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In this month’s issue

Happy New You: Special Report

Stress Busters

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Slow Metal Flow Yoga

A Day Of Presence

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A Quiet Revolution In Youth Mental Health

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Moinhos Velhos

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My Secret Place – Rob Lahoud

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The Ancient Ritual of Hair Oiling

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Yoga Retreats 2026: Special Report

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Yoga at Home: Energising Morning Pilates Flow

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A 360º overview of Warrior 2 (Virabhadrasana 2)

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Mindful Ascent: Where Climbing Meets Meditation

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The Willful Warrior

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Manifestation: 5 Vedic Insights

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Yoga For All

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Featured article of the month

Huzur Vadisi: Yoga Retreats in Turkey, Spain, Wales and Norway

Sponsored Article Facilitating yoga retreats for over thirty years Reading time: 3 minutes Feel the benefits of a retreat Whether you are looking for a way to manage the stress of daily life, or you’re just looking for a life affirming, enjoyable holiday, regular yoga practice will help bring you back into balance. Enjoy life more fully, be present, breathe, energise and relax. A week-long retreat can really ground you in establishing or deepening your existing practice or set you…

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From Our Writers

Finding Balance: The Mat Saves Me Every Time

By Carla Stephenson

Stress Proof Your Day

By Ruth Delahunty

Create Miracles in Your Life with Sagittarius-Inspired Yoga

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ADD is on the Rise: Yoga Can Help

By Lizzie Emly

Yoga as a Bridge: Navigating Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) through Mindful Movement and Meditation Practices - By Lizzie Emly Reading time: 4 minutes Attention Deficit...

How to Calm Your Anxiety with Ayurveda

How to Calm Your Anxiety with Ayurveda

By Anjana Rajbhandary

Anxiety can feel like a storm raging inside you, holding you captive and preventing you from living fully. I've been there. Through my own struggles...

Yoga's Role in Empowering Young People Amidst Rising Crime Rates

Yoga’s Role in Empowering Young People Amidst Rising Crime Rates

By charlotta martinus

Harnessing the Transformative Power of Yoga to Cultivate Resilience and Inner Peace Amongst Vulnerable Youth - By Charlotta Martinus Reading time: 3 minutes As parents...

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TORTOISE POSE (KURMASANA) with Mario Austin

MARIO AUSTIN IS THE MAN ON THE MAT TORTOISE POSE (KURMASANA) Benefits Strengthens the entire back. Gives hamstrings and adductors a stretch. Tones the abdominal region. Helps…

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TORTOISE POSE (KURMASANA) with Mario Austin

Gentle yoga for back pain with Kino MacGregor

Gentle yoga for back pain 20 minute gentle yoga sequence for back pain. With Kino MacGregor Do you suffer from back pain? You’re not alone. Most people…

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See you at Sewall

Enjoy magical Maine at Sewall House Yoga and Wellness Retreat in the USA Sewall House Yoga and…

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Yoga Retreats 2026: Special Report

Rediscover your inner fire this year on a once-in-a-lifetime yoga retreat – the ultimate antidote to the…

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Huzur Vadisi: Yoga Retreats in Turkey, Spain, Wales and Norway

Sponsored Article Facilitating yoga retreats for over thirty years Reading time: 3 minutes Feel the benefits of a retreat Whether you are looking for a way to manage the stress of daily life, or you’re just looking for a life affirming, enjoyable holiday, regular yoga practice will help bring you back into balance. Enjoy life more fully, be present, breathe, energise and relax. A week-long retreat can really ground you in establishing or deepening your existing practice or set you…

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Vegan Jazz Apple, Parsnip & Mushroom Wellington

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Jazz Apple and Lentil Soup, with Spiced Croutons

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Starting over

The simplest guide to starting, over and over again. By Leo Babauta Whether it’s starting a yoga practice, or a new project at work, sometimes the hardest…

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Starting over guide

Heal yourself whole

5 tips to cultivate a meaningful, empowered and nurturing relationship with your body. By Emily A. Francis The body is full of magic and wisdom. I say…

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Heal yourself

Teen journaling

4 reasons to encourage your teen to start journaling (plus, it’s good for you, too!). By Danielle Wathes When I look back on my teenage years, the…

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Teen journaling

27 excellent reasons why men should do yoga

Here at OM, we believe that everyone should enjoy the amazing benefits of yoga. But if you’re a guy who’s still not sure, then here are 27…

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why men should do yoga

DANCER POSE

DAVIN JONES IS THE MAN ON THE MAT NATARAJASANA (DANCER POSE) Benefits This posture provides a strong opening to the anterior chain of the body – hips,…

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DANCER POSE

Birthing pregnancy yoga

The drive and vision of three female yoga pioneers, Janet Balaskas, Lolly Stirk and Francoise Freedman, initiated a movement that transformed childbirth and laid the foundations for…

