by Marg Coad – Yoga Teacher at Crusoeden Body
A common reaction to many of life’s changes, including getting older, is to stop moving. Yet, one of the best ways to maintain vitality and slowdown age-related decline is to continue to move. Yoga, one of the gentlest forms of movement, helps both our body and our mind at any age.
This month we are featuring a fantastic article by Lynette Cooper ‘Children of the 21st Century’ and how yoga can help them navigate our busy world’. Kids Yoga teaches self-confidence, and provides children with techniques to assist with every-day life. Most children naturally enjoy yoga, and the positive benefits stay throughout the child’s life and beyond.
Reiki is a Japanese practice for stress reduction and relaxation that also promotes healing. Learning Reiki is an amazing skill that anyone can learn. It helps us to feel balanced, peaceful and encourages healing. There are 3 Reiki levels – Reiki Level 1, 2 and Master Level. On completion of Reiki Level 1, you have the skills to do Reiki on yourself, family members, friends and even pets.
Living by the seasons is an extension to living in harmony with the environment. When we live by the seasons, respecting the energetic ebbs and flows of the natural world, we become more in sync with our environment and can tune in to their support and guidance.
It’s an irony of our modern lives that while technology is continually invented that saves us time, we use that time to do more and more things