Bless you Gentle Reader and thank you for visiting. I wish you a peaceful and marvellous day.

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Following our Valentine’s Day detour, we return to our mini-series-looking at the therapeutic and health benefits of a detox. Yoga is all about returning your body and mind to that quiet natural space inside and a detox is one of the best ways to bring your body back into alignment.

In today’s post, we look seven steps you need to take to ensure you have a positive and enjoyable detox. Read more…?

Hello and welcome back, so great to see you and thanks for visiting and being part of our thriving yoga and wellbeing community.
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Continuing in our theme of looking at how you can cleanse your body through natural foods and yoga, today I would like to share with you an easy detox technique-the Liver Flush. This is a detox technique I use to cleanse and purify myself from the inside out.

The Liver Flush is great to boost and cleanse your system, especially at this time of the year, when your energy and vitality levels are low and you struggle to maintain your New Year Healthier and Fitter You resolutions.

If you are feeling sluggish, demotivated and your system in need of a cleanse, the Liver Flush, may well be the detox technique you need to motivate and kick-start your desire for a Healthier 2012

In today’s post, I will share with you the basics of the Liver Flush and in later posts we can go into a bit more detail and look at what foods you can eat and yoga poses to include whilst on the Liver Flush. Who knows, we could even end up doing an on-line Liver Flush together! Food for thought. First things first, what is The Liver Flush and what can it do for you to feel healthier and clearer? Read more…?

Welcome and thanks for visiting! I hope you are well and having a good day.

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This is a series of posts looking at how you can cleanse your body through a yoga detox programme.

If you are thinking about going on a yoga detox retreat or holiday today’s post is just for you. With so many detox programmes on offer how do you know which one really works and is the right one for you?

In today’s post, we look at five key questions you need to ask yourself before choosing your destination. Later posts in this series will look at different yoga poses to support your detox and tips to help you set up your own DIY home detox experience:)

Generally, most people make the initial search for a detox programme retreat online.

This can be a bewildering experience, especially if you are not sure what to look for or what to expect on your detox retreat. Wjith so many yoga holidays and detox retreats on offer, how do you decide what one works for you? If you do a quick Google search, hundreds of detox programmes, spa holidays and yoga detox retreats will come up. Unless you know what you are looking for it can be overwhelming to choose the “right” programme for you. Nothing is worse than spending your money and time stuck in some far-off place surrounded by people you don’t connect with and eating foods which you dislike. To avoid this make sure you follow these five steps. Read more…?

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Eat Well

If you started the year with the intention to put yourself and your well being on your to-do list, then you are in the right place, especially if you are still feeling sluggish, overweight and tired from the Christmas and New Year excess. To help you get in the groove for a healthier happier 2012, we are kicking off the season with a series of posts looking at cleaning your insides by detoxing. In the previous post we looked at the seven benefits of going on a detox. Today, we look at three common mistakes you must avoid which can make or break your intentions to stick with your detox.

What Is A Detox?

As a child I remember my mother boiling up her home made version of senna pods and giving me and my brother spoonfuls of the concoction to drink every Christmas and Easter school holidays. As you can image, I hated it. The taste was bitter and as the mixture was a laxative it meant I couldn’t go out and play with my friends, just in case I got the runs and had to rush to the toilet. Yet despite our protestations and promises that we would eat our greens, mum insisted in giving us our regular “cleanse and wash-out” as she called it.
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Can you believe it, we are over half way through January. Where has the time flown? How are you feeling and how are your health and self care practices going? Are you still keen and motivated to eat well and exercise more? Or have you noticed bad eating habits slipping in?

Do You Still Feel Sluggish From Christmas OverEat?

If you are feeling sluggish, bloated and tired then have you thought of going on a detox? If you have never been on a detox, or thinking of going on one, then you are in for a treat. The next few posts will focus on the benefits of going on a detox and look at foods to avoid and things you can do to have an enjoyable experience.
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Jumping for Joy!

I am sooooo excited to be here, sitting down writing and communicating with you. I breathe deeply and Give Thanks, for your continued support and allowing me to be a part of your daily life.

Giving Thanks For 2012

Well, as you can see we are now in 2012. And together we are going to make this year the best year ever. Together we will create magic, find and discover our inner compass and use our intuition and inner wisdom and resources to breathe, be and become. Become healthier, more excited about feeling our best, feeling brighter, happier, glowing with vitality and just glad to be alive. Read more…?

