Spring Detox Yoga Retreat with Kirsty Norton, Tilton House, UK

You will enjoy daily yoga lessons with Kirsty Norton that include lots of detox poses and a nice long relaxation to soak up all the good work you’ve done. The lessons are suitable for all abilities from beginners to more advanced practitioners. Tilton House is a wonderful Georgian residence near Lewes so apart from daily rejuvenating yoga, scrummy food and beautiful scenery you can enjoy wonderful walks in the countryside, swim in the sea, lounge about in hammocks, enjoy reading by the fire and generally have a fabulous time. Yoga classes will include asana, pranayama, meditation and yoga nidra (which basically means we’ll be stretching, breathing, calming the mind and relaxing and all will be explained to you). 17th-19th of April 2009.

Yoga Workshop with Katy Appleton & Maya Fiennes

This workshop will ground you through dynamic asanas, open your heart with mantra, elevate your spirit with Kundalini practice and all done with humour and fun. It will take place on Sunday the 30th of November 2008 from 10 am - 4 pm at the "Special Yoga Centre", 2A Wrentham Ave, NW10 3HA London.

“Katy is a wonderful, inspiring ray of energy… She’s a great yoga teacher”
- Geri Halliwell

“Doing yoga with Maya is inspirational, energising and sexy and it gives me joy”
- Elle Macpherson

Hula Hooping - Notalgia gets you fit in autumn

Who would have thought they would be playing with Hula Hoops past their 10. Birthday? Well, Wellicious would like to introduce you to Hula-Hooping, the latest fitness craze amongst the stylish and health conscious, and according to US Vogue magazine, ‘Hoopnotica’ Sessions in LA already have waiting lists ‘worthy of a fashion item’. In the UK, Virgin Active health clubs have also caught on this trend and exclusively offer Hulaerobic workouts, which were developed with Californian Hula-Guru Christabel Zamor. An average hooping session could burn an impressive 100 calories per 10 minutes, while working out your abs, hips and buttocks. The physical benefits of this nostalgic yet updated exercise form are very similar to those of Pilates. It’s about core-stability, posture and strengthening the pelvic floor, but additionally, it will also improve your cardio ability. Though you will have to use a bigger and slightly heavier ‘grown-up’ gym hoop to achieve the desired effects. All in all a fun, well-rounded mixture of body aerobics and midriff sculpturing so have fun and try it for yourself!

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Yoga for Pregnancy, London, UK

If you are an expecting parent then you’ll want to do everything you can to prepare for a successful birth. Apple Yoga have designed a Pregnancy Yoga & Birth preparation weekend, for expectant mothers are their birth partners to teach them a simple but complete yogic approach to the experience of pregnancy, labour and birth. With two experts in pregnancy and birth as special guests, along with Tara and Katy herself, you can be certain that you will be in safe and knowledgeable hands. Specialist Tara, along with Katy will guide you through a wide range of topics of pregnancy from the ‘physiological process of labour, teaching specific, simple and accessible yoga practices to assist at each stage’, and ‘optimal foetal positioning and the value of posture in late pregnancy’, to ‘mapping the bony pelvis which empowers the woman to understand her own body shape in preparation for birthing her baby’. The typical day includes morning yoga sessions with a birth preparation session, supper and meditation and relaxation to rest your mind. P.S.: Katy is wearing our yoga  pants on this picture