We have just found a gem of a service for our clients. For all those busy working women and juggling mums, trying to squeeze in their necessary yoga and pilates time out, we’ve found the team who bring the time out …in.
The discreet services that has spread underground across London – claims to have had a yoga lesson now on every street across SW and W1.
The Return to Glory Yoga and Pilates Instructors are not your average team. They are the people who work behind closed doors, training people who need proper personal attention. From stressed celebrities, anxious VIP’s and exhausted moms.
Their no‐nonsense approach is also refreshing –they have seen so many celebrities, princes and rock stars that no one can try to pull a ‘I‐can’t‐stretch’ diva on them now.
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£55.00 for a personal service in your home
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£50.00 for corporate classes in office
We love it!
For more information: www.returntoglory.co.uk
Sunday, 18th of October 2009
In this afternoon workshop Katrina will discuss how to use the breath to link body, mind, and spirit, including the importance of the breath in yogic philosophy and how the breath can be used as a tool for self-discovery. This will be followed by a practice of simple but effective breathing exercises from her book, Breathing Space: Twelve Lessons for the Modern Woman, which will help you to eliminate harmful behaviour patterns and speed the process of personal transformation.
The Life Centre Yogiraj Katrina Repka has been studying and teaching yoga since 1992. Her early training was in Ashtanga yoga, but she has been primarily influenced by ISHTA Yoga and its founder Yogiraj Alan Finger, with whom she has worked closely since 2001.
For more information: The LifeCentre
The first London bakery dedicated solely to cupcakes, buttercup boasts an impressive array of moreish American-style cupcakes ranging from the “vanilla purist” to such original creations as banoffee, chocolate peanut butter or cookies ‘n’ cream cupcakes. Very special are the Baby Gift Cupcakes available for boys or girls.The cupcakes are made daily by hand, and the buttercream icing is especially addictive!
And now, more exciting news – starting today you can order your buttercup cupcakes online anytime! You can choose to have them delivered in Central London (Mon-Fri) or collected at either of our locations, with our Westfield kiosk open Sundays and until late evenings during the week.
Cupcakes £28/dozen or £2.50/each for take-away. . The Kensington cupcakery is at 16 St. Albans Grove W8 5BP Tel. 020 7937 1473. The kiosk at Westfield London Shopping Centre is on the first floor near M&S: One Ariel Way, London W12 7GF 020 8746 0333.
For more information: Yummy-Baby-Cupcakes
Sunday, 4th of October 2009
For this afternoon workshop Leone will teach the essential principals for safe back bending. Beginning with a dynamic flow, to prepare for the backward action, then learning the basic backbends which help to strengthen and lengthen the spinal muscles. Some supported backbends will also be taught.
the Life CentreLeone Roberts is an Iyengar trained Teacher and has been teaching yoga to students of all levels for over 10 years. Her Teaching focuses on the precision and depth of classical yoga. She believes that understanding alignment is the basis from which you grow within your yoga journey.
For more imfomation: The LifeCentre
Sunday, 27th of September 2009
In this workshop Kate will flow through strong but easy to follow sequences designed with the intention of detoxifying the internal organs. Kate will incorporate breath work and meditation to boost the immune system in preparation for the Autumn flu season! Be prepared to sweat and breathe!
Kate has been studying yoga for the past 10 years, having come to yoga through a double degree in drama and eastern philosophy at Vassar college in New York. She focuses on the synchronisation of breath and movement to find an inner sense of peace, emphasising a non-competitive, non-dogmatic approach. Her classes are dynamic, strong, flowing and meditative, with a sense of humour and fun.
For more information: The LifeCentre
To many of us have little time left in our day to then after work head off to the gym, yet its time to think about multi tasking just squeeze in 15 minutes at lunch time this will get you in shape and buzzing for the afternoon.
The Super 3 Desk Workout
For your Abdominals:
Sit on your chair with your feet placed flat on the floor in front of you.
On an exhale, twist to the right, placing your right hand on the back of the chair and your left hand on the side of the chair. Hold for a few seconds.
Return to the middle. Repeat on the left side
For your thighs:
Simply sit with good posture and place a towel or a jumper between your.
