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10Dec

What Yoga is and Why You Should Try It

Lucy Greeves

meditation, yoga

Body

Ask a hundred yoga devotees, and you’ll get a hundred different answers. But most will agree that yoga in the modern world is having a bit of an identity crisis. At one end of the spectrum, it's an ancient system of physical and spiritual discipline, with its origins in the Indus Valley perhaps as long as 5000 years ago. At the other, it's a multi-million pound industry, a wellbeing cliché that's used to sell everything from probiotic yogurts to cashmere hotpants. Yesterday I saw a poster advertising “BoxingYoga™” – just the latest of many attempts to...
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05Dec

What’s Turning Men Onto Yoga?

Lucy Marcovitch

men, yoga

Body

In ten years of practicing yoga, I have never been alongside more than the odd man, usually glimpsed once and never seen again. Yet a quick head count at my class the other month confirmed my suspicions of a growing phenomenon: the women were outnumbered. What brings men these days to a yoga class? The newest recruits have a quick answer: Ryan Giggs. For Euan, 42, the footballer was the deciding factor. “I didn’t really know what I was getting into,” he says, having been persuaded to try yoga to relieve the aches and stiffness that often followed sports sessions....
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04Dec

Build a Better Relationship with Food

Brigid Chunn

nutrition

Body

Food is so much more than nourishment. While it keeps us alive, it is also a crucial part of our social structure. There’s nothing nicer than sharing a meal with friends and family. Partaking of food  divides our day into useful compartments - breakfast , lunch , dinner, and the in-betweens. It  is an important component of how we celebrate, for instance  birthdays, weddings, christenings, religious events and more. However there are times for all of us when food can be used in other ways. Eating can be a coping mechanism or a strategy for managing our feelings.  We...
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