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The Sleep-Yoga Connection: Why Sleep Matters and How Yoga Can Help
Quality sleep is essential for maintaining health and promoting longevity. Dr Matthew Walker, a neuroscientist and Director of the Center...
Lucy-Ann Prideaux
Feb 264 min read
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Why Core Strength Matters – The 4 Layers of the Core
The core is more than just the “abs” we often think about—it’s a deep, multi-layered system of muscles that stabilises the body and...
Lucy-Ann Prideaux
Jan 303 min read
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Setting Your Sankalpa for 2025: Align Your Goals & Intentions with Purpose and Passion
As we step into 2025, many think about changes, resolutions, goals, or simply ways to improve our lives. But what if, instead of focusing...
Lucy-Ann Prideaux
Jan 84 min read
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Your Words Have Power: The Impact of Language on Our Minds and Bodies
Words are more than just a medium of communication; they shape how we think, feel, and interact with the world. Whether spoken to others...
Lucy-Ann Prideaux
Dec 17, 20244 min read
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The Science of Gratitude: A Pathway to Health and Longevity
Gratitude is more than just a polite gesture or social nicety; it is a transformative tool that profoundly affects mental and physical...
Lucy-Ann Prideaux
Dec 10, 20244 min read
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Yoga for Stress and Anxiety: A Pathway to Calm and Balance
Stress and anxiety have become near-ubiquitous in present-day life. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), stress is a...
Lucy-Ann Prideaux
Dec 3, 20244 min read
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Is This the Best Exercise or Pose Ever?
Plank and Plank Variations: The Ultimate Way to Build Full-Body Strength and Fitness If you could choose only one exercise or yoga pose...
Lucy-Ann Prideaux
Nov 26, 20244 min read
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The Vagus Nerve: Your Body's Secret Superhighway
This post is about understanding the body's master communicator and its significance in yoga. Have you ever wondered how your body...
Lucy-Ann Prideaux
Nov 20, 20243 min read
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Breathing and Nitric Oxide: The Miracle Molecule You Might Not Have Heard Of
Nitric oxide, a simple gas molecule, plays a vital role in numerous bodily functions, including immune response, cardiovascular health,...
Lucy-Ann Prideaux
Nov 12, 20242 min read
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It's my first yoga class. What should I expect?
There is nothing like the energy, connection and comradery of a live yoga class, whatever the style of yoga or level of class. Yoga...
Lucy-Ann Prideaux
Oct 29, 20242 min read
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Understanding the layers of your being...
What are the layers of your being? We know that yoga involves more than the physical, but how can we begin to understand those other...
Lucy-Ann Prideaux
Oct 10, 20243 min read
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Lifespan vs Healthspan: How yoga can improve our quality of life
Both lifespan and healthspan focus on the number of years a person lives. However they offer quite different, and distinct perspectives...
Lucy-Ann Prideaux
Sep 26, 20243 min read
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Walking Wisdom
I live to walk and walk to live! Some of my favourite times of the day are when I am walking; free to explore, free to breathe, free to...
Lucy-Ann Prideaux
Sep 17, 20242 min read
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Heart-Brain Coherence: A Guide to Living from the Heart
What is Heart-Brain Coherence? Heart-brain coherence, a concept explored extensively by the HeartMath Institute, refers to the state when...
Lucy-Ann Prideaux
Sep 10, 20243 min read
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Fascia and the elastic zone: What we can do to maintain healthy fascia
We are not just skin, muscles and bones. We are also very much the array of connective tissue that holds everything together. Connective...
Lucy-Ann Prideaux
Sep 3, 20243 min read
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Should we practise yoga when we are injured?
Should we practise yoga when we are injured? The answer of course is "it depends" (i.e. the nature and severity of the injury) but...
Lucy-Ann Prideaux
Aug 27, 20245 min read
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Beyond the Mat: The Mental Benefits of Yoga
Yoga offers so much more than physical fitness. It's a sanctuary for the mind as well as the body, a space to disconnect from the demands...
Lucy-Ann Prideaux
Aug 20, 20242 min read
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Mouth versus Nose (Nasal) Breathing: What You Should Know
The debate over mouth versus nose breathing has gained significant traction in recent years. While it may seem like a trivial matter,...
Lucy-Ann Prideaux
Aug 13, 20244 min read
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The Art of Living: My Inspiration from Ancient Traditions
I think I have lived long enough to have gained at least some useful wisdom and understanding about life. I know what love feels like and...
Lucy-Ann Prideaux
Aug 6, 20245 min read
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Dive into Nature: A Guide to Wild Swimming
Living in Cornwall has re-ignited my love of wild swimming. It is hard to resist the turquoise waters of the Atlantic, especially when...
Lucy-Ann Prideaux
Jul 30, 20243 min read
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