WHYOGA BLOG

Mental Health: Don't Waste Time In Self-Pity

Mental Health: Write Down Your Worries

Mental Health: Find Your Calm

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Physical Health: Hamstring Hell

Tight hamstrings can be a bane and I have learnt from my teaching of yoga over the years that someone who enjoys back arching poses usually

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Yoga: Splits

Hanumansana is challenging and energising on a physical level and a pose that, if mastered, gives a profound sense of Hatha yogic prowess. M

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Yoga: Dedication

You have to train to develop that motivation, having a space in your home where your mat always lies will be a reminder every time you see i

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Mental Health: Live To Be Human

Do you ever feel like you've been on the go since you were born? Do you believe that there is a constant struggle? Is there a way of sto

Pregnancy: Criminality Begins In The Womb

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Pregnancy: Criminality Begins In The Womb

We need to change the way babies are being born and question 'does how we are born affect how we live'. A new body of evidence and r

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Yoga: Summer Solstice

There is something so utterly magical about the idea of the Summer solstice as it conjures images of colourful landscapes, verdant grass and

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Pregnancy: How To Use A Birthing Pool

Birthing pools help women to reduce adrenaline levels, adrenaline suppresses the natural hormone 'oxytocin' which is needed to preci

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Physical Health: Dincharya

The science of Ayurveda advises that optimum health and energy throughout the day is attained by laying a good foundation in the morning and

Pregnancy: All Apples Aren't Ripe On The Same Day

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Pregnancy: All Apples Aren't Ripe On The Same Day

In our society when it comes to baby making everything is geared towards an EDD, an estimated due date. Every woman in her heart knows that

Yoga: Breathe An Extra Hour Into Your Day

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Yoga: Breathe An Extra Hour Into Your Day

Twenty-four hours a day every day of your life, you breathe, but how much time are you conscious of it? How would you like it if you turned

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Yoga: Can Yoga Help Our Children

There is a strong case for introducing Yoga to young children in schools. Physical exercise plays a much less important role in the educatio

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