As we draw a close to another year, its time we wind down and let go to make sure we only bring what we need into the new year. Savasana, or corpse pose, is how we conclude every yoga class, so as you draw close to 2013 give yourself some time to relax and reflect....

  As technology takes over our lives and we are busy recording each moment of our lives and monitoring the lives of others through the internet and social networking sites, we should take a moment to pause and ask, what is this achieving? Do all these status...

In many ancient cultures it is believed that the stomach is the storehouse for primal emotions. The link between our navel centre and feelings are found in yoga, tai chi, chakra meditation, Greek mythology, Kabala and Sufism. We mainly hold choleric emotions such as...

    One of the main goals of yoga is to calm down the mind, to feel an inner peace and simplicity. It is only when the mental flurry settles down that we can achieve clarity in our thoughts. Otherwise, we are weighed down with constant doubt, worry and agitation....

  Dr Joseph Wong fromChirocare Chiropractic Centre has recognized the benefits of yoga for back care. He claims that much of the chiropractics involved have the similar effects of the basic mobilizations in a yoga class. The way yoga address muscular tone through...

Several styles of Yoga can be highly detoxifying, namely Power, Vinyasa and Ashtanga. What these three have in common is that they make you sweat! The high intensity of these classes and the fast movements from one pose to the other boosts stamina and fitness and...

The mantra for an effective and sustainable energy boost is to first slow things down. In our go-go-go lifestyle the daily rush has caused an overload to our adrenal glands, part of the endocrine (hormone regulation) system. They work extremely hard when under stress...