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You’re as Old as Your Spine is Flexible

In yoga we believe that you’re as old as your spine is flexible – but how flexible is your spine supposed to be??? Well, we want to keep the spine supple – not over stretching the muscles to cause anyContinue reading “You’re as Old as Your Spine is Flexible”

Benefits Of Sphinx Asana

Sphinx Asana is a great pose to keep your spine supple and healthy. A stiff spine will interfere with all nervous impulses sent from the brain to the body and vice verse – it literally affects everything! Why not giveContinue reading “Benefits Of Sphinx Asana”

Yoga to give you some ‘get up and go’

If you feel rather sluggish now that the Easter Holidays (and chocolate) have left the building and landed on your waist – why not try a few yoga moves to give you some energy and elongate your muscles? Stand with feetContinue reading “Yoga to give you some ‘get up and go’”

Holy Fig Tree Posture

This is a fabulous all round posture – it’s a balance which improves concentration and co-ordination, back bend which improves posture and breathing and when done dynamically with the breath is energising, warming, clearing the respiratory system and improving circulation.Continue reading “Holy Fig Tree Posture”

“You are as young as your spine is flexible”

I’m not certain who first said this, but they really do have a point. Keeping the back healthy is so vital to our well being and enjoyment of life that we can’t afford to ignore any niggles or signs thatContinue reading ““You are as young as your spine is flexible””

Is Your Posture Getting On Your Nerves?

Did your know that your posture effects the alignment of the spine and this can have a knock-on effect on the nervous system? As the nerves travel through the spine – down the central cavity and in between the vertebrae –Continue reading “Is Your Posture Getting On Your Nerves?”

Lets Explore… SEATED TWISTS

Twists are great ways to reduce tension in the back muscles and they also help to undo knots in our minds as well… (It’s the yoga magic!) Additional benefits include a wringing action in the soft tissues which squeeze outContinue reading “Lets Explore… SEATED TWISTS”

I’ve heard that opening the hips can help my backache – how is this so?

In the Yogafit classes this term we have been developing a pose called Anjaneyasana – a deep lunge which sinks the hips down and stretches the groin. Ooh-er Mrs! This is extremely beneficial for us all to have a goContinue reading “I’ve heard that opening the hips can help my backache – how is thisContinue reading “I’ve heard that opening the hips can help my backache – how is this so?”