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2016

What is Mindfulness?

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What is Mindfulness?

It may seem as though Mindfulness has sprung onto the scene out of nowhere over the past year or so, and absolutely everyone is talking about it, but essentially it’s a very very old practice re-branded for a modern age. It originated with the Buddhist monks, but in more recent years the techniques have been formalised by western medicine and called Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) or Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR)...

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Why Mum & Baby Yoga?

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Why Mum & Baby Yoga?

Having a baby is a wonderful part of a woman’s life, but it is also a time of many changes that require acceptance and adaptation...

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Thinking About Starting Yoga?

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Thinking About Starting Yoga?

Yoga: 8 Tips For Your First Time.

Have you always fancied attending a yoga class, but could never quite muster the courage to dig out those leggings and get your sweat on in front of a room of complete strangers...?

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Home Massage Tips

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Home Massage Tips

Releasing your Fascia: What, Why, How? Lynne Fugard, our Restorative and Yin/Yang Yoga Teacher shares some of her tips for easy home massage using simple props, such as the humble Tennis ball...

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What to expect when you’re done expecting

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What to expect when you’re done expecting

Tips For Life After Birth

Our Pilates teacher Eleni Molida McEwan says it like it is; when you're pregnant all your thoughts, wishes and energy focus on having your baby safely delivered to the world. It’s likely that you’ve done your research...

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The wonders of turmeric : with recipes

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The wonders of turmeric : with recipes

We love turmeric at the The Honor Oak Wellness Rooms, on a holistic level it provides wonderful health benefits, and on a spice level, it provides a natural tasty glow to any recipes.  It is as Ottolenghi puts it 'the unsung hero of the spice rack'...

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Chiropractic Awareness Week: are you neglecting your back health?

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Chiropractic Awareness Week: are you neglecting your back health?

As part of Chiropractic Awareness Week (11 – 16 April) the British Chiropractic Association (BCA) is urging workers to do more to protect their backs, both in the office and at home.

New research from the BCA reveals that over a fifth (22%) of workers in London admit to taking no proactive measures to help prevent back or neck pain...

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The benefits of sports massage

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The benefits of sports massage

If you're currently in the middle of training for an endurance event such as the London marathon (well done, guys!) then you may want to consider a sports massage treatment to avoid injury.

Here our sports and remedial massage therapist Steven Sheppard explains why it's such an effective addition to training...

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Healthy Easter treats

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Healthy Easter treats

Ditch the guilt and indulge in some delicious homemade treats this Easter. We've selected some of our favourite recipes from health-conscious cooks in this weeks blogpost. Enjoy!

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