Yoga wisdom: it’s closer than you think!

Welcome

Welcome to our September issue. This month, we’ve got a whole heap of amazing yoga goodies for you.

OM in 30 seconds

Meet this month’s sensational cover model, vinyasa teacher Eleonora Zampatti Neary.

Contributors

Our contributors this month.

My secret place

Yogi: Gopala Amir Yaffa & Angel Yaffa

N@maste

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

YOGA Changed My Life

Yoga gave Loren Lazarus the calm and space she needed to be able to conceive naturally for her second child.

3 ways to bring more yoga into your daily life

Safia Bowley shares three tips on how to bring more yoga to your day-to-day life.

The Happiness Explorer

How to…make a fresh start in September.

Living the teachings — understanding yoga’s everyday spiritual meanings

SVADHYAYA (self-contemplation, self-study)

Amazing SPACES

HELD. 42 Hoxton Square, London N1 6PB held.house

OM loves

Beautiful things for beautiful people.

FittaMamma

The award-winning FittaMamma range of supportive leggings and vests is designed to stretch when you stretch throughout pregnancy and without falling down or riding up.

Planet yoga

Stories from around the weird and wonderful world of yoga.

Prana flow boost

Refresh body and mind: 9 postures to boost your prana flow.

A 360º over view of... Warrior II (Virabhadrasana II) With Dr Kiki Morriss

Throughout 2022, OM is exploring all the key poses that make up the Sun Salutation sequence, yoga’s most familiar and graceful sequence.

OM meets... ELEONORA ZAMPATTI NEARY

This month’s cover star is Eleonora Zampatti Neary, an Italian native now thriving in New York City. Here she tells OM about her yoga journey and what the practice means to her.

YIN YANG YOGA

Why Yin Yang yoga could be the perfect combination when time is tight.

The mighty psoas

The psoas muscle is one of the most important muscles in your body. Natalie Austin offers a few simple insights into how we can learn to care for it.

Breath, intuitive dance & vocal expression

3 tools to heal the bodymind connection after trauma.

Yoga for Pregnancy & Children SPECIAL REPORT

Are you ready to bloom? This month we explore the wonderful world of yoga for pregnancy and children in our 20-page special report.

YOGA FOR pregnancy

The do’s and don’ts of yoga during pregnancy.

A few deep breaths

4 ways to help younger children breathe with more mindful awareness.

Women supporting women

Women supporting women through the most incredible journey of their life – motherhood.

What is HypnoFertility?

Blending hypnotherapy with fertility: how HypnoFertility is helping people to navigate the pregnancy journey.

Are you okay, mama?

Yoga can have a valuable role to play in helping mums navigate the challenging path after childbirth, especially when postnatal depression strikes.

Teaching yoga to children

How Iyengar yoga can instill a mix of fun, discipline and important life lessons among our children.

The biomechanics of birth

Simple ways to balance the pelvis ahead of birth.

Why yoga matters for young adults

Yoga is for all ages. Here’s why it matters for young adults.

Yoga for children

Introducing children’s yoga to improve lifelong mental health.

Yoga WISDOM

Yoga, a simple ancient practice, can have a powerful effect not only in honing the body and soothing the mind, but in building on an innate wisdom within that can clear our path toward a happier life.

MAN ON THE MAT

PARIVRTTA TRIKONASANA (REVOLVED TRIANGLE POSE)

10 ways yoga changed my life in 10 years

Steven Schwartz reflects on his yoga journey over the past 10 years and how it has turned his life around in so many wonderful ways.

The secret to true happiness

Your true nature is happiness. Here’s how to rediscover it.

The university of life

True wisdom can be imparted through love and at the earliest of ages, though it can take time to manifest.

The quiet wisdom of breathing less

Why less is more when it comes to breath.

Shine your light

Simple affirmations to reveal your true essence and beam your beautiful light out into the world.

Living a life of TRUTH

Yoga can help us rediscover the essence of who we are and how we really feel, lighting a path to a life of truth

The happiness formula

How would you feel if you knew you could control your happiness? Ram Jain explores the formula and pendulum of happiness.

The wisdom of the seasons

A brief guide to the wisdom of the seasons and how this can support our health and wellbeing.

Embodying authenticity

Learning to shed the layers of false illusion we live by.

How to stop the mind scrolling

Your mind can be like Instagram, engaging in an endless stream of content. If you’re a yogi that loves social media, here’s how to stop the mindless scroll.

MEDITATION & TRANSFORMATION

DEEPER TRANSFORMATION AND CONNECTING WITH YOUR SUBCONSCIOUS THOUGHTS VIA MEDITATION.

eat drink yoga

Healthy eating goodies.

Pick me!

Celebrating the very versa tile chickpea — the little legume that can make any mealtime super satisfying and special om lifestyle.

6 steps to a better diet

Nutrition expert reveals why your diet isn’t working.

Life’s a breeze

9 ways to simplify your life with kids.

TEACHER ZONE

A deeper understanding of yoga... for teachers, by teachers.

My Yoga Biz

This month’s mentor: Marie Burrows, 32, Wild Wolf Movement (wildwolfmovement.com)

Tips on teaching body-positive yoga

What does body positivity mean for yoga and how can you incorporate it successfully into your own classes? Here are some simple tips.

Making your yoga business future proof

Nothing lasts forever — except your yoga business! Fenella Lindsell shares some tried and tested tips on how to future proof your yoga venture.

om books

Our picks this month.

Savasana September

Nurture yourself with a daily Savasana practice this month.

Yoga is for every body

Your pictures. Your community.

My own private yoga retreat

Victoria Jackson discovers the perfect airbnb, that’s secluded, surrounded by beautiful countryside and with a great space for her yoga practice. Who needs a fancy yoga retreat?

Pop up yoga concepts

After the enforced quiet of lockdown, a small Belgian retreats start-up firm is once again helping others to explore the world and yoga together.

Wylder Retreats

Ibiza calling: new retreat dates released for this October.