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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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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…?

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…?