A Balanced and Happy Sequence
I love challenging balancing postures in my own practice and feedback from students tells me that most people also like this challenge!...
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Lyndsey Hayes
Feb 19, 20182 min read
5 Readings, Poems and Quotes to Melt your Heart
Many existing students often ask me for details of the readings, poems and quotes I read out at the end of lessons. I spend a lot of time...
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Lyndsey Hayes
Feb 15, 20181 min read
Top tunes for an inspired and energised practice
Many people prefer to practice yin yoga in silence. I do sometimes but often I prefer some music in the background. It actually helps me...
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Lyndsey Hayes
Jan 14, 20182 min read
Healthy Treats for January
At my half-day Easy Like Sunday Morning retreats in the Autumn and Christmas yoga lessons, I made lots of healthy and nutritious snacks...
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Lyndsey Hayes
Jan 14, 20182 min read
Overindulged at Christmas? A nourishing yin yoga practice for stomach and spleen
In Eastern medicine (think Acupuncture, Traditional Chinese Medicine), health is maintained by keeping the energy channels (or meridians)...
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Lyndsey Hayes
Jan 9, 20182 min read
Five steps for Beating the January Blues
During January it’s quite common to feel a bit down in the dumps. If you also suffer from Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) then this...
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Lyndsey Hayes
Nov 23, 20175 min read
Under the Weather
After having a terrible sore throat and bad cough at the beginning November, I tried to persevere on with teaching yoga as best I could...
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Lyndsey Hayes
Nov 9, 20172 min read
Niyama - inner observances & attitudes
The second limb or petal of yoga is Niyama, which translates from sanskrit as our own inner observances and attitudes. Similar to Yama,...
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Lyndsey Hayes
Nov 9, 20172 min read
Yama! How do we conduct ourselves?
In my previous blog post I wrote about the eight-fold path of yoga. The first limb, Yama, is often seen as the most important of all...
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Lyndsey Hayes
Oct 15, 20173 min read
Feeling Frazzled? 5 postures for relaxation
When you've had a really busy week and don't have the energy for a long or challenging practice, it's really nice to practice some...
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Lyndsey Hayes
Oct 15, 20171 min read
The Eightfold Path of Yoga
I teach a classical form of yoga, both hatha yoga (usually a sequence of standing and seated postures focused on improved strength and...
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Lyndsey Hayes
Sep 10, 20175 min read
Yoga for Strength & Balance
As I’ve been teaching a number of balancing postures during the Summer courses (love Flying Dragon!) I thought it would be nice this...
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Lyndsey Hayes
Aug 6, 20172 min read
My favourite music for yoga practice
Whilst I know some people prefer to practice yoga in silence, unless I’m outside, I prefer to listen to music whilst I practice. It’s...
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Lyndsey Hayes
Aug 4, 20174 min read
Seized up after your walk or run? 5 great yoga poses to provide a release
As well as doing a lot of walking every week, I’ve recently been inspired by my sister, cousin and friend Neil to take up running again....
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Lyndsey Hayes
Aug 4, 20175 min read
Yoga Props… Support for your own self-practice
I’ve been really thrilled to hear that so many of you are keen to start or continue your own self-practice at home and are keen to know...
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Lyndsey Hayes
Jul 9, 20174 min read
Feeling anxious? Yoga can help
If you are feeling particularly anxious or have a stressful situation to contend with, I’ve put together a short 15-20 minute sequence...
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Lyndsey Hayes
Jul 9, 20172 min read
Inspired to create! Yoga Props & Design
Some of you will know that in addition to my vocation as a yoga teacher, I also follow my other passion in life and work part-time as an...
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Lyndsey Hayes
Jun 7, 20172 min read
Why do people practice yoga?
I’m always interested to know why students come to yoga lessons, and the main feedback is to seek to improve overall health and well...
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Lyndsey Hayes
Jun 7, 20173 min read
Bloated? 3 yoga poses in 15 minutes to help you feel more comfortable
Lord of the Fishes (Ardha Matsyendrasana) Why: This seated posture provides a gentle twist, providing a ‘wringing out’ for the internal...
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Lyndsey Hayes
Jun 4, 20173 min read
Scented candles… is it worth paying more?
According to research company Kantar, more than a quarter of British households buy scented candles, with the market being worth over £90...
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