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Chakras – the rainbow life force
Somewhere along your yoga journey you have probably heard your teacher speak about chakras. But what exactly are chakras? How do they work? What happens when they are blocked? And how can you harness their power to live a more aligned and balanced life? -
Malas – for deeper meditation and mindfulness
Malas have become a popular accessory in the West. Although they are beautiful hanging around your neck or wrapped around your arm, these beaded strings can be powerful tools to help you along your spiritual journey. -
Practicing the Niyamas in your daily life
The next in our series on the eight branches of yoga covers the Niyamas. The Niyamas focus on your own personal and spiritual growth. This blog takes you through the five Niyamas and how to bring them into your everyday life. -
How to bring the Yamas into your everyday life
The eight branches of yoga include something known as the Yamas. The Yamas are guidelines for you to live in harmony with society. This blog takes you through the five Yamas and helps you bring them to life. -
Product with a Story – The Do Good Yoga Mat Bag
Common Texture set out to produce a yoga mat bag using perfectly fine textile, destined to be waste and polluting the earth, using what was already out there, aligned with their vision of zero waste. -
Yoga practices and stress management
Our ancestors knew about yoga’s connection with relieving stress. Western medicine is now also coming on board, with results from medical studies consistently demonstrating that yoga is effective at decreasing tension, lowering blood pressure and reducing cortisol levels. -
Essential oils and yoga (Updated May 2020)
What have essential oils got to do with yoga I hear you ask? Just like yoga, aromatherapy enhances your wellbeing and the two blend together beautifully. -
Discovering the world beyond yoga class
Up until 2014 if you had asked me what yoga was I would have told you, without any doubt, it was an exercise class I did at the local gym (hadn’t made it to my local yoga studio yet!).