Why do people try yoga nidra? And what are the benefits they find? I look at online conversations because I’m nosy but also to help shape my (your) offerings.
It’s mental health awareness week
It’s mental health awareness week, and this year’s theme is movement, a topic close to my heart as I’m sure…
Yoga nidra vs NSDR – what’s the difference?
NSDR is a new-er kind of guided relaxation that sounds awfully similar to yoga nidra but was introduced as a different practice. So, are they different?
What does mindfulness have to do with health engagement?
I recently read “The Mindful Body” by Ellen Langer, which I picked up because of my interest in the mind–body…
Yoga nidra – gratitude
A 25 minute yoga nidra inspired by gratitude practices from positive psychology.
Yoga can help recovery in those living with cancer – ASCO 2023
Two studies presented at ASCO 2023 highlight evidence that yoga can help recovery for those who have survived cancer
Yoga nidra for creativity
I’ve recorded a new yoga nidra, I am not super happy with the sound quality but hopefully you’ll enjoy it!
Can behavioural science help me hack self-care?
In my day job, I’m used to looking at other people’s health behaviours and dissecting what the challenges are and…
Your brain on yoga nidra
The little neuroscience research that exists highlights the changes the brain goes through during practice – could that have a more lasting effect?
Let’s talk about pain
Friends, I know, I have not written forever. I could come up with a ton of excuses, like life stuff,…
Can handstands make me happy(ier)?
I’m honestly not looking for silver lining when I say that lots of good things happened in 2020. Parking the…
Mindfulness is not just for stress
Two new studies reinforce that mindfulness meditation can help not just to fight stress but also maintain a healthy and balanced immune system. Time to work on my meditation practice!
Does yoga help with (peri)menopause?
Perimenopause is a big time of transition for women – can yoga help to overcome the challenges that go with it?
Yoga nidra – view from above
A yoga nidra practice inspired by stoicism
Is hot yoga better (or worse) than room temperature yoga?
My first experience of hot yoga was fairly traumatic. The smell in the then Bikram Kentish Town studio. The aggressive…
Yoga vs CBT for anxiety in older adults (plain language summary)
Large randomised clinical trial compared yoga and CBT for alleviating worry in older adults. The results are promising.
Is it time for some megastudy thinking in yoga research?
One of the biggest problems of understanding the effects of yoga on our health and minds and bodies more broadly is that a lot of yoga research is, frankly, a bit shit.So it was great to see the publication of this guidance last week on how yoga studies should be designed and reported. But it doesn’t really go far enough. Could megastudy thinking be what we are missing?
‘Sleep hygiene’ may help in Alzheimer’s – could yoga support too?
News today that sleep hygiene could help to delay or lessen the severity of Alzheimer’s – if yoga can help with better sleep, could it help with Alzheimer’s too?
Growing old well, with yoga
Ageing well is surely something that we are all after – mobile, as healthy as we can, with strong brains and great mental health. Maybe yoga can help.
Can I be into yoga without the supernatural crap?
The yoga world is obsessed with the supernatural, beyond things that are part of its actual heritage. But how much does this contribute to the rejection of science and medicine?
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