Many people come to yoga because of its excellent ability to improve all over fitness, strength and flexibility, and recent research has shown that you don’t even need to get really sweaty to get fit with yoga - slow, restorative…
Why You Should be Bovvered About Being Flexible
One of the most common reasons I hear for not going to yoga is ‘I can’t do yoga, I’m not flexible’. So let’s debunk that right off - being flexible is not a requirement for doing yoga, it is a…
Rooftop Yoga Returns to Peckham!
I know what you did last summer…you were on a roof doing yoga in the blazing sun, looking out across the whole of London… You weren’t? Don’t worry, because Rooftop Yoga is back for summer 2014! Summer Rooftop Yoga in…
A Cow Walks Into A Yoga Studio…
Well no, not my yoga studio but one being used by my friend and fellow Dru Yoga teacher Sylvie More. Now she is teaching in the Himalayas, and her yoga ‘studio’ is a patch of grass outside, but it was still rather…
The Migraine Beating, Brain Balancing Breath
Alternate Nostril Breath (Nadi Shodhan) is a simple and safe yogic breathing technique which helps to balance the two hemispheres of the brain. It is also incredibly beneficial if you suffer from headaches. It was the first yogic breath I…
How I became a Hiitgirl
If you can, cast your mind back to those halcyon days of summer last. Along with the glorious sunshine you might recall that I won a competition with Sweaty Betty? No? Well you can read all about it here. In…
Be Your Own Valentine
Valentines Day. I have always tended to ignore it, brushing it aside as a ploy to sell tacky cards, over-priced chocolates and to fill mediocre restaurants with swooning couples. But recently I have been thinking about it in a different…
And…breathe!
The word ‘yoga’ means to ‘yoke’ or ‘unite’. By uniting movement and breath, we really start to see how the benefits our yoga practice can spill into our daily lives. Breathing properly improves our health, increases energy, reduces stress and greatly…
Welcome to Lucyoga TV!
Are you going to miss yoga over Christmas? Well don’t worry because I have launched my You Tube channel just in time for you to tune in over the holiday. Subscribe to LucyogaTV now [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xy5nb2m6_Po&w=560&h=315] To get you started and…
Hum like a bee to reduce stress and boost your immune system
As autumn descends it’s not just our heating we need to switch on but also our immune systems. We are about to be bombarded with cold and flu germs. Add to that the end of the holiday season, meaning more…