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How you feel and how you perform during the day is influenced by how well you sleep. Many of us experience times in our lives when sleep seems to be a problem.  We can’t seem to get enough or our quality of sleep is poor.  Perhaps waking up during the night,...

At the beginning of a New Year many of us make commitments to change things. It may be to eat more healthily, drink less, take more exercise or be more assertive at work. It may be aspirational, to secure a promotion or gain a qualification. We start off...

The weather has changed, the nights are drawing in and the shops are full of decorations; twinkling lights symbolising that the festive season is fast approaching. This may fill you with a sense of excitement or conversely dread.

There is no doubt that Christmas is a stressful time of year.

October was menopause awareness month – which provided a welcome opportunity to challenge views, as well as raise awareness. Despite 50% of the population going through menopause…there is relatively little general education around it…and for many previous generations...

Inflammation is a natural part of healing. However, research has shown that chronic inflammation, is associated with heart disease, diabetes, cancer, arthritis and bowel diseases like Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis.
Inflammation appears to increase as we age. Managing inflammation could help us age well.

In the modern world, where stress and anxiety have become almost ubiquitous, finding effective techniques to calm the mind and improve overall well-being is crucial. Many people turn to yoga, but what is it? And is there any proof that it helps? Yoga is an ancient...

For most people practising yoga, it comes as no surprise that yoga is good for you. As a scientist, I find it reassuring to be able to explain why.

There is a wealth of research supporting yoga’s benefits including maintaining a healthy immune system.

Introduction In today's fast-paced world, anxiety has become increasingly prevalent, affecting millions of individuals worldwide. While there are various approaches to managing anxiety, an alternative method gaining significant attention is yoga. Yoga is not only a...

This week is Mental Health Awareness week, which is a good time for us to reflect on the state of our mental health and how we might better take care of ourselves. Mindfulness, Yoga and Hypnotherapy can help.

Yoga as a company employment benefit is a great way to help reduce staff stress, improve flexibility, and promote overall physical & mental health. Additionally, it can help create a culture of wellness within an organisation and demonstrate a commitment to employees’ overall well-being.

Once you know what change you want to achieve. It could be to lose weight, change careers, get your ‘old self back’. How do you maximise success? It is likely that you have tried before, and you may have had some limited success, but never quite achieved your goal.

It is not uncommon, at some point in our lives, to find we are unsure about the direction we are going in, we want to re-evaluate, take stock of our lives and make changes. Although we want to make a change, we might not know how to start.