BE A PLANT-BASED PIONEER

Welcome

Happy summer days, everybody!

My secret place

With a view across England’s stunning Malvern Hills, Bethaney Mouzer takes time for her yoga practice.

N@maste

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Contributors

Chef Amber is an entrepreneur, spiritually-led chef, author, and owner of two restaurants known as The Source Café in Hermosa and Manhattan Beach, California.

Love Lavender

Join yoga teacher Amanda Wass for the ultimate outdoor experience this summer

You are stronger than you think you are

Mantra of the month

YOGA AND Aromatherapy

Argan Oil (Argania Spinosa)

Amazing spaces

Ground, grow and cultivate your inner wildling at Sow & Root, one of the UK’s newest yoga and wellness studios.

Om loves

Beautiful things for beautiful people

Planet yoga

Stories from around the weird and wonderful world of yoga

om books

Svadhyaya (self-reflective) Breath Journal is a companion workbook to Restoring Prana, a training manual on transformative breathing for yoga therapists, yoga teachers and bodyworkers.

Yoga is for every body

Your pictures. Your community

Yoga in bed

Trouble with your sleep? Try the pyjamas, socks and duvet routine before turning off the lights

YOGA Changed My Life

Yoga has been a journey home to the heart for Hannah Campbell

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Awe-inspiring retreats and ideas for yoga explorers

Vale de Moses This dreamy Portuguese yoga retreat is calling your name

10-minute strength building yoga sequence

A short and simple sequence for building strength on the mat… in just 10 minutes! With Kino McGregor

A 360º overview of...Monkey Pose (Hanumanasana) With Dr Kiki Morriss

Stretch and strengthen your hamstrings, thighs, groin and arms with Monkey Pose (Hanumanasana)

OM meets...Anna Kichenside

Anna Kichenside is a thirty-something yogini from London and the creator of the Flamingo Yoga Maya clothing brand. Here, she tells OM that life’s all about finding your ‘why’… and vanilla cheesecake!

Superfood for the spine

Why undulations are superfood for the spine. 

Yoga here we come

Remove the obstacles to starting a regular practice with online yoga

PLATFORM PROFILE #1 – YogaNow!

Amidst global suffering during the Covid-19 pandemic, Melanie Pomford was at home in Madrid, Spain contemplating her life’s work.

Building a daily practice with online classes

Online yoga is ideal for nurturing your daily yoga habit

PLATFORM PROFILE #2 –Yoga Download

When YogaDownload founder, Jamie Kent, first launched her online yoga platform in 2007, there were essentially no competitors.

PLATFORM PROFILE #3 –Yoga Life

Yoga Life Studio online platform came into existence last autumn. Eva Kristlova runs a yoga studio with around 20 yoga teachers delivering their classes there.

Join the movement

Kat Farrants, founder of Movement for Modern Life, says her passions are sustainability, accessibility and taking yoga off the mat and into real life

Total flexibility

Tips for students and teachers accessing online yoga classes. 

Meaningful online experiences

How do you transform online learning into meaningful experiences? Find out how they did exactly that at the Dru Centre

The Sacred Art of Transformative Spaces

There is a sacred design philosophy that revolves around uniting the elements of aesthetics, sustainability, spatial energy and intention to create spaces in which the personal growth of individuals is enabled

PLATFORM PROFILE #4 – Brenda Yoga

Brenda Ward is a yoga teacher, certified with the British Wheel of Yoga.

Further training online

Will online further training survive post-pandemic? By Melissa Albarran of Yoga Alliance Professionals

MAN ON THE MAT BOAT POSE (NAVASANA)

Boat Pose (Navasana) is a great seated posture that will not only help to strengthen your core, it also brings with it a host of other brilliant benefits as well. Here are a few tips to help you get started

Never too old

How 90-year-old Tony Smith took up yoga during the pandemic

In search of the calm response

Thinking + moving + nature =a recipe for reducing anxiety now and improved brain function later in life. 

5 poses to help you conquer mountains

Be the best version of yourself with these five yoga poses

Finding freedom

There is a freedom waiting for you, on the breezes of the sky. 

Yoga outdoors in nature

Why I love practicing yoga outdoors. 

Woodland yoga

How my yoga practice found its way into the forest. And how you can use the healing presence of the trees to transform your yoga and meditation practice

The sweet solace of nature

How yoga teacher and retreat owner Vidya Heisel found joy in nature during the isolation of lockdown

Beach yoga

The beauty and benefits of beach yoga. 

Yoga kit guide

Everything the modern yoga explorer needs to take their practice out into the big wide world

Celebrating you

Find meaning and joy in the everyday experience of being uniquely you. 

The 5 koshas

The five bodies according to the ancient yogis. 

Why journaling is a good idea

Danielle Wathes explains why journaling can be a great way for those experiencing anxiety issues to open up about their feelings

eat drink yoga

Healthy eating goodies

Summer of spice

Celebrate the flavours of India in your kitchen this summer with these tasty vegan spice dishes

Yummy yoga snacks

Simple snack ideas to prep at home for a pre-class energy boost or a post-yoga protein power up

Sleeping beauties

Four yoga and mindfulness practices to help your children to settle and sleep well. 

My Yoga Biz

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

Pain empowerment

Yoga teacher Sarah Bates describes how her practice has helped her navigate the pain of psoriatic arthritis, exacerbated during lockdown — and how she’s now determined to help others

Digital dilemmas

Online screen time may not be ideal for kids growing up, but it can be a great way for adults learning to teach them yoga. 

Spaciousness is a good thing

Sometimes it’s good to ease up on the pace of life.