by Anji Gopal | Oct 12, 2016 | Healthcare, Osteopathy, Yoga
We keep being told (especially women of a certain age) that we need to improve our bone health to reduce the risk of osteoporosis. A new study suggests that yoga might be one way to help. Osteoporosis is a common condition by which bones lose their strength and can...
by KirstyKybo | Sep 29, 2016 | Healthcare, Osteopathy, Yoga
Have you ever thought that your life is getting busier ? That there isn’t enough time to fit in all the things you need to do ? Trying to shoe-horn life into 24 daily hours can be a considerable cause of stress – it’s something that affects many of my...
by Anji Gopal | Jun 21, 2016 | Osteopathy, Yoga
Join Anji for a 2-hour Restorative Yoga workshop. We will enjoy a gentle asana practice, pranayama breathing and a sequence of delicious restorative poses. You will float out of the workshop feeling renewed and reinvigorated and ready to enjoy a great nights sleep....
by Anji Gopal | May 10, 2016 | Healthcare, Osteopathy
Last weekend, like many families, we wanted to have a family day out somewhere green in the sunshine. The boys wanted to take various sporting goods (football, cricket bat etc) so a trip to Kew Gardens was out. Instead, we decided to go to Bushy Park, the second...
by Anji Gopal | May 3, 2016 | Osteopathy, Yoga
Doesn’t breathing happen naturally ? We start life with an inhalation and end on an exhalation without even thinking about it – so why pay attention to how you breathe at all ? The Eastern philosophers knew that how you breathe can have a deep influence on your...
by Anji Gopal | Mar 15, 2016 | Osteopathy, Yoga
Yoga is an ancient practice, originating in India around around 500 years BCE. The original focus was on ‘taming the mind’ in order to find a path to spiritual enlightenment and the practices were often austere: restricting food or behaviours, hours of sitting...
