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Welcome

Welcome to the August issue of OM Yoga & Lifestyle

Contributors

A dedicated yoga practitioner and teacher from London

My secret place

This photograph, showing Melanie Senini, was taken

N@maste

Love OM magazine and want to tell the world? Here’s your chance

Om line

What you said about us on social media

YOGA CHANGED MY LIFE

After a long corporate career, Rita Cox is now loving life as a full-time yoga instructor

WHAT’S YOUR AFFIRMATION?

An affirmation for acceptance, trust and faith

Cover girl

Sixty seconds with OM photographer Elizabeth Boyle, who took our amazing cover shot this month

Art & Yoga

Enjoy a relaxing day of gentle yoga and slow-looking at paintings at the gorgeous National Gallery in London this month

Yoga & Aromatherapy

August means high summer: the sun is shining, the schools

Amazing spaces

Stylish and inspiring studio design ideas and interiors

Om loves

Beautiful things for beautiful people

BEE YOURSELF

Bandit Bee are a brand new, Londonbased, fitness clothing company run by women – for women

Planet yoga

Stories from around the weird and wonderful world of yoga

Omyoga & life style

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Om books

Living The Sutras - A Guide To Yoga Wisdom Beyond The

Yoga is for every body

Your pictures. Your community

Gecko hands

Finding the right way to describe a pose, or how it should be feeling, is not always easy, says Victoria Jackson

Head, Neck and Shoulder Release

A simple yoga sequence you can do anywhere.

OM meets… Delamay Devi

Delamay Devi grew up surrounded by all things yoga in the dreamy setting of Australia’s Byron Bay. Now she’s sharing her love for the practice right across the world

An overview of… Wheel Pose (Urdhva Dhanurasana)

Wheel Pose is a fun yet challenging asana that often forms the peak of a yoga practice.

What’s SUP?

If you haven’t tried it yet, stand up paddle board yoga is a great way to celebrate the summer

YOGA UNDRESSED

Are you brave enough to try naked yoga? OM explores what it’s all about…and why lots of people are loving it

WHY I TEACH NAKED YOGA

Doria Gani started yoga in 2010 as a form of rehabilitation after a critical illness. Here, she explains why she now teaches naked yoga to other women as a path to self-acceptance and self-love

DANCE YOUR NAKED TRUTH

Cloe Jackson guides students through the shedding of seven layers of clothing (representing the seven chakras) during her Dance Your Naked Truth events. Here, she tells OM it’s not all about getting naked…it’s about breaking free from inhibitions and celebrating our untamed human spirit

LEARNING TO LOVE YOURSELF

It’s all about self-acceptance and learning to love your own beautiful, imperfect body

EVERYBODY’S AT IT THESE DAYS

It’s not just yoga where people are getting naked

RECLAIM YOUR SOUL

Another OM cover star, Eleonora Zampatti, has used

ASTRO BOY

Celebrity astrologer Russell Grant explains how he discovered meditation through an unusual route

Festival fitness

The fun fitness workout for festival fans

MAN ON THE MAT:

Extended Side Angle

Yoga for back care

Want to look out for your back? Then do some yoga

The posture of happiness

Look after your back for a happier life

How yoga saves my computer stoop

Kat Farrants explains how a combination of yoga styles, from yin to forrest yoga, is doing wonders for her back

Traditional Thai Bodywork

Traditional Thai massage for back pain and care.

Are you sitting comfortably?

Six steps to good posture

Watch your back

Everyday, affordable back care products for the health conscious

Balancing the chakras

Understanding how alignment of the chakras can impact our physical presence.

BALANCED LIFE

A short meditation for finding the middle way and for enjoying a more fulfilling balanced life.

HOW TO MEDITATE IN A TRAFFIC JAM

Zen wisdom for dealing with life’s inevitable delays and difficulties.

Reading between the lines

What yoga teachers say versus what they actually mean.

WE ARE ALL CONNECTED

A poem on the illusion of loneliness and how we are all, ultimately, connected.

A BRIEF HISTORY OF YOGA IN THE WEST

Part one: Yoga arrives: the story up until the beginning of the 20th century.

Eat drink yoga

Naturally sweet and with no added sugar, these instant

SECRET ASIAN

Healthy vegan food inspired by Korean, Indian and Thai recipes

What is a portion?

Too much of a good thing: how do we know just how much we should be eating at mealtimes?

There is only transformation

On death and dying, and how to speak the unspeakable.

LET’S GET PHYSICAL

Why the physical aspect of yoga is so important for children.

My Yoga Biz

Tips from the experts to help you grow the yoga business of your dreams.

Radiate your inner confidence

Be confident: it’s a vital ingredient for every successful yoga teacher.

The FEAR of missing out

How attached are you to social media: perhaps it’s time to give your hashtags the big heave ho?

OM Travel

Awe-inspiring retreats and ideas for yoga explorers

Nun – maste

The unique yoga experience of Le Monastere des Augustins, in the historic city of Quebec, in eastern Canada.

The leader within

Katie Rose White experiences a powerful Zen Leadership course