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Welcome

Summer is here. Welcome to our July issue, a happy place filled with good vibes, totally amazing people, plus oodles of ideas and inspiration for your healthy yoga life.

Contributors

Out contributors this month.

OM in 30 seconds

A quick round up of this issue.

My secret place

Yogi: Rob Lahoud Photographer: David Parry.

N@maste

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

Yoga changed My life

If she’s moving and stretching her body, then Heike Petersen Cunza, the founder of Wellicious yoga wear, is a happy bunny.

The Happiness Explorer

How to…get comfortable with uncertainty.

Summer holiday snaps

Where are you going for your summer hols? Take a copy of OM with you, take a pic, and share it with us on Instagram.

Living the teachings — understanding yoga’s everyday spiritual meanings

GROUNDING.

The mind-heart-body connection

The importance of mental wellness for a healthy heart and brain: six easy lifestyle tips.

Amazing SPACES

YOGA MCR.

Planet yoga

Stories from around the weird and wonderful world of yoga.

The ridiculous joy of laughter yoga

Whoever said that laughter is the best medicine was right!

OM Yoga Show 2023

The OM Yoga Show is getting closer! If you haven’t booked tickets to Europe’s biggest yoga fest yet, then now’s the time.

Within Yoga

Enjoy the Within Yoga experience at the OM Yoga Show with founders Joaquin Gomez and Sarah Grogan.

OM meets...MELLARA GOLD

Mellara Gold is one of the many inspirational teachers you can practice with at the OM Yoga Show this year.

A 360º overview of...Crow Pose (Kakasana)

Crow Pose.

Happy hamstrings

A practice to stretch out your hamstrings and warm up your body.

YOGA Unpacked

SATYA – LIVE WITH TRUTH.

Yin yoga for emotion regulation

The use of yin yoga to support emotion regulation.

Posture matters

Straighten up and avoid hunchback: top posture tips that your grandma always knew.

The beginner’s mind

Listen up, yoga newbies! Believe it or not, you are at an advantage if you are a yoga beginner. Here’s why…

7 days to zen

High Street store M&S recently partnered with yoga and fitness coach Rosie Stockley, founder of fitness platform Mamawell.

What is a yoga practice?

Kelsey Taylor outlines the basic building blocks of a simple yoga practice.

3 poses to nurture your inner warrior

Master three of yoga’s most iconic poses for an instant energy and mental boost.

MAN ON THE MAT

HASTA UTTANASANA (RAISED ARMS POSE)

PRISON YOGA: A BEACON OF LIGHT

Yoga was a ‘beacon of light’ in prison for former prisoner, Richard, who will be sharing his experiences at the OM Yoga Show in London this year alongside The Prison Phoenix Trust.

I am the breath on your lips

Embodied Living: Mindfulness & Yoga for Life’s Everyday Challenges.

Bring the outdoors into your home

Soothe your soul with outdoor art: stunning landscape photography that can melt away the stress and tensions of daily life.

3 things to do every day to make your life better

You have the power within you to live your life with confidence, clarity, and grace.

Yoga’s symphony of movement

The soulful urge to let love fall.

Why learn Sanskrit?

The ancient wisdom of Sanskrit asana names: Enhancing yoga teaching and deepening personal practice.

eat drink yoga

Healthy eating goodies.

Plant-based delicious

Healthy, feel-good vegan recipes you'll want to make again and again, from the wonderful new book, Plant-Based Delicious, by Ashley Madden.

Post-workout power meals

Unlock the power of post-workout meals: exclusive veggie and vegan recipes to enhance physique and health from The Kitchen Community.

My Yoga Biz

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

Yoga studio heroes

10 things I’ve learnt in 10 years running one of Yorkshire’s largest yoga studios.

Confessions of a newly-qualified yoga teacher

Five surprising realities of being a yoga teacher that I was blissfully unaware of as a student.

Navigating negativity bias

You can’t please everyone and there’s no point dwelling on it.

Om books

Some interesting books to explore.

Yoga is for every body

Your pictures. Your community.

The Great Outdoors

Take your yoga practice outside this summer for a double health boost, where you can stretch away as you soak up the splendour of Mother Nature all around.

Aqua Yoga 101

Take your yoga practice into the water and open up a whole new world of fun, healthy possibilities.

Connecting with nature

The transformative power of coastal wellbeing practices: the work of Dr Alicia Ray.

Park Yoga

Parkrun has become a global phenomenon. Now you can enjoy Park Yoga as well.

Zen Boat

First there was the Love Boat….now there’s the ZenBoat! 

Om & Bass festival

Join the yoga party in Oxfordshire this September as one of Britain’s top wellness festivals celebrates its 10th anniversary.

Try SUP Yoga

Enrico Tambellini explains why SUP Yoga is every bit as good your traditional land-based mat yoga.

Yoga for the soul

India Pearson describes her journey from a yoga mat in London to the great open yoga studio outdoors, supplied by Mother Nature, where nourishment for body, mind and soul is always freely available

Sky-high yoga at The O2

A pocket of peace whilst soaking up panoramic views of London.

Get your walking boots on

Yoga offers something for everyone, but sometimes a good walk outside is all you need to boost fitness and mood.

Yoga & sailing

Enjoy life on the ocean waves with a yoga and sailing holiday.