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OM Yoga Spring 2025

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The Gunas of Nature Tamas

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Yoga at Home: How to develop a consistent yoga practice

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Kundalini lawyer

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Full Power Spring

Yoga Teachers and AI

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OM Travel – Spring 2025

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The Happiness Explorer – Spring 2025

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OM SAT CHIT ANANDA

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A feminine approach to yoga

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OM Yoga Show 2025

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Find Your Style

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Get a Grip

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Yoga for FREEDOM – Yoga Stops Traffick

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A 360ºoverview of Four Limb Staff Pose (Chatturanga Dandasana)

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Yoga wheel flexibility

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The Meditation Man

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Somavedic

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Somavedic: A Harmonizing Tool for Your Mind, Body, and Spirit

Sponsored Article Reading time: 4-5 minutes In the practice of yoga, we seek balance-between breath and movement, between stillness and activity, between the body and the mind. This balance extends far beyond the mat, into our everyday lives. The spaces we inhabit, the energy that surrounds us, and the vibrations we encounter all play a significant role in our overall well-being. As we continue to cultivate mindfulness, it’s essential to have an environment that supports and amplifies our spiritual and…

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From Our Writers

Who Moved the Yoga Mat

By Gregory Ormson

Pain: Your Friend, or a Painfully Honest Messenger?

By Tessa Rohrig

Truth Beyond Words: Satya in Modern Yoga Practice

By Alice Taylor

Empowering Yoga Instructors

Empowering Yoga Instructors

By Juliana Larochelle

10 Affirmations to Conquer Imposter Syndrome in the New Year - By Juliana Larochelle Reading time: 4 minutes "Who am I to teach...

Yoga for Athletes

Yoga for Athletes

By Ansh singh

Elevating Athletic Performance and Well-being - By Ansh Singh Reading time: 3 minutes Athletes are always pushing their bodies to absolute limit since they work...

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Gemini Yoga Takes You Higher: Let Your Spirit Soar!

By Jilly Shipway

Yogic flying may or may not be possible. However, if you are looking for a natural high, Gemini-inspired yoga will unfold your wings and let...

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Active Yoga

Superfood for the spine

Why undulations are superfood for the spine. By Maryem Boulahri I teach my students that the spine is the super highway of communication. That if the spine…

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Superfood for the spine

SIDE LUNGE POSE

MATTHEW SHAW IS THE MAN ON THE MAT SIDE LUNGE POSE (SKANDASANA) Skandasana, or side lunge pose, promotes flexibility and strength in the inner thighs and hamstrings,…

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Side lunge pose

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Baby Love: Special Report

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Baby Love: Special Report

Baby Love: Special Report Yoga for mums, tots & teens…and for all those making family plans: a…

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Accessible Yoga

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Accessible Yoga: Special Report

Anyone can do yoga. Whatever your age, size or shape, there is a practice that is just…

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Sound Bath and Yoga Break in Devon

Sponsored Article Reading time: 3-4 minutes At five-star Boringdon Hall Hotel and Spa in Devon, it’s about creating moments of balance, peace, and deep restoration. Nestled in the heart of the Devonshire countryside, Grade I listed historic manor offers the perfect setting for a retreat designed to nurture the mind, body, and spirit. Boringdon Hall’s Sound Bath & Yoga Break is a carefully curated two-day experience, blending ancient wellness traditions with modern relaxation techniques. Whether you’re seeking to recharge, reconnect,…

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Food for the Soul

Food trends 2025

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Kale Salad with Mango & Black Beans

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Is magnesium a miracle mineral for sleep?

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Editor’s Choice

Ready… Set… Be

7 ways to cultivate your mindfulness practice in 2022. By Neil Seligman, Creator of Zen in Ten and Founder of The Conscious Professional Whether you are coming…

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Building a sustainable yoga practice

Building a new year home meditation and yoga practice. By Judi Needham-Crane Yoga unites the body, mind and breath through the practice of Ashtanga as described in…

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Building a sustainable yoga practice

Keeping healthy naturally

New year, newer perspectives: keeping healthy naturally with yoga and Ayurveda. By Priya Raghavan Another new year to fill us with hope, excitement and positivity. Whether you…

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Keeping healthy naturally

Managing your expectations in 2022

Six ideas to better manage your hopes, dreams and expectations during 2022. By Sally Parkes Setting new intentions and goals is something of a tradition for many…

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Managing your expectations in 2022

Happy New Yoga!

10 tips to get the most out of your practice in the new year! By Tiffany Cruikshank If you’re like many people, you’re probably looking to welcome…

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Happy New Yoga!

