Becoming a new mother is a time of great joy, dramatic change and readjustment. Postnatal yoga provides numerous physical and emotional benefits and can positively support women offering stability, reassurance and positivity...
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There has been increasing interest and research in recent years about the benefits of yoga for children. Our children nowadays live in a world flooded with external stimuli and information due to exposure to media technologies, as well as increased competition in schools to succeed academically...
Road, hybrid, single speed (really, with South London’s infamous hills?), Boris… whatever your ride of choice, whether you compete or commute, there is no denying that cycling is one of the best modes of transport around. It certainly beats cramming yourself into someone’s armpit on a hot, sweaty Tube...
Are your neck and shoulders always tight? Or is your lower back aching? This could be down to a poor posture. Elina Karimaa - our STOTT Pilates teacher explains...
Aquino Alexander, one of our experienced massage therapists explains how a good Deep Tissue massage can be good for your muscle flexibility...
Karma Yoga in Action Let us introduce you to The Mindful Movement Project; beginning at The Honor Oak Wellness Rooms in April as a monthly charity yoga class to raise awareness of mental health and raise funds for its treatment and research.
We asked Fern Ross, founder of The Mindful Movement Project to tell us a little more about it:
It’s that time of year when everyone you know is sick, has a poorly child or knows someone who has succumbed to the dreaded flu. It’s no wonder then that we would all rather stay at home until the weather warms up and the spring birds return...
At your desk from 9-5? Office life: it’s more dangerous than you think. As you frantically hammer away at your keyboard, trying your best to meeting looming deadlines, you’re putting your health at risk from all kinds of ailments...
What does this year have in store? Most of us start the New Year setting new years resolutions and we reached out to find out what resolutions our team have set for themselves...
Focus on the little things to eat better...
As we welcome her to our team here at The Wellness Rooms; our Nutritional Therapist Elisabeth Carlsson offers you a few simple tips...
Tired? Stressed? Having Sleep Problems? Yoga Nidra Might Be Your Answer... Our Hatha and Yoga Nidra Teacher Millie Thompson guides you through the basics...
Our gut is responsible for digestion, immunity and our body's serotonin levels (the feel good hormone) - so shouldn't we all be taking better care of it?
Yes in a nutshell!
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)...
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...
The treatment and prevention of sports injuries
By Simon Leung.
The Rio Olympics have arrived! Have you been as glued to your TV as we have?
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...
Are you dreading hay fever season and all it brings with it? Runny nose, itchy eyes, sore throat?...