"Letting go is the hardest Asana" There have been times where I have done a complete Yoga practice only to realise that I have not allowed myself to let go and allowed my mind to let go and become quiet. Hands up if you have done this? ✋ What I mean by letting go is detaching yourself from your thoughts and becoming wholly present in your practice. Becoming at one with your practice. You see, thoughts have a mind of their own and always try and muzzle their way back into our

You might already know that one of the main reasons I got hooked on Yoga was the effect it had on my stress and anxiety levels. Unfortunately in today's way of life, a lot of us experience stress on a regular basis, where it is brought on by our environment, family, work or other reasons. And stress has such a dramatic affect on our health mentally, but also physically. It can manifest itself in all sorts of ways and cause other issues in our minds and bodies. So for me Yoga

So I have blogged recently about how yoga is good for physical strength of bones and muscles, and flexibility of muscles and soft tissue. But how else is a regular practice physically beneficial? Here are my top 14 physical benefits: 1. Builds strength in our bones and muscles 2. Increases flexibility of muscles and soft tissue to enable full joint range of movement 3. Encourages good blood supply to your spine 4. Increases heart rate and blood flow, and long-term reduces ove

Let me let you into a little secret... Did you know that the soul two purpose of practising yoga are: 1. To get our body healthy and without illness or injury so that we can sit in meditation for long periods of time without feeling uncomfortable? 2. To give our mind time to focus and be calmed and get a sense of stillness in the mind to prepare for meditation. Yes, our physical poses are great for keeping us strong, flexible and healthy, but they do have a deeper purpose. It

Ever feel guilty about taking time for yourself? You are not alone! Thousands of mum's out there feel this daily, including me! I myself have fallen foul of this and it's still something I am working on getting better at. I still have that guilt of not wanting to spend time apart form them and allowing myself time for me. Somehow we think that we are neglecting their needs if we do. From the moment our children are born, their life becomes our life. Our lives are forever inte

Want to glimpse what mental freedom feels like? Wouldn't it be lovely if sometimes our mind could be calm and quiet and we could just be. No thoughts Just be . . . Well you can! It's called becoming present. Yoga teaches us how to do this. When we go into a pose, we become fully present. We focus in on our pose and what our body is doing and feeling, we focus in on our breath and our mind becomes still. No thoughts, no stories, no expectations, no inadequacies, no planning, n

Last post I wrote about the 2 main reasons we work on physical strength in Yoga. See below link if you haven't read: https://www.namibyogi.co.uk/post/the-2-main-reasons-we-work-on-our-physical-strength-in-yoga Now onto flexibility. Firstly, what is flexibility? Flexibility is the range of motion in a joint or group of joints or the ability to move joints effectively through a complete range of motion. So if we don't keep our body flexible, then our joints become less able to

Happy International Yoga Day one and all! A day where people across the world come together to celebrate Yoga. And it got me thinking about what I think Yoga stands for in a tangible everyday life way. Here are the 4 words that resonate with me: Feel Worthy Feel Peaceful Feel Transformation Feel Freedom Feel Worthy Feel worthy of time for self care and your own well-being. Feel worthy and deserving of feeling good about yourselves. Feel worthy of that sense of choice and achi

1. Bone strength: Why is it important to keep our bones strong? 🧘🏻‍♀️ Our bones are living structures and are constantly being re-created. 🧘🏻‍♀️ Strong bones give our body structure 🧘🏻‍♀️ Strong bones protect our organs 🧘🏻‍♀️ Strong bones anchor muscles 🧘🏻‍♀️ Strong bones store calcium for the use of our cells and preventing injury. Most men and women reach their maximum bone density at around age 30. For women you can lose bone density rapidly in the few years afte

Do you feel sometimes that your mind has a mind of it's own? That it seems to think for itself, dwelling on something that has happened, figuring out something in the future, generally doing what it wants and is busy busy all the time? Ever wondered why you feel so peaceful after a yoga session? It's like magic isn't it? In Yoga, we practice the asanas (poses) to work the body of course, but also to calm the mind. We focus our gaze and always focus in on our breath and keep b

To all you lovely Keyworth and Willoughby ladies out there. Yes it is true, you are worthy of ME time! I know it can be really difficult sometimes, especially at the moment. I'm a mum of two small children and run a business and find it incredibly hard to find that time. But I do make this time for myself by either going for a run, doing some yoga or meditation, reading a good book or connecting with nature, because I know that I deserve it and I benefit so much from it! You

Some days something very simple can make us feel amazing. Sitting down and really appreciating a cup of tea, taking a mindful walk on the grass with bare feet, having a big bear hug from our children or partner. So my challenge to you this week is to see if you can make yourself feel amazing with Yoga. See if you can find a Yoga pose or Yoga breathing technique that makes you feel good. Have a tune into your body or mind and have a think how you and your body or mind are feel

We all get into Yoga for different reasons. Sometimes we fall into it, other times we are seeking something that will make us feel better. Sometimes we try it for one reason and can then end up feeling the benefits for different reasons. Sometimes it's an "aha!" moment you get in a class or it's more slow burning and after a while you have a moment where you realise that things have gotten better for you and wonder how long you've actually been feeling that way before realisi

There are lots of reasons why practising yoga at home can be tricky. Lack of time and energy, not in the mood, can't come up with your own yoga sequence. I'm a busy mum with two young children, so I know what it's like to be short of time and feeling tired. Sometimes, getting your yoga clothes on and rolling out the mat can be the hardest part of actually committing to a practice at home. I've been there, resisting, coming up with excuses of why I can't do yoga today. But I p

We are now on YouTube. I have started to put together some "how to" videos and will keep posting them as I create them. I will also be creating some videos based on popular topics and themes that I have been covering on my lock down yoga evening surgeries and other classes, hopefully soon, so watch this space. Head over to the YouTube channel Namib Yogi, subscribe and get watching. #youtubeyoga, #yoga, #yogavideos, #yogahowto #keyworth #onlineyoga

Have you ever noticed that your mind finds it easier to focus in on NEGATIVE things and not the POSITIVE things? Ever wondered this? Well it's a completely natural evolutionary thing to humans! It's called NEGATIVE BIAS. Humans have evolved to survive and therefore avoid danger. If your brain didn't focus on the dangers, you could easily make a mistake and end up, well dead. The humans that survived back in ancient times were the ones that could best focus in on danger and av

Hi everyone! How are you all doing? I hope that you are all settling into your new routines in these strange times, very surreal time at the moment isn't it? I myself took a little time out to try and digest all of this and make sure that my family were ok. I know that things are pretty unfamiliar right now and as I'm not able to run your usual classes at the moment, I've decided to come to you. 🧘🏻‍♀️I will be leading some classes, but online, helping you to work and open y