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To Ribcage or Belly Breathe?

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Belly breathing or ribcage breathing, what’s the difference? Read on to find out more.

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Get to know your ‘Fab 4’ inner core unit.

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Get to know your ‘Fab 4’ inner core unit When you hear the term ‘core’, what do you think of? Many, myself included, think of abs.  While this isn’t ‘wrong’, it also isn’t the whole picture.  I grew up in a time where it was ideal to be ‘thin’ or have a flat stomach.  Maybe

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CARs every day

An essential daily routine of Controlled Articular Rotations (CARs) for optimal joint health.

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Move your joints daily for a pain free body and do the things you love to do!

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Do You Have Aches and Pains?

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Do you have pain? Maybe not persistent, but something that comes and goes?  Do you feel restricted in the amount of mobility or movement you have?  Do you have areas in your own sport where you are struggling?   Do you want to train smarter, not harder? Join us Sat 7th March, 2020 from 12-2pm at

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What is that buzzword, mindfulness?

Mindfulness, strength, yoga / melaniekmatulka

Everybody seems to talk about mindfulness, but what exactly is it? How do you ‘do’ it? Mindfulness simply – is about awareness and paying attention in the present moment.   Sounds easy right? Try it – Feel your feet on floor, wiggle toes and notice how that feels. Scan yourself from head to toe, getting a

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Tips to Stay Mindful this Holiday Season

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Tips to Stay Mindful this Holiday Season Stress is unavoidable. With simple awareness and training, you can alter the way your body interprets and responds to stressful situations. We all seek a balance in our lives, as does our body.  When our system is overwhelmed we have a tendency to react to events, rather than

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Breathing Techniques to try at Home

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Breathing Techniques to Try at Home Now that you are familiar with your breath as a tool for being present, here’s a few techniques to try out for yourself. One of the only things in life you can control, is your breath.  3 part breath Dirga-pranayama, or three part breath is a calming, nourishing breath namely so because

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12 Tips for Beginners New to Yoga

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Yoga, which means “to yoke or join the mind, spirit, and the body,” originated in India over 2000 years ago.   Here are a few tips for people brand new to Yoga, or considering trying it out, but not sure if it is for them.   You don’t have to be able to touch your toes.“But

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Breath – Your Tool for being Present

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Yoga for beginners can be challenging with complex instructions — foot goes here, knee goes here, pelvis… what? One of the most important things I teach my students is how to breathe.  In yoga, awareness of your breath, ‘pranayama’, is derived from two Sanskrit words: prana (life force) and yama (control). Indeed, we breathe every day and

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