Knees and simply squeeze as tight as you can trying to press your knees together hold for several seconds. Repeat 10 times
For your Butt:
Simply squeeze and release your buttocks muscles several times. This is the number one exercise that will help prevent “office chair spread” and can be done throughout the day.
Top Tip
Get fit with the yellow post it note. Stick a post it note on your computer with a reminder to do your Super 3 workout exercises so this is a constant reminder for you to do your exercises everyday.
By Celebrity Women’s Trainer and Author Lucy Wyndham-Read (www.lwrfitness.com)
Official Wellicious Fan! Wellicious clothing has caught the eyes of Lucy Wyndham-Read, one of Britain’s top fitness consultants, as well as author of global best-seller ‘No Gym Workout’
With an online tailor made exercise program, along with her unique blend of constant motivation and monitoring of your progress, we are convinced she is a key role model for women out there like yourself! Lucy has even decided to feature our clothing on herself! Her favourite is our Tank with a Bow. Try it! She believes it is important to feel good about your body and well being while looking well at the same time whether it be at home or in public. So why not look well the Wellicious way?
“NEVER TOO OLD, NEVER TOO LATE, NEVER TOO SICK, NEVER TO BAD TO START FROM SCRATCH AND BEGIN AGAIN”
If you are looking for a healthy challenge you should try Bikram’s Yoga, also known as Hot Yoga. Bikram Yoga is practiced in a room heated to 105°F (40.5°C) with a humidity of 40%. A usual 90 min class is guided by specific dialog including 26 asanas postures and two breathingexercises: pranayama.The heat helps you to prevent injuries while getting rid of all the toxins in your body. Try to be a bit careful in the beginning to not strain yourself. This vigorous body adventure will leave you feeling more energized, refreshed and satisfied.
Laughter Yoga is a revolutionary idea – simple and profound. An exercise routine, it is fast sweeping the world and is a complete wellbeing workout. It is the brainchild of Dr. Madan Kataria, an Indian physician from Mumbai who started the first laughter club in a park on 13th March 1995, with just 5 people. Today, it has become a worldwide phenomenon with more than 6000 social laughter clubs in 60 countries.
Laughter Yoga combines unconditional laughter with yogic breathing (Pranayama). Anyone can laugh for no reason, without relying on humor, jokes or comedy. Laughter is simulated as a body exercise in a group but with eye contact and childlike playfulness, it soon turns into real and contagious laughter. The concept of Laughter Yoga is based on a scientific fact that the body cannot differentiate between fake and real laughter. One gets the same physiological and psychological benefits.
Let’s do it!
Our feet naturally take a back seat, so when winter hits, we hardly see them! But with 25% of all journeys in Great Britain made entirely on foot it’s important that this vital part of the body gets some attention.So how do Beech Sandals work?
If you compare your foot to a young child’s, the young foot is agile and toes are evenly spread. When we walk in standard shoes the bones of our feet jam together and as a result, our natural balance and alignment is lost. This inevitably begins to take its toll and our feet lose their young shape and flexibility. Beech Sandals feature four special toe separators that easily sit in between each toe, working to stretch, flex, align and rejuvenate tired and neglected feet. Originally conceived as part of Dr. Gayle Trenberth’s research into the psychology of grounding, the professional Mind and Body Trainer discovered the unique benefits that equal toe separation has on the alignment, balance and ‘grounding’ of the body. This discovery lead to the development of Beech Sandals, viewed by Podiatrists, Beauty Therapists, Osteopaths and Yoga enthusiasts today, as the ultimate well-being flip-flop, offering specific benefits to a variety of users, just 10 minutes wear a day can increase feelings of health and wellbeing. The Sandals are uniquely designed to enable all toes to perform optimally; as good as barefoot. I swear by Beech Sandals as therapy for your feet. They hold the foot in the most natural position and are excellent for straightening out the toes.
- Emma Supple, Leading UK Podiatrist and Podiatrist Surgeon and supporter of Beech Sandals.
Beech Sandals are available in Black, White, Red, Pink and Blue – small to XL and retail at £29
Visit www.beechsandals.co.uk for more information and a list of stockists.
We have just found a gem of a service for our clients. For all those busy working women and juggling mums, trying to squeeze in their necessary yoga and pilates time out, we’ve found the team who bring the time out …in.
