bit different and very common for us […]
Though yoga for pelvic health is a wider topic, for this article I’m going to focus on the muscles at the base of the pelvis, the region most often referred to as the pelvic floor. These days I am trying to avoid referring to the base of the pelvis as […]