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Why Slowing Down Feels So Uncomfortable at First
Why does slowing down feel so uncomfortable, even when we know we need rest? This article explores the connection between nervous system overload, modern life, stress, and why many women struggle to switch off fully.

Karen Gillies
May 253 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


6 Tips to Turn a Bad Day Into a Good One
Some days are great. Everything goes swimmingly, we feel relaxed, happy, connected to all the goodness that life has to offer, and we’re...

Karen Gillies
Sep 1, 20214 min read


4 Best Tips to Overcome Self-Doubt
We all suffer from self-doubt sometimes. Doubt is part & parcel of the way our mind works. But we don’t have to let it get in the way of...

Karen Gillies
Aug 11, 20212 min read


8 Life Lessons to learn from Lockdown
Thinking and worrying about what we can’t control is wasted energy. It’s more or less like fighting against reality.

Karen Gillies
Aug 26, 20203 min read


Stay at Home Yoga
“They were the best of times; they were the worst of times.” Feels a bit like that right now, in the midst of the COVID-19 quarantine,...

Karen Gillies
Apr 3, 20203 min read


The Gratitude Bridge
At the end of a yoga class, just before we bow in Namaste, I like to gently remind the class to be grateful for their body, to be...

Karen Gillies
May 8, 20192 min read


The true meaning of 'Namaste'
Chances are, if you’ve been to a yoga class, you’ve already performed Namaste. But, have you ever wondered what Namaste really means? ...

Karen Gillies
Mar 21, 20192 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


10 Yoga Tips for Beginners … at any age
1. Relax , you can totally do this Before taking up yoga, people sometimes tend to believe that it involves tough, limb-twisting poses,...

Karen Gillies
Jan 3, 20194 min read


Learning to meditate …
Meditation is defined as quietening our body, breath, mind, intellect and self, into a state of stillness. OK, but how exactly do we...

Karen Gillies
May 31, 20183 min read


Are you breathing properly?
Last week, a lovely Scottish man who had practiced Yoga for the first time at one of my morning classes thanked me for showing him how to...

Karen Gillies
May 17, 20183 min read


Yoga near the ocean is even better for you
Practicing Yoga in any setting will improve your physical and mental health on a number of different levels, and it can be an excellent...

Karen Gillies
Apr 17, 20182 min read
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