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31Jan

Veganism: Obsessive or Principled?

Claudine Levy

nutrition

Body

With stars like Beyoncé and Jay Z doing couples’ cleanses, and Gwyneth Paltrow being papped every other day with the diet deity that is cold-pressed green juice, veganism seems to be this year’s must-have accessory. Could it be that this fashion for deprivation, veiled as nutrition, is doing something damaging for our already body-conscious society? A vegan diet was once an ethical life-choice, the preserve of so-called hemp-loving hippies concerned with the moral dilemma of eating produce from sentient, living...
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28Jan

What is Sivananda Yoga?

Lucy Greeves

yoga

Body

Sivanada yoga is the style probably most similar to the original roots of Hindu yoga practice
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23Jan

How I Felt When I Gave Up Sugar

Camilla Nicholls

health, nutrition

Body

Giving up sugar may be good for your health, but it is difficult for your brain to process says Camilla Nicholls
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21Jan

What are Viniyoga and Yoga Therapy?

Lucy Greeves

yoga

Body

Viniyoga is focused on the breath. It is less of a workout, more of a meditation. Yoga therapy is usually one-to-one
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21Jan

Can Exercise Make You More Creative?

Lucy Marcovitch

creativity, exercise

Body

I’m tangled in the threads of an idea for a story. Everything’s there, but I can’t bring the different aspects of the piece together in a meaningful way. I need to free up my thinking, so I go for a run. After 45 minutes I have worked out what’s missing, where I’m going wrong, and how I’m going to start.For me, running allows thoughts to bounce around my head and sort themselves out. If I don’t have a specific problem to solve, I often find ideas for stories wandering into my mind – some of the best have come while running. There is no definitive answer as to whether...
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14Jan

What is Iyengar Yoga?

Lucy Greeves

yoga

Body

Bellur Krishnamachar Sundararaja (BKS) Iyengar is the best possible advertisement for the yoga movement he founded. At the age of 95, he still practises regularly; anyone who thinks they are “too old for yoga” should take inspiration from recent photographs of BKS in postures he first learnt ...
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07Jan

What is Bikram Yoga?

Lucy Greeves

yoga

Body

Bikram Yoga is the creation of Bikram Choudhury (b. 1946), who began studying asana at the age of three. At 20 (so the story goes) he was badly injured in a weightlifting accident and despite a grim prognosis from the doctors, managed a full recovery with the help of yoga. Since the 1970s,...
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