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Always working...

Are you always working? Do you feel under pressure and find it frustrating to juggle the constant demands of being a parent with work pressures?

Do you find it difficult to switch off from work? And even when home with your family do you find yourself worrying about the amount of work you have to do?

If you enjoy your work and get a lot of pleasure from doing what you do, chances are you don’t mind putting in the extra hours or even working evenings and at weekends. You may consider “extra work” as part and parcel of your job. Read more…?

Welcome and thanks for returning to visit my blog. I wish you a happy, healthy day.
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Rest And Rejuvenate Your Face

Have you looked in the mirror recently? What do you see? Do you see bright, naturally glowing skin or tired looking skin?

Your face works very hard. It is your reflection to the world.

You may use natural skin care products and have a daily cleansing system, however, when was the last time you consciously exercised your face?

Strip away your make-up and cleansening routine you are left with your bare skin. How does that look?

In this post I offer you seven simple facial exercises to refresh, rejuvenate and energise your facial skin.

Staring At A Computer Screen For Too Long Makes Your Eyes Tired

Like the rest of your body, stress and tension are stored in your face, for example, if you spend a lot of time staring at a computer screen, chances are your eyes will become sore and tired; you may without realising start to clench your jaw and grind your teeth; hunch your shoulders or strain your neck muscles. The build up of tension is stored in your body and affects your mobility and stiffens your body.

Seven Simple Facial Exercises For Glowing Skin

The following are a few simple facial exercises that will help you to relax tense tired facial muscles, release stress and improve circulation. Your face will feel energised, alive and tingly.

These simple facial exercises can be done sitting comfortably on a chair.

1. Sitting comfortably breathe in and as you breathe out gently allow your shoulders to relax. Continue to focus on your breathe and allow your face to be soft, relax your jaw and gently close your eyes. Spend a few moments just consciously focusing on relaxing your facial muscles, feel the tension and stress melt away as you focus on your breath.

2. Pretend to chew gum. Chew for 1 – 3 minutes, making large chewing and smacking motions. The louder and noisier the better.

3. Scrunch your face real tight like a prune – pull your eye brows down, draw your cheeks in toward your nose, purse your lips. Hold for a count of five and release. Repeat 3 – 5 times.

4. Squeeze and pinch your cheeks to improve the circulation in your face.

5. Place your index and middle fingers of both hands in the middle of your forehead. Gently rub your forehead by making small circular movements with your fingers. Slowly, move your fingers to your temples and make small circles over the temples. Gradually work your fingers alongside your nostrils, then over to your jaw muscles. Spend a few moments, opening and closing your jaw as you massage your jaw and cheeks. Relax and repeat this sequence 3 – 5 times.

6. Take a long deep breath in and slowly breathe out. Scrunch your face up, like a dried prune. Open your eyes look upwards; open your mouth, stretch out your tongue and Roarrrrrr like a lion. Repeat until you feel powerful, calm and in control.

7. Close your eyes and take a few rounds of deep yogic breathing. Rub your palms together, very fast until they feel warm. Gently place your cupped hands over your closed eyes. Relax and breathe. Repeat.

Your face deserves to be treated well. Make it part of your daily skin care routine to slip in at least 2 or 3 of the above facial exercises. You will feel energised and best of all get a natural glow to your face.

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Happy, Healthy and Wise

Do you ever feel blue, sad or angry at the way your life is going? In today’s blog we look at five ways your yoga practice helps you develop and maintain a healthy body and happy attitude to life.

What Happens When You Are Sad?

Your emotions influence the way you see life. Have you noticed that when you feel happy and good about yourself, life flows, friends who you have been thinking about phone, you get an unexpected bonus at work, your skin just glows, life is good. Even if you receive “bad news” you respond in a more positive, enlightened way. Read more…?

Like most of you I spend a huge proportion of my day staring at my laptop or updating on my mobile. If your eyes ever feel tired and head starts to throb then here are six simple yoga eye exercise to relieve your tired and strained eyes.

Tired Eyes

What Is Eye Strain?

Consequently reading small print or completing fine tasks causes your eyes suffer. Concentrating for any length of time on the same task, for example playing computer games, can also lead to eye strain and weary eyes.

Eye strain is in fact a form of muscle cramp. Read more…?