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Let’s Get Bent: The benefits of Vinyasa Yoga
Let’s Get Bent: The benefits of Vinyasa Yoga
Hello and welcome to April, a little bit of a crazy time in this world but that does not mean that everything has to fall apart. We can do the best we can to keep ourselves in a happy and healthy frame of mind. One way of keeping yourself happy, healthy and occupied is to play around with yoga. This month I want to share with you a deeper look at Vinyasa yoga. What is it and how do you practice it?
Let’s Get Bent: It takes two baby!
Let’s Get Bent: It takes two baby!
Hello and welcome. This edition of Let’s Get Bent happens to fall near Valentine’s Day, so I thought it would be a great inspiration for this month’s yoga asana.
Let’s Get Bent: Honey, not vinegar
Let’s Get Bent: Honey, not vinegar
Hello and welcome to my first article for 2020! I don’t know about you but 2019 seems to fly by so fast, I may have suffered some whiplash! On contemplation of my year that was, I have one little quote that I want to adhere to more this year and I believe the whole world could perhaps learn to pay attention to it, after the events of last year on the whole: “You can catch more flies with honey than with vinegar”
Let’s Get Bent: Abs for Xmas
Let’s Get Bent: Abs for Xmas
Hello and welcome to the last month of the year. I don’t know about you, but 2019 seems to have flown by at lightning speed. We have come to the end of the year and, for most, this means the beginning of the festive season. Being festive usually involves a heck of a lot of eating, drinking and frivolity which often tends to result in an expansion of two things:
Scorpio rising: Learning the vrschikasana or scorpion pose
Scorpio rising: Learning the vrschikasana or scorpion pose
Hello and welcome. Ok ok, I can sense that there are a few people look­ing at this month’s yoga photos and thinking, “Kim has gone mad!” I assure you I have not. I just wanted to have a bit of fun this month and share with you what I like to call a party trick yoga pose.
Take it to the floor: An exercise to work the pelvic muscles
Take it to the floor: An exercise to work the pelvic muscles
Hello and welcome. This month I want to address an is­sue that I am asked to help with on a very regular basis, one that is often asked in hushed tones, behind a hand with downcast eyes: a weak pelvic floor. There’s no need to feel embarrassed as it is a very common is­sue that is usually quite easy to fix.
Yoga from a suitcase: Top tips for the travelling yogi
Yoga from a suitcase: Top tips for the travelling yogi
This month I am travelling around Australia with my new activewear label iSSARLA.com. I have been driving a lot, drag­ging my 40-kilogram stock bag around with me, sleeping in different beds every few days and just basically being com­pletely out of my normal life routine. Plus, I am experiencing my first winter in about six years, so this little tropical yogi is all out of whack.
Feast on the Sun
Feast on the Sun
Hello and welcome to August. This month is another month where I take the focus away from yoga asana and shine the light (no pun intended) on a healthy, life-altering practice that is free, delicious and somewhat magical: sungazing. Yep, that is exactly what you read, sungazing.
Deep breaths, deep sleep: The ‘filling and emptying the glass’ exercise that helps insomnia
Deep breaths, deep sleep: The ‘filling and emptying the glass’ exercise that helps insomnia
Hello and welcome to another glorious month in Phuket. As I have mentioned be­fore, I am fortunate enough to introduce many people to their first ever yoga class and I consider it such a blessing!
Find your yoga: A beginner yogi’s guide to choosing the right class, studio and teacher
Find your yoga: A beginner yogi’s guide to choosing the right class, studio and teacher
Hello. This month I am not talking yoga postures; in­stead, I want to help you find a yoga class that suits you and your lifestyle best. It can be quite daunting when going to a yoga class “cold”. Cold meaning not having any yoga friends dragging you there or hav­ing never set foot in a yoga studio, let alone a cheesy gym yoga class.
Beginner’s meditation for a modern world
Beginner’s meditation for a modern world
Hello and welcome to another month and, to be honest, a little bit of a continuation from last month. In April’s column, I spoke about taking the calm off of the yoga mat. This month, I want to give you a beginner’s me­diation exercise but with a twist.
New Year, New Zen: Taking the calm off of the mat and into our lives
New Year, New Zen: Taking the calm off of the mat and into our lives
Hello and welcome to April’s edition of Let’s Get Bent. Songkran is the inspiration for this month’s article. I can­not believe that the festival is already here.
Asana essentials: Yoga postures for any ability part 2
Asana essentials: Yoga postures for any ability part 2
Hi and welcome to part two of my top six yoga postures (asanas) for a happier body and a healthier life.
Introducing face yoga: nature’s facelift
Introducing face yoga: nature’s facelift
Hello and welcome. A few years ago, I was given an amazing gem of knowledge, and this month I would like to share it with you. Face yoga. Yep. Most of you are either laughing or rolling your eyes right now but bear with me for a second.
Affirming your successful life
Affirming your successful life
Hello and Happy New Year! It blows my mind how fast last year went. Did you achieve everything that you set out to do last year?
Six healthy movements to loosen your spine
Six healthy movements to loosen your spine
Hello and welcome to the last month of the year. I have a gem for you this month, an amazing tool that you can add to your healthy life toolbox. As a yoga teacher, the most common thing I hear is “my back, my back, oh my aching back!”
Yogic Self Massage
Yogic Self Massage
Hello and welcome to November. This month I want to talk to you about self massage, focusing in particular on the lymphatic system.
The yin & yang of yoga
The yin & yang of yoga
This month, I want to talk to you about the different types of muscles we have in the body, the different ways to stretch them and when it is best to stretch each of the groups.
Yoga...is not a dirty word
Yoga...is not a dirty word
Mention the word ‘yoga’ to many and they envision a group of tie-dyed bohemians, chanting in unison while perched in peculiar body contortions. However, in this modern age, yoga has become an easily accessible past time, featured in many gyms, health centres and online wellness sites.