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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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No man in the world has more courage than the man who can stop after eating one peanut. ~Channing Pollock

How often do you have take-aways?

How happy are you with the way you eat and foods you eat?

Do you constantly eat-on the go, snack on junk food and indulge your cravings for sweet and highly salty foods? Have you tried to eat healthier yet feel over whelmed by all the advise thrown at you from all corners? Given that this is a New Year, if you are interested in changing the way you eat, today’s post looks at five ways yoga encourages you to eat healthier. Read more…?

Blessings and Welcome to another yoga post dedicated to encourage you to look after yourself and to find more moments of calm in your busy day.
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The other day I received a phone call from Mary, a potential yoga student.

Mary was stressed, overworked and exhausted. Life was getting her down. A work colleague advised Mary to try yoga as a way to find relief from her worries and to boost her energy.

As I listened to Mary recall her daily struggle -from waking up feeling tired , anxious and clock-watching about getting her children ready for school time; they were old enough to get themselves ready and dressed for school, but Mary liked to be around to make sure they left home on time to go to school; this left her feeling rushed and anxious on days when she had to go into work early. Mary tried to leave work by 5.00pm so she could pick her children up from their AfterSchool Club. Her work day felt rushed and Mary often felt demoralised at the amount of work she had to do, often without support and proper resources from her manager.

I remembered how anxious I used to feel working as a Probation Officer and juggling heavy workloads with a young family. I was always tired and fed-up of playing catch-up at home and at work. Read more…?

This post is inspired by a contest currently running on Twitter @himalayanorg #yogais.

As a Yoga Teacher I am often asked by students and friends, “What is yoga?” If you have ever practiced yoga, you will know there is no one definition of yoga.

What Is Yoga?

If you Google “What is yoga…” you will find a wide range of entries. Wikipedia, the free encyclopaedia, states “yoga refers to the traditional physical, mental and spiritual disciplines that originated in India.

A Sanskrit word, yoga is derived from the Sanskrit root “yuj” meaning to “yoke” or “unite” or “join” and, refers to the traditional physical, mental and spiritual disciplines that originated in India.

Yoga Is My Best Friend

As a practitioner and life- long student of yoga, yoga has been my constant companion for the last 20 years of so of my life. Through, my first pregnancy in 1991 to the present day I have drawn on my yogic practices to guide me through my day. Read more…?

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If you would like to have naturally clear skin, here are three simple skin care habits to help you look your best.

3 Simple Skin Care Tips For Healthy Skin

Here are the 3 simple habits you can adopt on on a daily basis to improve your natural youthful looks. They are habits which I do and help me to keep my skin fresh and youthful looking. Read more…?

“Mum?”
“Yes dear?” I replied
“It’s December 1st.”
“Uh-huh, and…?” My mind scanning and mentally wondering what was coming next.
“It’s December 1st… 24 days to Christmas. Have you got our Advent Calendar?” Two pairs of eyes looked at me…. Read more…?

My daughters are away on a school field trip so I took the chance to enter their room and have a bit of a tidy-up. Nothing drastic…just folding away a few items of clothing, rearranging the bedding and putting books back on the book case.

The elder twin has a habit of always leaving on her bedside lamp. As I bent down to turn it off, I caught sight of a dusty packet of the card game “Happy Families”. I picked it up and mused “what makes a Happy Family?” Are we a Happy Family? Am I a happy mum? Read more…?

The other day, a dear friend sent me a text and said “Ntathu, I don’t understand you. You are like a Mystery Woman”. I smiled when I read her text. Yes, at times I don’t understand myself, so yeah..I don’t blame my friend for not understanding me!! “Who Am I?” is a question I often ask myself.
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If you are feeling tired, lack energy and wonder what you can do to pick-yourself up….rather then reach for a cup of coffee or snack on doughnuts and cookies…reach out and try these super foods to boost your energy and reduce stress.

The foods you eat affect your energy more than you realize. Have you ever eaten a heavy meal and felt lethargic afterwards?

To feel alive and to give your best to yourself, your work, and your family, it is essential you eat foods that nurture and nourish your core. Read more…?