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Yoga Practices Supporting Your Wellbeing at Every Life Stage Challenge, Transition, Growth

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How Yoga Can Help You Manifest Your Vision
So the article in the Times Magazine – The Manifesting Manual by Roxie Nafousi’s and her 7 Step Guide caught my attention; and I thought I’d use it as inspiration to take a yogi and spiritual view on how to change your ideas from imagination into a living reality. But be warned. It takes time! Step 1 Imagine & Create A Vision: Already proven in Neuroscience and used in Neuro-Linguistic Programming, this technique is also used extensively within a physical yoga practice to h

Melanie Ashley
7 min read


Yoga Movement for Self Mastery
There exists a form of power and intelligence that represents the high point of human potential. It is the source of the greatest achievements and discoveries in history. It is an intelligence that is not taught in our schools nor analysed by professors, but almost all of us, at some point, have had glimpses of it in our own experience when we work intensely on a project or under a deadline — under pressure to get results, ideas seem to come to us out of nowhere; we feel more

Melanie Ashley
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Daily Self Care
ABHYANGA a daily revitalizing Ayurvedic practice bringing the nature within you ALIVE Abhyanga is a massage that’s done with warm oil which is applied on the entire body, from the scalp to the soles of your feet. It is one of the core treatments in Ayurveda and promoted as part of a daily self care routine. When stimulated through therapeutic touch or massage, the skin releases a pharmacy of healing chemicals that have health-promoting effects on the physiology. In addition

Melanie Ashley
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"Breathe Easy"
Breathe well, to aide release tension, improved co-ordination, being in the present moment, improved focus, to support your vital organs and for more energy ..... conscious breathing is key Conscious breathing helps to release physical and mental tension so our vital organs are fully oxygenated so we feel energized, balanced, positive most of the time for consistent, peak performance. In addition, a regular practice of conscious breathing helps to remove lethargy, tiredness

Melanie Ashley
3 min read


What's The First Step To Living Each Day Better?
It is known by many names. It is the thing that penetrates our whole being - from our cells to the essence of who we are. We are packed with it at birth, and it diminishes with every unsupportive experience which we encounter. What am I talking about? I'm talking about the live giving Prana, or Chi, or life-force, or cosmic energy. It's the thing that allows us to shine with an abundance of positive energy. And, if you are in the middle of a chaotic life change or life tr

Melanie Ashley
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