OM Yoga & Lifestyle

OM Yoga Magazine is your guide for daily yoga practice, from yoga poses to meditations, articles and videos. OM magazine caters for all levels of ability from beginners to intermediate, teachers and professionals. Regular features include: Yoga at Home, yoga changed my file, Yoga & Aromatherapy, amazing spaces, yoga anatomy, plant based food recipes, my yoga business plus lots more to inspire a healthy and active lifestyle.

OM Yoga & Lifestyle • Issue 131, July 2022

Welcome

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Contributors

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N@maste • Love OM magazine and want to tell the world? Here’s your chance

YOGA changed my life • After challenging personal times and a busy life, finding yoga felt like coming home for Catherine Rolfe

The rise of yoga • New study from Reebok shows how the UK yoga industry is set to exceed £1 billion by 2026

The Happiness Explorer • How to… get more joy from the process

Living the teachings — understanding yoga’s everyday spiritual meanings • SANTOSHA: COMPLETE CONTENTMENT

Amazing SPACES

Om loves • Beautiful things for beautiful people

3RD ROCK SUSTAINABLE CLOTHING FOR DYNAMIC LIVING • 3rd Rock blends functionality and comfort to bring you sustainably-sourced garments, fit for dynamic living and performance in active pursuits. Planet-kind yoga leggings and fashion for every occasion.

Planet Yoga • Stories from around the weird and wonderful world of yoga

Om Competition • A luxurious five-star holiday in Halkidiki, Greece — worth almost £1,000!

Great reasons to subscribe

Flow to strength • Twists connect into the core as we flow to strength, with Moon Saker.

A 360º overview of… Downward-Facing Dog (Adho Mukha Svanasana) • Throughout 2022, OM is exploring all the key poses that make up the Sun Salutation, yoga’s most familiar and graceful sequence.

OM meets… BHAVISHA PANKHANIA • Yoga and meditation instructor and breath coach, Bhavisha Pankhania, is our fabulous cover star this month. Here, the London-based yogini outlines her journey and tells OM how the practice has changed her life forever

INTEGRATING YOGA INTO HEALTHCARE • How the Yoga In Healthcare Alliance charity is helping yoga teachers to work with health professionals for the benefit of patients and the NHS.

Yoga for BEGINNERS

Getting started • Simple tips and advice for getting started on the mat.

A teacher’s advice to anyone wanting to try yoga

Best yoga styles for beginners • What styles of yoga are best for a beginner? Rosie Iles-Jonas presents a quick and light-hearted look at some of the most popular options

A beginner’s practice • A simple yoga sequence to follow from the comfort of your own home.

MY MAGIC CARPET, MY YOGA MAT • Our yoga mat invites us to come out of the busyness of life and into the bliss. That’s why everyone must try yoga.

Iyengar Yoga • Why Iyengar Yoga is ideal for you wherever you are on your yoga journey…even if you have never practiced yoga before.

Beginner questions answered • Veronika Pongracz, an established teacher at triyoga, helps to clear any doubts you may have when introducing yoga into your life. Give yourself a chance and take that transformative leap through the power of yoga, wellness and connection

8 beginner yoga myths • Busting 8 common myths that have stopped you from trying yoga.

Yoga for children • You are never too young to do yoga: why introducing children to yoga at an early age can be such a powerful gift.

Getting STARTED • Starting out in yoga is easy…you just do it! But getting some nice new kit is always a great way to boost motivation and morale. If you’re keen to explore the wonderful world...