Posts Tagged ‘yoga’
Rebecca’s oil of the month: geranium
For April Rebecca has chosen the essential oil geranium. The warm, expansive scent of this oil can provide not only a brilliant detox, enabling us to let go both physically and emotionally, it is also a heart chakra oil that helps you weather deep heartbreak and access compassion for yourself and self-love… Geraniums are grown…
Read MoreThe symbolism of padmasana (lotus position)
Lotus position is the quintessential meditation posture. Sitting cross-legged and tall with straight back is so integral a part of yoga and meditation the world over that we don’t even question its meaning. Yet the lotus is a potent symbol and padmasana, lotus pose, has deep significance… [swpm_protected for=”4″ format_protected_msg=”1”] Padmasana (lotus position) is the…
Read MoreNadi shodhana or alternate nostril breathing
Shelley Edwards, The Natural Health Hub’s NLP practitioner, yoga instructor and weight loss mentoring coach, introduces a favourite breathing technique to de-clutter and focus the mind: nadi shodhana or alternate nostril breathing. Nadi is a Sanskrit word meaning ‘channel’ or ‘flow’ and shodhana means ‘purification’ so this wonderful breathing exercise clears the mind and body…
Read MoreFriday night guided meditation
Hannah Bimpson, our hatha yoga instructor, invites you to chill on Fridays with this beautiful guided forest meditation. Make yourself comfortable… and experience the end-of-the-week aaaah! [swpm_protected for=”4″ format_protected_msg=”1”] Hannah’s meditation takes you on a peaceful, ultra-relaxing meditative walk in nature, relishing the smells, sounds and touch of the forest. Allow 25 minutes to connect…
Read MoreHow to be happy – truly happy
How to be happy? For many people happiness is elusive and a bit of mystery. Here at The Natural Health Hub we believe that happiness in’t simply a matter of looking after yourself emotionally and physically. Research shows that true happiness lies also in a further dimension: nurturing yourself spiritually. For us at The Hub…
Read MoreStudio Knoga bolster offer
Here’s our first exclusive offer for members only: buy a Studio Knoga handmade all-natural bolster and you’ll receive a free eye pillow (worth £25). Our yoga teacher and trusty office manager Claudia Davies, of Studio Knoga, crafts these beautiful restorative bolsters for your yoga and meditation practice – or simply to rest and recuperate or…
Read MoreImmune health from our naturopathic nutritionist
Join us for a sit-down chat on immune health from our naturopathic nutritionist Rhi Hepple, analysing immune system stressors and how to manage and combat them through food, nutrition and general lifestyle. Rhi gives positive lifestyle tools to help handle our emotional reactions, such as breathing techniques, yoga and meditation, and supplies details of the top food supplements that support…
Read MoreEase upper body tension
Tense shoulders? Stiff neck? The Hub’s yoga teacher and yogic relaxation instructor Hannah Bimpson offers a short yoga routine to ease tension in your upper body, neck and shoulders. [swpm_protected for=”4″ format_protected_msg=”1″] Click here to watch [/swpm_protected]
Read MoreKapalabhati breathing to cleanse your lungs
Kapalabhati, one of the important hatha yoga cleansing breathing techniques, is invigorating and grounding emotionally and warming physically. It is also good for cleansing your lungs and sinuses and helping your respiratory system – which we could all do with right now. The Hub’s NLP practitioner and yoga teacher Shelley Edwards demonstrates kapalabhati breathing technique…
Read MoreWe’ve raised over £1,000 for the bushfire animals
Huge thanks to everyone who participated in The Hub’s yoga/meditation fundraiser on Thursday 30 January at SenSpa in Brockenhurst. We’ve raised just over £1,000 for the animals and wildlife that have been blighted by the bushfires in Australia For two months Australia has been ravaged by the fires. The toll this uncontrollable firestorm has taken…
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