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Birthing pregnancy yoga

How to engage teenagers in yoga

13 practical tools to help teenagers benefit from yoga. By Jackie Heffer-Cooke As we know, yoga is fun and makes you feel great, but it is also…

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How to engage teenagers in yoga

Yoga at home for new mums

Connect to yourself and your baby: six ways yoga can support you emotionally and physically as a new mum. By Kat Farrants and Joanna Gilbert No matter…

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Yoga at home for new mums

Pregnancy Yoga

How pregnancy yoga classes, online or in-person, can smooth the journey into motherhood. By Alice Veasey Did you know there is a difference between ‘pregnancy yoga’ and…

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Pregnancy yoga

Mind your pregnancy

How yoga and mindfulness for pregnancy and birth can help mums-to-be handle the unexpected twists and turns of their journey. By Nadia Raafat There is a space…

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Mind your pregnancy

Children inspired by yoga

Helping children to be bendy, giggly and strong. By Melissa Butterworth As a former primary school teacher, I regularly practiced yoga to support my own mindset. I…

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Children inspired by yoga

Meditation for pregnancy and children

Meditation tips for each stage of pregnancy. By Jennifer Clarke Pre-pregnancy Getting pregnant can be a challenge for some women so I wanted to acknowledge this and…

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Meditation for pregnancy and children

The rise and rise of children’s yoga

Children’s yoga: an energised growth story. By Bryony Duckitt and Lili Rees As a UK-based children’s yoga school, our participation in this inspiring journey began over two…

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The rise of childrens yoga

3 ways to help children understand relaxation

Simple ways to help children understand relaxation. By Gopala Amir Yaffir It is not easy to explain to children what relaxation is… maybe because we don’t do…

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ways to help children understand relaxation

Yoga for fertility

How to adapt a yoga practice to optimise fertility. By Naomi Murphy and Sally Parkes A yoga that enhances a woman’s fertility is about adapting the practice…

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Yoga for fertility

Find your element

The subtle qualities of earth, water, fire, air and ether in yoga practice. By Lauren Bloxham An empowered practice is one where we’ve recalled our senses and…

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Find your element

Yin Yoga for stress

A Yin Yoga sequence to ease the symptoms of stress. By Julia Clarke Yin Yoga effectively targets tension in your tissues and unwinds patterns of stress in…

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Yin Yoga for stress

7 attributes of a personal yoga practice

We are made more whole every time we step onto the mat. By Marisa Gray Atha Before Covid-19 hit, I practiced yoga regularly at a studio in…

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attributes of a personal yoga practice

The Calm Clinic

Special Report – The Calm Clinic Finding calm in 2021 might be the greatest challenge of all, but it is possible! Yoga, mindfulness, meditation and pranayama are…

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Calm Clinic

The Art of Happiness

Special Report – The Art of Happiness It’s time to find your happy. Read on for ideas on how yoga and other wellbeing tips and tricks can…

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Yoga = happiness

Yoga keeps my happy toolbox full, writes Emily Young After yoga class I am full of positive emotions; I feel more content, I make clearer decisions, I…

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Yoga = happiness

The importance of fun

The importance of having fun…both in life and in yoga. By Gopala Amir Yaffa People speak about the importance of health and exercise, the importance of education,…

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The importance of fun

Happiness is love

It doesn’t matter what form it takes: love is everything. By Jill Crosby Being in love brings more joy, excitement, contentment and happiness into our lives. Being…

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Happiness is love

Tap into your innate happiness

The Yoga Sutras provide us with plenty of tools to access our innate happy well deep within. By Emma Conally-Barklem How many times do we put off…

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innate happiness

Kundalini Kriya for pleasure and happiness

A simple practice from the Kundalini tradition to experience pleasure and happiness. By Jessica Banks aka Sat Shakti Kaur Drawing from the Kundalini tradition, this set of…

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Kundalini Kriya

Find peace, find happy

We can find happiness all the time but only if we make peace with ourselves and the world around us first. By Lydia Kimmerling Is it possible…

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Find peace

Happy hearts yoga

Practicing with elevated emotion through the heart. A simple sequence for returning to joy, by Isabel Lankester Here is a short flow to open your heart and…

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Happy hearts yoga

The joy of stillness

Yoga, meditation and a focused breathing practice can help us access the joy and stillness inherent within us all. By Hannah Campbell Go back to yoga 5,000…

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The joy of stillness

Things that make me calm

Being in nature, reiki, and a gentle yoga and mindful movement practice can all enhance our sense of peace and wellbeing, writes Sevanti What helps me feel…

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Things that make me calm

The power of ritual

Creating sacred rituals for what matters most to you. By Nik Parmar The heart of yogic life resides not in the abstract theology of moral action, but…

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The power of ritual