Skiing Holidays – are you ready? The next ski season is only 6 months away with the ski resorts across Europe opening up in December. Surely it’s not too early to be starting to think about your next ski trip? So the most important question is – which are the best ski resorts […]
Wellbeing at work – looking out for anxiety Before we start looking out for potential signs that a colleague may be suffering anxiety, let’s consider the importance of companies ensuring the wellbeing of their colleagues and what wellbeing covers. Assuming that colleagues feel content in the workplace, it could be assumed that their general wellbeing is […]
In Vinyasa Flow yoga, the Sun Salutation is frequently used for many reasons: It warms you up and gets you breathing You stretch and strengthen several muscles at once Different poses can be smoothly integrated (the ‘flow’ bit) For those who would like to remember this sequence quickly, here it is a quick version: Stand (grounding […]
Posture tip: Lengthen spineWhen sitting at your desk or standing, try to lengthen your spine by lifting the crown of the head towards the ceiling (like we do in mountain pose, tadasana). This will improve your posture immediately.Mindfulness tip: Focus on 1 thing at a timePut all your concentration into the task you are doing […]
For the first 3 weeks post cycling accident, my tibial fracture required me to have a straight leg splint. This restricted me to sitting in a chair with leg elevated or a wheelchair. This put a tremendous amount of pressure on my back. I completely lost my yoga mojo but out of necessity, I found […]
Apparently, yoga isn't only about the "asanas", the postures. This is often the reason why people do yoga, to become stronger and more flexible by doing postures. And I admit, this is still the main driver for me doing yoga. It has been very hard to not practice every day, while the knee heals. I […]
Doing our final practical teaching exam was a challenge on crutches. I was lucky that I had practiced my verbal instructions before the cycling accident. The week leading up to the exam was tough. I was so sore from the wipe out, it was hard to hop down 2 stairs to our gym to teach. […]
A few months ago, it seemed like a great idea to sign up for a mid-week cyclosportive in Surrey. Paula and I drove to Box Hill to cycle part of the bike route used in the 2012 Olympics. The roads were immaculately paved and the views were breathtaking. And the roads were very slippery after […]