Yoga is for every body

Welcome

Happy new year, you lovely OM yoga community.

Contributors

Our contributors this issue.

My secret place

Photographer: Joe Anderson Yogi: Lindsay Anderson.

Yoga Changed My Life

Yoga brought with it greater peace, energy and freedom to Jessica Noifield. Now she’s sharing the practice with anyone ready to experience similar transformation.

Yoga in the world

A new Yoga Alliance study examines public perception and trends regarding the practice of yoga in 10 countries around the world. Here are the key findings.

The Happiness Explorer How to…unlock your royal ‘queen code’

Have you ever found yourself settling for breadcrumbs.

Amazing SPACES

YOGA SANCTUM

Mental fitness

Treadmills are out and trauma release is in…anything goes at Gymbox.

Om loves

Beautiful things for beautiful people.

Planet yoga

Stories from around the weird and wonderful world of yoga.

N@maste

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

5 yoga poses for a new year kickstart

Five confidence-building yoga poses to kickstart the new year.

A 360º over view of... Downward-Facing Dog (Adho Mukha Svanasana)

Downward-Facing Dog (Adho Mukha Svanasana) Adho = Downward

OM meets... DAWN HARLOW

Originally from Lancashire in northern England, Dawn Harlow now spends her time between London, Rome, Umbria, Tuscany, Los Angeles and the Maldives sharing Kundalini Yoga — a practice that powerfully transformed her own life — around the globe.

What’s your Possibility Pose?

How we do our yoga is how we do our life. So what’s possible in yours?

3 yoga myths unravelled

No one doubts that yoga is good for you, but it can be hard to separate fact from fiction when it comes to how the practice really affects body and mind.

YIN ON THE WALL

Doing poses against a wall can help you relieve stress and improve your flexibility, even if normal sitting yin yoga poses can be a bit painful.

9 wellness trends for 2024

From AI to a reconnection with the natural world, next year will be one of contrasts as fitness fanatics follow their fix. Leading specialist health and fitness agency, Action Group, highlights wellness trends to watch in 2024

Your yoga blueprint for 2024

Find a better way in 2024...the yoga way! Vision board your way to health and happiness this year with our simple blueprint for vitality and success.

Yes, you can do yoga!

Debunking yoga myth #1: why inflexibility is not a barrier to practicing yoga…so begin your practice today!

Go on a yoga retreat in 2024

Change your life this year and sign up to Success Retreats for the holiday and inner adventure of a lifetime.

A beginner’s guide to creating your perfect vision board

Manifest your dreams. Louise Bartlett explains how.

Starting over

Simple strategies to drain the stress out of your life.

Cool beans

No need to ditch the morning caffeine boost this year with Exhale healthy coffee. Yes, coffee can be good for you!

Sunshine PARADISE

Indulge in daily yoga, meditation, sound baths, hiking and organic cuisine, reawakening mind, body and soul, at Sunshine Paradise Retreat, nestled among the tree-lined canyons of Topanga, California.

Beauty from within

Beauty from within starts with the power of one sachet — Revive Active’s award-winning* Beauty Complex collagen supplement.

Plant-based power bar

Unlock your potential with the FGP Bar, a planet-based snack bar filled with protein, fibre and enriched with healthy vegetables.

Rosen Method Bodywork

How our emotions shape our body.

ALTR The Impact

Ditch the stress and the struggle and find another way: the ALTR way.

Retreat yourself

Huzur Vadisi Yoga Retreats: Turkey, Spain, Kenya, Wales & Norway.

Foodie Flavours

Introducing: Foodie Flavours organic extracts for excellent baking.

GOMUKHASANA (COW FACE POSE)

Man on the Mat.

The search for authentic yoga

Mark Whitwell: a global yoga veteran’s calling to bring back real, authentic, actual yoga.

Male stress and healthy hormones

Stress is your hormones’ biggest enemy. Here are five ways to combat it.

Be kind

Life is challenging enough without layering insult to injury.

Unlocking the power of deep sleep

Discover the transformative potential of deep sleep and embrace a restful life, your gateway to anxiety reduction.

I am enough

Grace McGeehan explores how we can all learn to realise, recognise and accept our true, inherent value, exactly as we are. Say it loud and say it proud: I am enough!

Life lessons from the yoga mat

Yoga teacher, psychologist and musicologist Athina Tamaresi from Ineayoga, tells OM that to truly love the world and to want to show up in it authentically, we must learn to accept and love ourselves first

Be your authentic self

Living your authentic self with intention to relieve stress.

Satsang, Kirtan & Chanting

Experience greater calm, healing and community through the power of sound, music and connection. Bhavini Vyas explores why we’ll all be seeking more good vibrations in the coming year.

A harmonious connection

Yoga, sound, and women's health.

Everybody chant now

The healing powers of mantra, chanting and sound.

The power of dance

Dance and music as healing modalities.

VIP sound baths

Step into the world of sound baths in style with these VIP choices.

eat drink yoga

Healthy eating goodies.

The mighty apple

Let fruit inspire your food this year. Jazz apples are a great way to add new flavour to breakfasts, salads and sweets — plus they’re good for you too.

10 health food trends for 2024

What’s hot and what’s not? Industry experts Whole Foods Market predict the emerging flavours, culinary influences and products poised for the spotlight in the coming year.

CBD benefits for mental health

The powerful benefits of CBD, or cannabidiol, and how it can play a part in a healthy and balanced lifestyle.

MyYoga Biz

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

SHOW ME YOUR PL ANS

Why do some teachers hide their lesson plans?

What’s your story?

Write a remarkable bio and tell your story to showcase how great your yoga business is and how far you have come.

Please teach responsibly

Sometimes it’s not okay to ‘fake it till you make it’ and we have to be aware of our limitations and experience as teachers on a perennial learning curve.

Om books

The latest books to explore.

Breaking yoga stereotypes

Debunking long-held yogic myths.

The amazing Monica Burton

Monica Burton was recently awarded the British Empire Medal for her work transforming lives through the ancient practice, notably in support of those with special needs. Here’s her incredible story.

Ragdale Hall

Awe-inspiring retreats and ideas for yoga explorers.

The enchanted place on the hill

Experience a Yoga & Pilates break at Boringdon Hall.