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Achy Body When You Wake Up: Try Yoga
We all have aches and pains at some point in life and I don't know about you, but mine can be particularly titchy in the morning. Aches...

Karen Gillies
Jul 6, 20232 min read


What Are Chakras and Do They Help Our Wellness?
If you’ve ever been to a yoga, meditation, or reiki class, your teacher may have mentioned the chakras and asked you to breathe into...

Karen Gillies
Oct 4, 20228 min read


How Yoga Improves Our Health
Health is not just freedom from disease. For good health, we need balance and harmony between the physical, psychological and...

Karen Gillies
Aug 26, 20193 min read


How to practice Cat/Cow Pose
Come to all fours on the floor with a flat back in a “table-top” position. (Imagine your back is the top of the table, and your arms and...

Karen Gillies
Feb 15, 20192 min read


Tired? Need an energy boost?
Instead of reaching for a coffee or a sugary treat, be good to yourself and try some yoga. It's better for you and your waistline, the...

Karen Gillies
Jul 18, 20182 min read


Headache?
With the ability to relieve tension, boost circulation, and calm the mind, Yoga can be a powerful natural remedy for headaches - without having to reach for the pill bottle. Most headaches arise from tension or dehydration. And a lot of times, all that is needed is to drink some water, improve your blood circulation, or increase your oxygen intake. A Wide-Leg Standing Forward Fold can help. Folding the body forward and allowing more blood to flow to your head can help relieve

Karen Gillies
Apr 15, 20183 min read


Tight Shoulders?
Dogs naturally know how to release tension. That's why, in Yoga, we sometimes copy their movements. 'Upward Facing Dog' stretches the chest, spine, lungs, shoulders, and abdomen. Stretching the spine and front torso helps us humans release the tight or rounded shoulders we get from holding stress, poor posture, sitting around too much. Or from using phones and computers for too long ... Like I did while building this website. :) First and foremost, always take it easy with Yo

Karen Gillies
Apr 14, 20183 min read
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