OM meets… The Devi Sisters

OM meets… The Devi Sisters The Devi sisters, all qualified yoga teachers, were born and raised in Britain within a first generation Indian family. Here, they talk…

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The Devi Sisters

To advance, become a beginner

Want to become more advanced? Well then, you’re going to need to become a beginner again. By Andrea Marcum There’s a saying that we begin again every…

By Andrea Marcum

To advance, become a beginner

Unwind and recharge

A soothing, after work Restorative Yoga sequence. By Julia Clarke Experts agree that sitting in chairs all day is bad for your body and increases stress. This…

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Unwind and recharge

Amazing Spaces – Total Chi Yoga & Pilates

amazing spaces Total Chi Yoga & Pilates 241-243 Baker StLondon NW1 6XE totalchi.com Total Chi offers a luxury urban retreat to London’s professionals. Perfectly located on Baker…

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Total Chi Yoga & Pilates

Living the teachings — understanding yoga’s everyday meanings

AHIMSA: the practice of kindness The yamas and niyamas provide a simple set of practical, ethical guidelines when following the yogic path. The first yama, ‘ahimsa’, broadly…

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Ahimsa

The Happiness Explorer

How to…find your purpose in 2022. By Lydia Kimmerling January is one of my favourite months of the year because I really geek out on the collective…

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The Happiness Explorer

7 food trend predictions for 2022 from Whole Foods Market

1. Functional fizzToday, bubbly beverages are doing double duty. That’s right, people are looking for sparkling drinks that not only taste great but also offer ingredients that…

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food trend predictions for 2022

A helping hand – yoga mentor

Develop your teaching with a yoga mentor. By Melissa Albarran for Yoga Alliance Professionals A recent survey conducted by Yoga Alliance Professionals found that 88% of yoga…

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Contributors – January 2022

Marisa Gray Atha Marisa is the owner of Three Sparrows Studio, providing private voice instruction in the genres of Musical Theatre, Classical, Pop/Rock, Jazz, and World since…

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OM in 30 Seconds – January 2022

Four girls, four sisters, four amazing yoga teachers…meet the Devi Sisters. Each one with a unique story to tell, each one bringing a daily dose of inspiration…

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OM in 30 seconds - January 2022

Welcome – January 2022

Welcome Happy new year, folks…and welcome to 2022. It’s January, and we’re full of optimism and positivity for the year ahead. Let’s make it a great month…

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Calming the vagus nerve

An exploration of the most extraordinary nerve in the body, the vagus nerve, and the simple practices that can help to soothe us and bring us greater…

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Calming the vagus nerve

Yoga Christmas gifts

Yoga Christmas Gifts Happy OM Christmas everybody! It’s that most wonderful time of the year again as we head into the festive season. Celebrate in style with…

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Yoga Christmas gift guide

Working from home

Navigating the challenges of work – and yoga teaching – at home. By Victoria Jackson I ‘m a bit of an addict to a certain home improvement…

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working from home

Giving the practice back

Allowing students time and space to feel their yoga practice. By Paula Hines After one of my workshops I received feedback from an attendee who I later…

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Being a Chinese yoga teacher in London

Shuntao Li grew up in China as a child but is now a yoga teacher living and working in the UK. Here, she tells OM about her…

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Chinese yoga teacher

Cooking for a healthy gut

7 tips for on cooking for a healthy gut. By Dr Joan Ransley The health of our gut can impact not only our physical wellbeing, but also…

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Cooking for a healthy gut

Stay positive this winter

10 ways to boost a low mood and stay positive this winter. By Dr Audrey Tang Positive psychology (the study of what makes people more likely to…

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Stay positive this winter

Redefining hope

As we enter the final weeks of 2021, let’s redefine hope and restore faith so that we can face the future with greater confidence and courage. By…

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faith, Patrice Washington

Yoga through the seasons

We love this series of digital paintings, known as ‘Yoga through the seasons’ by Germanborn artist Anna Heimkreiter, who tells OM that “change is the only constant…

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Yoga through the seasons

Meditation for resilience

Build a more resilient mind and body in yoga and in life with this simple meditation. By Jill Lawson Life’s hardships are a lot like challenging yoga…

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Meditation for resilience

Yoga and the older person

How yoga can play a role in countering stress and improving mental health among the older community. By Sue Pugh When most of us consider mental illness,…

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yoga and the older person

Yoga for mental health

4 ways to boost mental health and inner resilience. By Gopala Amir Yaffa Life sucks sometimes. I experienced depression during Covid-19, with all of the extra pressure,…

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Yoga for mental health

My story – Jackie Heffer-Cooke

Jackie Heffer-Cooke was a stressed-out TV executive… until she discovered yoga. Here she tells her story I am a former adrenaline junkie. For 14 years I worked…

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Jackie Heffer-Cooke

What is stress and how can yoga help?

Simple yoga practices to navigate through the stress maze. By Sally Parkes Intermittent stress is a natural part of life that helps to keep us alive and…

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