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Ibiza yoga blog: The changing of the seasons
/in Wellness /by Ibiza RetreatsIbiza yoga blog: As the season ends, start a practice!
/in Wellness /by Ibiza RetreatsAs we ease into autumn after the heat of summer, our bodies need a gentle recalibration. Chillier mornings and cooler nights mean a warming yoga practice can help boost the immune system and keep everything moving through our energy systems.
Starting your yoga practice with a strong top to toe warm-up and then three rounds of sun salutations (surya namaskar) can be a really good way to kickstart the body. Read more
Ibiza yoga blog: Who says you can’t do yoga in heels?
/in Wellness /by Miss WIf, like us, your energy is starting to wane as the summer begins it’s slow descent, try our top five Ibiza yoga quick fixes to help you keep your energy and enthusiasm high for that final end-of-summer frenetic push! Read more
Ibiza yoga blog: Learning to read your body through yoga
/in Wellness /by Miss WWhen you spend your days observing the bodies and systems of other humans, something happens to you. It’s like you learn another language. You can read a body just like you would read a road sign or a newspaper. And in order to get an idea of what’s going on on the inside, you don’t need to read the whole book, you can read the main headlines. We can all do this and this is the key to unlocking the body through an Ibiza yoga practice. As a teacher, you can guide and objectively view the body, but it is consciousness and awareness from the practitioner themselves – YOU – which is at the heart of fully opening and understanding your body and your ‘stuff’! Read more
Ibiza yoga blog: Shine bright like a diamond
/in Wellness /by Ibiza RetreatsThe more yoga I do, the less I sometimes feel I know. It’s like my initial understanding of yoga and its benefits is constantly being challenged as I become more open and conscious in my own life. Like this morning, I was teaching a private Ibiza yoga session to a client I have had for five years. We ‘know’ each other – I know her body and her thought process and in fact, I can see that thought process reflected totally in her body. She is trying so hard to ‘let go’. And isn’t that an ironic paradox? Surely as soon as you start trying, aren’t you holding on for dear life? Read more
Ibiza yoga blog: Beach ready yoga
/in Wellness /by Ibiza RetreatsSo the next Ibiza summer is looming and realisation is dawning that we need to, at some point soon, reveal the flesh which has been covered up and hidden all winter under comfort clothes and woolly layers. Never fear. Whilst I am of the belief that yoga is predominantly a breath and relaxation exercise, of course there are other physical benefits too. And whilst this should not, by any means, be the focus of the practice, it’s a lovely side-effect! So let’s enjoy it… Read more
Ibiza yoga blog: A twist a day…
/in Wellness /by Miss WThere is a perception of yoga by non-yogis, that yoga is about contorting yourself into pretzel-like twists. And I guess to a certain extent, they are right! In a good balanced Ibiza yoga practice, we do twist a lot. Of course there is good reason for those many twists we do – twists have many benefits including physiologically to the circulatory system and internal organs, structural benefits to the musculoskeletal system, and emotional benefits to your consciousness. Read more
Ibiza yoga blog: The practice of Ahimsa
/in Wellness /by Miss WAhimsa is a Sanskrit word meaning ‘non-violence’. And although we may consider ourselves non-violent people, violence can be very subtle in it’s manifestation and can work on many different levels. Ahimsa talks about violence to other people, of course, but also violence towards ourselves. Read more
Ibiza yoga blog: Love your practice
/in Wellness /by Miss WFollowing on from our January Ibiza yoga blog, now we are ready to start our practice… And seeing as it’s getting close to Valentine’s Day, it’s a good reminder to do it all with love and kindness to your body. There is no competition, no destination and no one to hold your self up against in yoga. Just do what feels good for YOU! Read more