Tag Archives | yoga

Are you more masculine or feminine?

By on October 4, 2012 in Lessons learned

I mentioned in a recent post about my new yoga practice that I had begun to notice the difference between the left and the right side of my body. In fact, I would go as far as to say that the difference is marked. The muscles on my left side, in terms of my hips [...]

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The benefits of yoga

By on September 12, 2012 in Lessons learned, Personal challenges

It’s official. I’ve well and truly fallen head over heels in love. My new hot and sweaty love affair is with Ashtanga yoga. Some of you may remember that this was a desired outcome for my most recent 30-day challenge. The challenge was to exercise every day for 30 days in August and the result [...]

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Looking after all of you (and details of my next 30 day challenge)

By on July 26, 2012 in Personal challenges

In my 35 life lessons I’ve learned in 35 years post, written back in February, I talk about the importance of looking after your body as well as your mind, when looking at your personal development and growth. In other posts I’ve touched on the subject of exercise by referencing my days as a runner [...]

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The importance of being still

By on August 24, 2011 in Lessons learned

I’m sat writing this post on the last day of a weeklong yoga retreat in the Sabina mountains in Italy. Normally one to choose more active holidays, such as mountain trekking or surfing, I decided when booking this trip that what I needed was relaxation and recovery rather than to challenge myself physically. I have [...]

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