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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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05Dec

Looking into The Examined Life: Interview with Stephen Grosz

Louise Chunn

psychoanalysis, psychotherapy, therapy, wellbeing

Mind

Welldoing.org founder Louise Chunn interviews renowned psychoanalyst Stephen Grosz, author of The Examined Life
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05Dec

Four Thoughts: Alain de Botton

Welldoing

empathy, family, marriage, mindfulness

Soul

School of Life founder Alain de Botton writes about money, politics, work, marriage
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05Dec

10 Tips to Fight Depression

Rachel Kelly

depression, empathy, sleep, tips, wellbeing

Mind

Depression is a common issue but can be very hard to manage. Author Rachel Kelly advises us to call upon the power of breathing, of action, and of words to thrust us out of the darkness
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05Dec

Fancy a Shag? There's an App For That

Aaron Balick

LGBT, sex, single

Therapists

Therapist Aaron Balick looks at dating in the modern day - does technology help or hinder in the search for relationships?
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04Dec

So, This is What it Feels Like to Launch a Website ….

Louise Chunn

Work

I’m writing near the end of a fairly frantic day in the office with my assistant Claudine (pictured). I’ve been working on the launch of welldoing.org for many months, and yet just before going live, it suddenly seems like there are a million things I want to add, change, write, delete, describe. And, because it’s a website, I can. Tomorrow’s another day, with a fresh screen, more ideas, users’ suggestions, the day’s news. Having worked for a long time on magazines and newspapers, I’m used to the definitive finished product. People paid to see what the editorial team...
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04Dec

Build a Better Relationship with Food

Brigid Chunn

food, health, nutrition

Body

Our relationship to food is more complex than just what we eat – our emotions are heavily involved too. Nutritionist Brigid Chunn offers her best tips
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