We share how yoga can help manage the internal and external conflicts of everyday life.

Walking for exercise is easy, accessible and hugely beneficial. But to get the most from it you need to have a plan.

Just as there are different manifestations of fear, yoga provides us with many ways to overcome it.

Yoga is more than stretching your body into impossible positions — it is exercise for body, mind and soul.

5am starts, chanting, karma yoga and silence days are all part of the teaching methods used to turn yoga students into yoga teachers.

While it’s true that yoga can have a positive effect on your life, even if you step onto the mat only once a week, for true, lasting balance you need to practise more often. These asanas are a wonderful starting point for the inner journey.

Yoga nidra is extremely beneficial… Just make sure you stay awake long enough to experience it.

Think of your body like a car. You can’t run on just one wheel, everything needs to be functioning in harmony, otherwise you’ll be thrown off balance. The chakra system is just like this. Chakra literally translates to “wheel” in Sanskrit and this is exactly what they are – wheels that steer us through life. If one of the wheels are our out balance it affects the functioning of the whole body. Thankfully, this disharmony and dis-ease can be resolved by opening the chakras and restoring balance.

Recently, while holidaying in Malaysia, I walked by an Ayurvedic clinic and started chatting with the owner. My skin is always something I’ve been fanatical with – probably because it’s always given me so much trouble. When the owner recommended I try Shirodhara, I didn’t need much convincing. I’ve always been fascinated with Ayurveda and had heard so much about the benefits this treatment offered.

When I first started yoga, I couldn’t wait for each class where I could slither into this back bend. There are however, a number of things to be aware of in cobra that are common for beginners to forget.

Like many people, I love meditation. Well, I love the idea of it. Until recently, no matter how hard I tried I never seemed to get much progress in meditation.

The power of our sense of smell is amazing. A certain smell might evoke memories of a certain time and place – like the way the peppermint reminds me of my grandmother or how jasmine takes me back to my family home in Malaysia. Other scents might make us feel excited, adventurous, daring or conjure a range of other emotions.