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Welcome

Welcome to our June issue. Remember folks, this month

My secret place

Castle Hill is a park overlooking the beautiful Mediterranean

N@maste

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

YOGA CHANGED MY LIFE

Julia Barber discovered a new sense of peace and purpose in life through her yoga practice

Men behaving badly

Erm, actually, not this time… this time it’s men behaving very well indeed, discovering yoga for the first time at a money-raising charity class

WHAT’S YOUR AFFIRMATION?

An affirmation for light, for truth and wonder and fresh new beginnings

VIP OAP

Prestigous award for the world’s oldest yoga instructor, Tao Porchon-Lynch

Yoga & Aromatherapy

The month of June sees us celebrate midsummer and all

Amazing spaces

Stylish and inspiring studio design ideas and interiors

omloves

Beautiful things for beautiful people

Girl Power

TYNAFIT brings you bold, beautiful & vibrant tribal and ethnic print inspired activewear. Designed by women for every woman!

Planet yoga

Stories from around the weird and wonderful world of yoga

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Your Meditation Journey: Over 30 Exercises And Visualisations

Yoga is for every body

Your pictures. Your community

Ballerinas and Baby Elephants

There’s still magic in the movement of dance as our inner child ballerina lows into our adult vinyasa yogi.

Watch the rear

Keep your rear strong with this glutes and hamstring strengthening sequence from Laura Burkhart

Melanie Klein

OM chats to yogi, writer and inclusivity activist Melanie Klein.

A 360º overview of… Dancer Pose (Natarajasana)

Dancer is an upliting pose that will develop your strength, lexibility, balance and mental focus.

om Competition

WIN 1 of 4 PHB Ethical Beauty customised bundles*

GETTING GROUNDED

7 essential tips for staying grounded when life gets crazy.

The Body Positivi+y Blog

Who said size doesn’t matter? Jane Lambert explores the emergence of plus-size clothing in the yoga fashion world

Equestrian Pose (Ashwa Sanchalanasa)

RAVI DIXIT IS THE MAN ON THE MAT

FROM DESPERATE YOUTH TO YOGI

Ater battling drugs as a teenager and coping with a life-threatening heart condition, Jonathan Springthorpe is now training to be a yoga teacher. Here, he tells his story in his own words

OM Yoga Show London

The best of this year’s summer yoga festivals

Soul Circus

Set in the backdrop of the beautiful rural Cotswolds

World Yoga Festival

With around 1,500 people from over 40 nations celebrating

Holistic International Festival of Yoga

Manchester’s international yoga festival returns for

OM & Bass Festival

A wellbeing event that intertwines yoga, moving meditation

Brighton Yoga Festival

First established in 2014, the Brighton Yoga Festival

Life Arts Wellbeing Festival

Yoga, live music, pain relief workshops, mindfulness

UDAYA LIVE

Why not turn your festival fun into a super sunny holiday

TRUST ME

A meditation to rediscover trust.

Deliberate living

7 ways to live with more purpose.

Hidden Treasures of the East

Exploring the true meaning of yoga’s gits to the West.

A Year of Self-Love

Before we can go out into the world, share our gifts

Movement of colour

Chakra photography focuses on the seven centres of spiritual power in the human body through the union of bodies, colour and luorescent lighting

eatdrinkyoga

Healthy eating goodies

Pick a picnic

It’s National Picnic Week this month (June 21-30) so make it memorable with these delicious vegan dishes

9 steps to conscious eating

Improve your relationship with food with these simple conscious eating tips.

The RICHES of READING

Explore the joys of reading, and bring the magic back.

My Yoga Biz

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

Teach from the HEART

If you want to teach straight from the heart, it’s time to rip up the class plan, says Jo De Rosa

Teachers’ Tales: Love you long time

In praise of long classes.

om travel

Awe-inspiring retreats and ideas for yoga explorers

Atlas Mountain Highs

Hazel Lubbock finds an eco oasis in Morocco

WELCOME

Welcome to OM’s annual yoga teacher training guide.

How to choose a yoga teacher training

7 things you need to know.

Are you ready?

How to know when – and if – you’re ready to embark on a teacher training course. By Lucy Parker

What makes a great yoga teacher?

A great teacher will radiate their love of yoga but still remain forever a student. By Ann-Marie Mainprize

10 tips for finding the best course for you

What to look for when choosing a yoga teacher training course

What’s your motivation?

Know your reasons for wanting to teach yoga before you embark on a training course. By Anna Ashby and Jean Hall

Therapeutic yoga

Why choose a therapeutic yoga course?

Training in India

5 reasons to travel to India for your yoga teacher training.

Specialist yoga

Making specialist yoga more accessible

5 things to consider when choosing a course

With hundreds of courses available, Beth Crivelli, Programme Lead at Sadhana Yoga & Wellbeing shares five things you should consider when inding the right one for you

Questions, questions

10 questions to ask when you’re choosing a yoga teacher training course.

Lineage-based courses

The diferences between a lineage-based course versus a more modern, contemporary or varied course

Online training: expectations vreality

Is it possible to learn yoga teaching online?

Student survival guide

Navigating the stresses and strains of a yoga teacher training course.

Blended learning

Yogacampus is mixing up traditional yoga teaching methods and putting students irst

Core skills

What are the essential skills you need to cover on a yoga teacher training course?

What really happens on a YTT course?

Outlining the physical and emotional challenges during yoga teacher training.

Decisions, decisions

What’s best: intensivev longer duration; local voverseas? Simon Low looks at the pros & cons of each

Blossoming flowers

The journey from student to teacher.

Mind the baggage

Dealing with personal emotional issues on a teacher training course.

The teacher emerges

The transition of student to teacher.

Back to school again

Getting to grips with the academic aspects of a yoga course.

My story

One former student, Daya Devi of Namibia, recalls her yoga teacher training experience in India with Sivananda

Making yoga part of your life

Integrating your yoga learning into your way of life.

Change your life

Change your life not just your career with yoga teacher training. By Michelle Nicklin

Getting class confident

How to boost your conidence as a newly qualiied teacher. By Helen Sutclife

Money matters

Insurance considerations for yoga teachers. By Claire Squire, Balens Specialist Insurance Brokers

The business of yoga

5 tips for building a sustainable and rewarding yoga career.

Developing your own voice

It takes a long time to discover your true voice as a teacher, writes Michele Pernetta

CPD and anatomy

Enriching your teaching through understanding and embodiment of your own anatomy.

Be a marketing guru

The essential marketing skills every yoga teacher needs to grow their community.

Finding your passion

How to find your passion as a yoga teacher. By Marit Akintewe

Continued Professional Development

The importance of ongoing yoga learning and training throughout your career.

Aerial yoga

Is upside down the new right way up?

Baby steps

Yoga opens up a whole new world of career choices, including the wonderful world of baby yoga.

Time of your life

Yoga teacher Lisa Cuerden highlights the realities of yoga teacher training…and what to expect aterwards

A personal practice

Maintaining and deepening your personal practice to enhance your yoga teaching.