You’re feeling good, your body’s warmed up – and then the class moves on to a pose you find deeply challenging. But instead of gritting your teeth and clenching your jaw (yoga is not meant to be stressful!), pause and change the way you think about your least favourite pose. You might find this is […]
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Among other exercises, The Round Clinic advocates regular yoga as a great way to strengthen and repair various physical issues. Located above Flex Studio in One Island South, the natural health centre recently uploaded a story from the New York Times onto their blog, which explains how a doctor in the US has proved that just 12 minutes of yoga a day can help improve the health of your bones.
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For International Yoga Month, we look at nutrition from a yogic perspective and learn how the ancient philosophy believes humans should pattern their eating habits
It can be bewildering how many different types of yoga there are to choose from. At Flex, for example, we have many kinds. So… which one is best for you? Which one suits your temperament, your goals and your physical, mental and spiritual states? Read on to discover the differences between Hatha, Ashtanga and Vinyasa. Hatha
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Here at Flex we offer Yoga and Pilates classes as our core products. Many people ask us what the difference between yoga and Pilates is. However I believe the question should really be, “What are the similarities between yoga and Pilates?” Because when you look into the two philosophies you suddenly realise they are more in synch than you think.
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Half French, half Chinese and fully Canadian, Flex’s yoga instructor Heloise has been leading a number of restorative yoga classes since she joined back in June. Her combination flow-restorative Recharge & Restore classes have a dual offering of yoga workout and yoga rest, while Yoga Bliss is gentle yoga stretches, restoring the mind and body and including light massage and aromatherapy. For more peace and balance in your daily life, mentally and spiritually as well as physically, explore restorative yoga in one of Heloise’s classes.
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With restrictions being lifted just in time for the summer, why not seize the chance to make it your fittest one yet? We ask Flex Studio’s instructors for their tips on how to make that happen
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Not many people are aware of this, but pranayama is one of yoga’s most powerful practices. From the Sanskrit ‘prana’ meaning life force and ‘yama’ meaning control, controlling our breathing ensures we keep feeding our prana (qi, life force) with oxygen, making a significant impact on the wellbeing of our body, mind and spirit. “In terms of yoga techniques, asanas don’t have nearly as much of an impact on your health and mental wellbeing as Pranayama,” says Michelle Ricaille, yoga and pranayama instructor at Flex.
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This article from Live Science talks to five experts who give their opinion on whether a yoga practice can help with weight loss, even though yoga isn’t a high impact, cardio sport. Read their advice on choosing the more physically challenging classes running 75-90 minutes, such as Ashtanga, Vinyasa or Power yoga, and how the more mental, even spiritual, effect yoga has on turning the focus on oneself, can increase your self-awareness and mindfulness when it comes to the actual act of what you eat in the first place.
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Rajesh is the Meditation and Life Enhancement Mentor at Koh Samui’s beautiful lifestyle retreat Kamalaya. Ahead of his workshop Creating & Sustaining Positive Habits, to be held at Flex Studio One Island South on 15th June, he talks us through introducing meditation and mindfulness into busy lives. 1. What’s the first thing you would say to someone who told you they have never meditated in their life? It is not true to say that we have never meditated. We could rather say that we haven’t done a conscious meditation practice.
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