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Spring is just around the corner…

Surya Namaskar

Last year I posted a popular blog with yoga tips for a healthy spring, well I think Spring is just around the corner (I hope!), so thought you might enjoy reading this again. After the stillness of winter, energy that has been quietly building, is ready to burst out – the trees demonstrate this beautifully. more…

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In the deep mid-winter…

Winter warmers

Winter is a time of rest and consolidation – recovering from the autumn harvest and preparing for the energetic burst into spring. I always think it is a bit of a contradiction that we are so busy in winter time - working and partying hard, preparing for the festive season, launching into new year resolutions – more…

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Benefit from some space in your life

Snoopy enjoying some "me" time

Continuing my theme from last time, on making time for yourself, I thought I would look at some of the ways Dru Yoga can help us find space…and we probably need some space more than ever right now! I often have to remind myself of the benefits I experience if I put aside time just for more…

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Pukka Practices!

Autumn leaves

A couple of months ago the lovely people at Pukka Herbs asked me to ”test drive” and then review, honestly, a couple of their products and as I was planning an Autumn cleanse anyway (which I mentioned in my last blog), I was more than happy to do this. So here are my thoughts on their products and how they more…

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Focus on a healthy Autumn

Yoga for Autumn

As I write this, Inside Out’s Autumn term is getting under way, so I thought I’d take this oppotunity to share with you some of the things we are going to be focussing on in class, as we head towards Christmas. The team and I have had some happy hours planning our autumn sessions. We were more…

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Give your dreams wings

What a yogi can learn from the Olympics

In my last but one post I was commenting on the Olympics and all the positive things that I felt came out of the event. I especially loved the positive attitudes of the athletes with their determination and drive, and this got me thinking about the goals I set myself (or to be honest, lack of goals I more…

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We have ways of making you practise during the summer holidays…

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Summer has officially arrived, the sun is out, schools have broken up and many of us are thinking of our holidays…but what concerns me, is what about your yoga practise?!  So, whilst Inside Out takes it’s summer break I thought I’d better give you some ideas to keep you on the yoga path until September. First thing to remember, is that you more…

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Let go and relax your way to a good night’s sleep

blue moon

Hopefully, since my last post you’ve been checking in with yourself and moving your body to burn off those stress hormones. Now I’m going to look at ways of relaxing, preparing yourself for a great night’s sleep with some restorative Dru Yoga practices. Before bed is not the time to be practicing dynamic sun sequences! This more…

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Sleep like a caveman (although not in a cave!)

Tranquil moon

So, how have you been sleeping this week? I hope some of the tips from last time helped. In the next couple of blogs I’m going to be looking at some more yogic ways of ensuring you get the rest you need. The first thing to ask yourself is are you actually tired or more more…

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Congratulations to our new Dru teachers

Could this be you?

I know I said my next blogs would be on the subject of sleep, and I promise they are coming up, however I just wanted to do a quick blog to congratulate our newly qualified Dru yoga teachers. I am lucky enough to teach and assess on the Dru Yoga Teacher Training course in Leeds and this weekend we more…

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