Is regular yoga practice a good way to lose weight? Part II

by guest author Jude Mahood, nutritionist and yoga teacher The first part of this article described the way yoga practice is thought to result in weight loss. In summary, weight loss may be the direct result of vigorous regular practice or it may be indirectly related to the cultivation of mindfulness. An important point to [...]

Is regular yoga practice a good way to lose weight?

by guest author Jude Mahood, nutritionist and yoga teacher I often get asked whether yoga practice is a good way to lose weight. I would love to be able to reply, unreservedly, “Yes. Yoga melts away the kilos’.  It would certainly be great for business, but it wouldn’t be ethical because it is not 100% [...]

How yoga helped me… find steadiness and beauty within my body

This is the second post in a series of yoga stories from readers. Tell us how yoga changed your life and go in the draw to win a yoga prize package. Submitted by Zoe of the North Island (not her real name), winner of a Yoga Prize Package The sexual abuse of the body started [...]

How yoga has the power to transform and release avidya (self-ignorance)

My first experience with the power of avidya came about twenty minutes into my third ashtanga yoga class. Or maybe my second. The exact number is not important, just that I was a broke backpacker partway through a pre-paid ten week yoga course. The teacher, a long, lanky woman in her early forties, brought us [...]

Why the Government needs to make Bikram yoga compulsory

There is one simple action that the Government could take which would slash hospital waiting lists. It would turn us from a nation of porkies into a nation of bendies. Plus it would seriously put a dent in the increasing number of us who are living with mental illness at some stage in our lives. [...]

Wellington yogi Kelly Fisher interviewed on Forever Fitness

Co-owner of Wellington’s Yoga Unlimited, Kelly Fisher, has just been interviewed on Forever Fitness by Ish and Bevan. It’s a great 30 minute podcast, and well worth a listen (click to hear). If you’ve never listened to a podcast before, and get antsy siting at the computer listening away… throw it on and do what [...]

Why kirtan is one of the most powerful yoga practices you’ll ever do

I want to let you in on a secret. Ok, it’s not really a secret, because I’m telling you right? But until I actually experienced this for myself I had absolutely no idea of how powerful this particular yoga practice is. It is the most powerful practice I have done. Ever.

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