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 137, January 2023
Welcome
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Contributors
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Competition
Living the teachings — understanding yoga’s everyday spiritual meanings • SET YOUR SANKALPA
YOGA changed my life • Yoga helped Katie Brown navigate the stresses of working on a daily newspaper and the trials of motherhood. Now she’s sharing the magic with others
Sleep health fixes • 5 low-cost exercises to help you sleep better
The Happiness Explorer • How to…improve the way you see your life
Amazing SPACES
om loves • Beautiful things for beautiful people
Olra Activewear • Olra is a fitness apparel online retailer based in the UK, founded by Charlotte Robertson, who was inspired to create versatile activewear made with movement in mind. Each product is designed with gorgeous detailing to make you look and feel great!
Planet yoga • Stories from around the weird and wonderful world of yoga
Working towards Pincha Mayurasana • 8 postures working towards Pincha Mayurasana, feathered peacock or forearm balance pose, with Ruben De Monte of The Yoga Class.
A 360° overview of… Tree Pose (Vrksasana) With Dr Kiki Morriss
OM meets… LIZ UNDERWOOD • Featured on our cover this month, Liz Underwood blends somatics, rhythmic movements, restorative yoga and yoga nidra into her classes, courses and retreats. But, she tells OM, any movement is better than none at all!
QUICK Q&A
Yoga: a survival guide for 2023 • If you want to thrive and not just survive in the year ahead, then it’s high time you turned to yoga. Here’s why…
THE POWER OF THE BREATH • How to improve your life through the way that you breathe.
Inspiration Insight from Paramahansa Yogananda
Building a better and stronger lower back • A short yoga sequence for nurturing and caring for your lower back.
What if your passion was also your work?
Yoga for menopause and perimenopause • How does perimenopause and menopause affect our yoga practice?
New Year Stronger You • The health and happiness of your future life starts today. Let’s make it happen
New Year, Strongest You • Simple wellness tips for building a happier, stronger you in 2023.
A beginner's guide to strength training • With strength training hailed as one of the best and most effective ways to build a healthy body and mind, PT and wellness founder Rachael Sacerdoti applies her expert knowledge for the most informative guide to lifting weights for the first time
Beyond DETOX • How to get back on track for optimum health after the fun of the festive season.
The dopamine detox • It’s time to switch off the smartphone and rediscover the simple joy of doing nothing.
New year, new yoga • Treat yourself to some new yoga gear this month to give your practice lift-off!
Soup cleanse • If a juice cleanse seems too chilly in the midst of winter, then try a soup cleanse for the ultimate comfort food healthy reset
Stone Cold Sober Festival • Ditch the booze and achieve enlightenment in Devon this summer at the Stone Cold Sober Festival
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