We always just feel better when leaving the yoga studio. But why is this? How can spending time on the mat help us feel less stressed and instil a sense of calm and joy?
For those of us who practise yoga, we know that as we move through each asana, we shift from feeling stressed and into a more relaxed flow, a more relaxed way of being.
Read MoreIn a world of constant stimulation, many of us have lost touch with how we feel and have a distant relationship with our body and it’s wisdom.
But movement teacher Claire Eli is on a mission to use her craft to help us “slow down, breathe and explore the relationship between our body, mind and spirit”. We chatted to Claire about the power of movement to help us day to day with unwanted emotions and her personal experience with using movement to bring her back from trauma and burnout.
Read MoreLet’s face it, life today with our endless to-do lists and non-stop stream of emails and messages, can sometimes feel overwhelming. One simple way you can start to take back control is by establishing a calming morning routine. As the saying goes, win the morning, win the day.
Checking your phone first thing, multi-tasking and rushing out the door, are likely to tip you into ‘fight or flight’ – activated by the sympathetic strand of your nervous system.
Read MoreMeet Coco. Health blogger, yoga and meditation teacher and self-confessed wellness junkie.
Based in London, Coco is a mental health advocate, open about her struggle with anxiety and set on sharing her experience and wisdom, so that others can live a life of love, meaning and happiness. She is an absolute wealth of knowledge on all things wellness, particulary self-care - the ultimate antidote to anxiety amongst the rush and constant connection of the 21st Century.
Read MoreWe have been breathing since the day we were born and take on average, 20,000 breaths a day. So you’d be forgiven for thinking we must know what were doing if if were still alive. But research tells us that the way we breathe can have a powerful effect on how stressed or calm we feel.
Read MoreCarlie Victor is the founder of Real Active, an active-wear brand that gives 10% of profits to mental health charities. Carlie has struggled with anxiety and depression, and along with having dreams to start her own business, wanted to help others by giving back and volunteering - which she is now doing! She is a wealth of wisdom on all thing wellness, thanks to trial and error on her own journey. She shares with us how lifestyle choices play a key role in her health and happiness.
Read MoreDoug Moore is a man on a mission to get us to switch off from technology and embrace a digital detox on July 1st. An advertising creative turned artist and yoga teacher, he’s passionate about raising awareness around digital addiction and it's correlation to mental health. Doug chats to Mind Bright about the effects of being constantly digitally connected and why embracing some tech free time could be just the answer to a happier and more fulfilled life.
Read MoreWe all know intuitively that getting out in nature is good for us. After some fresh air in a park, a day at the beach or time in the bush, you just feel better.
But until recently, substantial scientific evidence to back up anecdotal claims and old wives tales, were few and far between.
Read MoreThe way you start your day can set your nervous system up for stress or calm.
If you engage in activities that promote the parasympathetic strand of your nervous system (rest and digest) in the morning, the more likely we are to stave off unnecessarily triggering our fight or flight response throughout the day.
