Gentle Yoga & Meditation Autumn Practices
Enjoy 3 nourishing gentle yoga & meditation practices for autumn to cultivate balance, focus and calm.
Gentle yoga & meditation for winter.
Gentle yoga and meditation practices for winter and the winter solstice to evoke warmth and light while honouring the introspective nature of the season. Practices you don’t need to get down onto the cold floor to do!
Tips for better sleep
The impacts of inadequate sleep can include poor memory, trouble concentrating, heart disease, increased blood pressure, metabolism dysfunction, hormonal imbalance, weakened immune system and increased inflammation, so anything that helps us sleep better is going to help us to stay healthy. Many of these tips have long been recommended by the wisdom of Ayurveda, and are now also backed up by research.
Peace of Mind: Some Benefits of Yoga Nidra (guided relaxation practice)
If I had to choose between a physical practice, a sitting meditation, or a Yoga nidra, I would choose Yoga nidra for all the benefits it has for the mind and body. The best thing about Yoga nidra is that anyone can easily do it and by doing it consistently, receive the benefits of it. Even just practising a 20 minute Yoga nidra a few times a week will be beneficial.
More compassionate and useful than goal setting or a New Year's Resolution: how to set a Sankalpa.
A Sankalpa is a deep intention, articulated with carefully chosen words, that we set in our hearts and form with our mind. We can use it as a kind of compass, helping us to honour our truth and constantly guiding our thoughts and actions.