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Yoga For Busy Mums – Five Quick Ways To Overcome Stress

Yoga For Busy Mums – Five Quick Ways To Overcome Stress

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Is your life busy? Do you ever feel like downing tools, pressing the Stop button and screaming “No. I have had enough…”

As a busy mum, three active teen daughters and running my own business I certainly do. And as my girls will tell you, I frequently shout and lose my calm…My daughters will look at each other and say “you’re stressed, calm down, rest and take a deep breath mum…”

Do you ever feel like this?

Thankful, over the years in addition to the “screaming and shouting moments” I have learnt a few more effective yoga and relaxation techniques to quickly calm me down, recharge my batteries and nurture myself!

I would like to share five of these techniques with you. [Read more…] about Yoga For Busy Mums – Five Quick Ways To Overcome Stress

Yoga For Workaholics- Three Gentle Yoga Poses To Relief Back Ache

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Do you know someone who never takes time-off from work? I do. And it scares me.

My new best friend is always working. She is a workaholic. Even on the rare occasion when she takes a day-off, Monique spends most of the time following up clients, making appointments and arranging her diary to fit in her clients. Sometimes I look at her and say “honey, ease off, take a break”. But Monique refuses to do that. Her whole life revolves around work. It is almost as if she is scared to get off the work treadmill and rest. [Read more…] about Yoga For Workaholics- Three Gentle Yoga Poses To Relief Back Ache

24/7 Ways To Have Your Stress-Free Christmas

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“Mum?”
“Yes dear?” I replied
“It’s December 1st.”
“Uh-huh, and…?” My mind scanning and mentally wondering what was coming next.
“It’s December 1st… 24 days to Christmas. Have you got our Advent Calendar?” Two pairs of eyes looked at me…. [Read more…] about 24/7 Ways To Have Your Stress-Free Christmas

Yoga For Busy Women- Five Quick Tips To Relief Anxiety

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As a busy mum, you spend a lot of your time caring for your family. If you are also a working mother you have the extra responsibility of juggling the responsibilities and commitments of your job as well as looking after yourself.

In the midst of all this caring and sharing, it is very easy to lose sight of your most important job – Caring For You. When was the last time, you had a get-together with your girl-friends or treated yourself to a massage or new hair-do?

Everywhere you look you see magazines headlines promoting the importance of “Taking Time-Out.” Yet at the same time, they bombard you with 101 things you could also be doing for your family. E.g. prepare a tasty after -school snack, to have ready for your child when they come home from school,  sign up as a Parent Governor at your child’s primary school or even tips on how to set-up our own on-line business.

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Yoga for Stress Management for Women- Five Ways To Find Moments Of Calm At Home

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Are you stressed and fed up with the constant demands from your family? How often during your day do you hear the words “mom, can I …..” or “mom, do you know where my…. is?” Have you lost count of the amount of times you have argued with your partner/children about whose  turn it is to load the dish-washer or to wash-up and put the dishes away?

Have you ever thought, ‘I wonder what it would be like to close shop for a day, to sit back and just relax? To have someone else cook, clean and shop for you – just for  a few days whilst you spend some time alone, maybe with your girlfriends to rest, get your strength and energy back.

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Yoga At Work – Simple Sequence To Reduce Workplace Stress

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Are you stressed at work? Do you ever feel like you are knocking your head against a brick wall as the amount of work you are expected to complete piles up? Maybe you have worked so hard the last few months to achieve your targets that you have not been able to spend time with your family and feel out of synch with family life?

Continued exposure to high work loads leaves you drained, frazzled and frustrated.

Yoga students often ask me for easy yoga exercises they can discreetly do at their desk at work. They believe yoga brings a sense of relief and balance back into their hectic work schedule.

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