From fool to cool: how I quit smoking I was a bit of a badass when I was a teenager, at least I thought I was anyway.  I started smoking cigarettes at 14 years old.  It didn’t take long before I had a full-blown habit. Money seemed to be a […]

The Relaxation Response is the exact opposite of the stress response.  It is our rest, repair and digest mode and it occurs when the body is relaxed or resting.  It is also known as the parasympathetic branch of the nervous system. Ideally, we want to live, or at least spend […]

I started doing yoga because I was in pain just about every day.  I was in my early twenties and I was beginning to think that it was a normal part of adult life. I started going to the gym on the advice of a Doctor but I just hated […]

Your head is heavy, about 4.5 to 5kg and your neck is designed to balance that weight effortlessly over your shoulders. It is a perfect design actually, so why do so many people suffer from shoulder pain, neck pain and tension headaches? At least half of the people that walk […]

Tales from the Kumbh Mela – the holy gathering in India The Kumbh Mela in India is the biggest gathering of human beings on the planet, 100 million people trying to bathe in the holy rivers. With holy men and sadhus from all over India gathering there it’s a fascinating […]

Being a beginner isn’t easy but in this case it is well worth it! I love yoga. Knowing the rewards that yoga can bring, I often wonder why there are not more people doing it. Everyone can benefit from yoga, regardless of age, sex or level of physical fitness. I […]