YOGA changed my life

Welcome

Peace, love and yoga: these are the key ingredients to our February issue.

Contributors

Meet this month's contributors.

My secret place

Photographer: Francesca Highfield Yogi: Sarah Highfield.

N@maste

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

Sing away the stress

The top meditation tracks on Spotify that will melt away your stress.

What’s hot in wellness?

Wellness industry trends in 2022 from Mindbody.

The Happiness Explorer How to…get more love

How to…get more love.

Living the teachings — understanding yoga’s everyday meanings

SATYA: THE PRACTICE OF HONESTY.

Amazing spaces

Indaba Yoga 18 Hayes Place Marylebone London NW1.

om loves

Beautiful things for beautiful people.

Feel wonderful

Asquith activewear for yoga, Pilates and living in. Ethically made using eco-friendly, sustainable, bamboo and organic cotton. Feel wonderful!

Planet yoga

Stories from around the weird and wonderful world of yoga.

om books

Hatha Yoga for Teachers & Practitioners -A Comprehensive Guide.

Yoga is for every body

Your pictures. Your community.

#sorrynotsorry

It’s time that we recognise, as students and teachers, that we’re all doing our best — unapologetically.

om Competition

Win ‘Nutrition for Everyday Living’ short course from CNM + 30 runner up prizes.

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Retreat to Gayles

Walking, yoga, meditation and silence: experience the magic of a retreat to Gayles in East Sussex.

The power of CBD retreat

Awe-inspiring retreats and ideas for yoga explorers.

Yin Yoga for stress relief

Make time for this 30-minute Yin Yoga practice to relieve stress. Find the video on the OM app and website.

A 360º over view of... Upward Salute Pose (Urdhva Hastasana) With Dr Kiki Morriss

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

OM meets... Faisha

Introducing Faisha, the one-legged yogini. Born in Malaysia but now living and teaching in the UK, OM catches up with a true inspiration.

5 twists from Forrest Yoga to invigorate your back

Let’s twist again. Here are 5 twists from Forrest Yoga that will invigorate your back.

The biology of compassion

How polyvagal theory can inspire a path to peace. By Jessica Weaver.

PEACE OUT special

Rediscover your inner calm and channel your inner zen for a more peaceful, contented life.

Make peace your priority

Quiet the mind, and the soul will speak.

Relax into Restorative Yoga

Getting started in one of yoga’s most blissful practices.

Gongs: a sound practice

The amazing therapeutic wonders of gongs and sound baths. Words by Duncan Williams, Martyn Cawthorne and Jaz Sperring.

The meditations of Sri Chinmoy

Exploring the poetry, philosophy, mantra and meditations of spiritual teacher, Sri Chinmoy.

From burn out to blissed out

Yoga nidra: Helping to turn burn out into blissed out.

A yoga NIDRA practice

Here is a little yoga nidra practice for you to try at home or anywhere.

Introducing Nourishing Yoga with Karen Bonnici

Nourishing Yoga is a gentle and calming style of yoga.

Gratitude PRACTICE

What does gratitude actually mean and how do we practice it in yoga? Here are a few simple ideas to begin your gratitude practice today.

Yin Yoga & MINDFULNESS

How Yin Yoga and mindfulness can provide the perfect counter to the day-to-day stresses of modern life.

MAN ON THE MAT

CROW POSE (BAKASANA) Photo: Tristan Bejawn.

Brogi boy

The emergence of the ‘brogi’, those yogi bros who just can’t get enough yoga…and how studios can find ways to get more of them through the doors.

Valentine’s special

All you need is love…love is all you need. Welcome to our Valentine’s special report, an 18-page celebration of all things love.

PARTNER YOGA

The power of compassionate community.

DATING AFTER LOCKDOWN

Tips on manifesting your life partner.

LOVING KINDNESS MEDITATION

A meditation on loving kindness.

DATE YOURSELF

This Valentine’s Day, why not date yourself?

HEARTS AND FLOWERS

Gentle practices from yoga and meditation to boost the love energy.

GIFTS FOR VALENTINE’S DAY

Sometimes the best gifts are free.

SHARING THE LOVE

3 ways to open the heart with Thai Yoga Massage.

LOVE LIKE A PUPPY DOG

Love like a puppy dog: partner yoga exercises for fun.

Enjoy the ride

If life’s circumstances have derailed you, here’s a short meditation to embrace the detour and travel the path the universe has set up for you.

Seeking embodiment

Bringing mind and body to unity and balance.

Yoga Mala Universe

Powerful and inspiring postcard artwork from Italian illustrator Laura Shashi.

The art of letting go

5 ‘letting go’ practices to help dissolve any attachments.

eat drink yoga

Healthy eating goodies.

Break fast of champions

Get your day off to a flying start with these delicious healthy recipe ideas inspired by the book, Happy Healthy Strong: The Secret to Staying Fit for Life by Krissy Cela.

How to eat with the seasons

Eating with the seasons is a wonderful way to enjoy an array of fresh foods just as nature intended.

Building better futures with yoga

London Youth and Teen Yoga Foundation team up to provide young marginalised girls with a yoga-based toolkit for a brighter future.

My Yoga Biz

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

From benefits to yoga business

Flexible benefit of Universal Credit helps yoga teacher Samantha Garstin’s business dreams take shape.

Being nourished, being seen

How do you nourish yourself?