You’re probably well aware that when you skimp on sleep, it shows on your face. Your eyes can look puffy and your skin looks pale and washed out! Lack of sleep makes you more forgetful and less alert, it can also be detrimental to your physical appearance. It causes blood vessels to dilate generating… Read more »
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Living a joyful life?
‘Happiness is not something ready made. It comes from your own actions” – Dalai Lama. We all have choices in life. You can choose to live an unconscious, influenced-by-others type life, or a more expanded and soulful one. You can choose between allowing your ego to lead you through life, or your divine spirit. Research… Read more »
The yogic breath
When we are born out of our mother’s womb, the first thing we do is breathe! From this day on we develop our own breathing pattern. No one teaches us how to breathe because it’s a rhythmic, involuntary process regulated by our respiratory system. But we can control our breathing! Breath, is life –… Read more »
The Beauty of Ageing
Are You Age Positive? Positive ageing refers to maintaining a happy lifestyle, staying healthy, engaging fully in life and feeling good about yourself as you mature through life. Many of us react to the aging process in one of two ways. Firstly we see the negative side, associating it with decline and loss. Secondly we become… Read more »
Are You Burnt Out?
Do you have days when you feel fed up, overloaded or unappreciated? Most of us have days when the continuous monotony of keeping the plates spinning goes unnoticed; when dragging ourselves out of bed requires tremendous effort. If you are feeling like this every day you may be on the way to burning yourself out!… Read more »
Yoga for the Modern World
For the last twenty years I have enjoyed regular exercise. Through running I love the high it gives me and through my yoga practice I always feel mentally and physically relaxed. I can benefit from the cardio vascular aspect of running and the mind, body connection that Yoga offers. People have practiced yoga for thousands of… Read more »
Infertility is on the increase!
Over the past twenty years, fertility problems have increased dramatically. At least 25 percent of couples in the UK planning a baby will have trouble conceiving, and more and more couples are turning to fertility treatments to help them start a family. Infertility is the inability to conceive a child. it also refers to the… Read more »
Keep Calm and Connected
How can you remain calm in your head and relaxed in your body all day when you have so much stuff going on! There’s never enough time to do it in … you’re feeling too tired to contemplate the day ahead, maybe you haven’t started the day in the right frame of mind, or for other… Read more »
Dealing With Acne
Sometimes it may seem like your skin is impossible to manage, especially when you wake up and find a spot on the end of your nose! The odd blemish can be zapped with a drop of Tea Tree oil but if your face is covered with angry red spots you may have a problem complexion!… Read more »
What is your complexion telling you?
There is a strong possibility that more women are suffering from a ‘poor complexion’ caused by their stressful modern lifestyles? Stress can affect the skin in many ways. It elevates hormone levels, induces acne, tends to trigger eczema and can age skin prematurely. When there is build up of toxins in your body it is reflected in your… Read more »