Health is number one on the agenda: Everywhere you look there are experts giving advice on how to improve your health. Magazines, TV shows, movies, online articles etc. aim to grab our attention 24/7, 365 days a year. The most common way used for the general public to outline their health is Body Mass Index. Body Mass Index (BMI) is …
Has social media changed the practice of yoga:
The social media takeover: The global takeover of social media, especially platforms such as Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter. Meaning we are living in technological-driven modern world. On the plus side, there is an endless pool of yoga advice, poses and online classes we can get involved in. When it comes to modern yoga, social media now offers us unique opportunities …
Using yoga to counter seating habits: Standing up without arm support.
A forgotten basic skill?: In the current climate, we are saturated with endless options for quite literally everything. Including, an unlimited new seating options. As a result, there is too much variety of comfortable chairs, fashionable sofas and ergonomic work seats available to us. Even with all the benefits available from these things brought into our lives: such as greater …
How yoga can be beneficial as we age
Yoga is an universally performed exercise for people of all ages. The numerous different forms of yoga, means there are potential benefits for everyone. The focus of this article is how yoga can be especially beneficial for us during the mid to later stages of our lives.
How yoga can improve your sleep!
A Melo introduction to the new year: Hello to everyone again, this is officially our first article of 2023! Melo Yoga is officially stepping in to the new year… only two months late. To start our year, we felt like speaking about something that relates to us all… that would be sleep. In general, most of us probably feel like …
Exploring the health benefits of endurance training.
A few weeks ago I ran 132.8km in 24 hours for a race. In contrast, London to Northampton is around 98km apart! As tough as long-distance running can be, some of the mental and psychological benefits we can receive from this form of training are underappreciated. Endurance training does not have to be too extreme. However, the purpose of the …
Relaxing your disgruntled neck
Through the use of scientific study and tested yoga practices, let’s hopefully find a way of relaxing your disgruntled neck!
Wheel yoga with Hannah
Wheel yoga Wheel yoga adds an extra level of oomph to our stretches, balance and strength work. This a fun class – with shorter relaxation and breath work sections. This is not designed to be a relaxation yoga class but one that will challenge. Great for back pain and especially for discouraging that forward head posture we find ourselves in …
Jenny’s yoga class
Energetic vinyasa flow Experience the liberation of living flow. Vinyasa combines movement and breath: the source of prana, or life force energy and conscious intelligence – into a yoga flow, a practice which also allows us to “go with the flow” in life itself. This energetic, creative vinyasa helps release “doing” and shift into “being” with ease and vitality, on …
Hannah’s Yoga Class
Yin/Yang Yoga Yin poses are long-held passive poses, where we marinate in poses for longer, bringing us more range of motion for the second half of the class: “Yang” where we work on building our stability and strength. Mobility and stability combined, optimise our body’s strength and flexibility. N.B. Classes will only run when a minimum of 5 persons …