What Depression & Anxiety Feels Like. From the heart about the mind by Liz Joy Oakley.
1st May 2017 The monster named Depression: It's back, he's back. Sat on my shoulder, reading this and laughing at his mean little trick. I'd felt better for 5 days, for 5 whole days the clouds had lifted and I could see the sun again. For nearly a week I had my future...
Yoga Saved My Life: a story of salvation through asana
Yoga as Healer: Why psychologists and therapists are using yoga as a tool for healing
More and more therapists and psychologists are incorporating yoga in to their treatment of patients. Here are their stories... Jessica, Trainee Yoga Therapist: Yoga was and still is my light and inspiration during dark times. It's through the practice of yoga I was...
The Tantric Mind
I am writing this blog to work alongside the video that will be released for mental health awareness week. I am a Yoga teacher, orgasmic meditation, transcendental meditation and tantric practitioner. I am also training to be a psychotherapist as I believe that these...
Asanas to ease your mind
Feeling stressed out? Try this stress-relieving sequence and you’ll be on cloud nine in no time. Savasana. We don’t usually reward ourselves with Savasana until the end of a sweaty Dharma class, but if you’re stressed then it’s crucial to take the time to understand...
There’s no such thing as Mental Illness: A curious subject for Mental Health Awareness Week by Dr Gemma Beckley
Who would make such a statement? What a strange and provocative statement to be made by a former NHS Clinical Psychologist who has witnessed the most extreme experiences of ‘mental’ suffering in settings such as secure psychiatric hospitals. Of course it needs some...
Mind, Body, Goals: Q&A with Alice Carder – Transformational Coach
Tell us a little about yourself and your work? I’m a transformational coach working primarily with ‘women on a mission’ - that’s women leaders, entrepreneurs and change makers, who are carving their own path of purpose and impact in the world. Transformational...
How do you know when you’re anxious?
More and more people are talking about anxiety. But how do you know if you’re suffering from anxiety or just anxious? The truth is, the line is much more blurred than it might appear at first glance. Symptoms of anxiety can occur without warning, and without an...
The Balancing Power of Ashwagandha
When I heard that the MoreYoga theme for May was 'balance', I knew exactly what I wanted to write about as my 'Pick of the Month'. The idea of 'balance' can mean many different things to all of us, at many different times of our lives, but whether it resonates as a...
Q&A with Becky Crepsley-Fox: “No effort is ever wasted and no benefit is ever lost”
Tell us about how you got into yoga? I originally trained to become a professional dancer, I used yoga as a tool to build on my strength and flexibility. Upon graduating from dance school I found myself more interested in practicing yoga than attending dance classes...
GET CONNECTED: Spending time in nature
Q&A with Natasha de Grunwald from London Institute of Thai Yoga Massage
Tell us about how you got into Thai Yoga Massage? I was 18 years old and already a massage therapist but wanted to find an effective therapy with more depth to it, so I travelled to Thailand and traveled the country looking for the school I wanted to train with. Why...