Is regular yoga practice a good way to lose weight? Part II
June 4, 2010 by Kara-Leah Grant
Filed under Guest Authors, The Benefits
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 [...]
Am I a bad yogi because I want to eat steak?
April 23, 2009 by Kara-Leah Grant
Filed under Hot topics, Yamas & Niyamas
Last week I received a comment from a reader prompted by the article they’d been reading, Will yoga give me a great body? I have recently started yoga, been almost a month & I love it. I have been doing “The Paleo Diet” – Lean Meats, Fruits, Vegs, No breads or Grains, Beans etc. I [...]
The best detox diet you can ever do
March 11, 2009 by Kara-Leah Grant
Filed under Musings from the Mat, The Benefits
There is one simple action that you can take to detox your body and maintain your ideal body weight with ease. Practice yoga. Yep. That’s it – the best detox diet you’ll ever do. Regular practice of yoga will solve all of your weight and toxic body issues. Here’s how it works.
How to stay young forever with yoga
January 13, 2009 by Kara-Leah Grant
Filed under Musings from the Mat, The Benefits
It’s the Holy Grail of Modern Life, the never-ending quest for the elusive fountain of youth. That potion or procedure or diet that will keep one looking and feeling young forever. Pity the poor celebrity, faced with growing older in the glaring light of public scrutiny, forever surrounded by images of themselves as a younger, [...]
How yoga will give you a body you LOVE
October 9, 2008 by Kara-Leah Grant
Filed under Musings from the Mat
Common wisdom holds that if you are unhappy about your body, the only recourse is to lose weight via exercise, or dieting, or pills, or some combination of all three. But there is another way. It doesn’t involve starving yourself, forcing yourself into activity you hate, or risking your health with dodgy chemicals. Instead of [...]
How to eat an optimum diet for maximum energy vibration
October 1, 2008 by Kara-Leah Grant
Filed under Musings from the Mat
In an ideal world, everything you ate would be organic and locally grown. It would be planted, tended, harvested and stored with love and attention. It would be cooked and presented and eaten with love and attention. Nothing would contain additives, or preservatives, nor would much of it be frozen, dried or tinned. So lets [...]



