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Karen Iles
Feb 10, 20214 min read
Resources for grief and widows: finding community, sharing experiences and understanding grief
Grief is a unique and personal experience - like love - and despite the certainty that we will all be touched by it multiple times in our...
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Karen Iles
Jan 18, 20214 min read
How to breathe for better health
Heal your body and mind with this forgotten medicine In modern life we pay attention to how we exercise, how long we sleep, and what we...
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Karen Iles
Dec 2, 20203 min read
How you can lift your mood with Yoga & your breath
‘If the promise of yoga on mental health was found in a drug, it would be the best selling medication world-wide.“ Doraiswamy (2013)
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Karen Iles
Nov 21, 20204 min read
Grounding: Experience more presence and safety in your body and life
Do you ever walk around with your 'head in the clouds'? You forget where you are and what you're doing, you're so immersed in your...
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Karen Iles
Oct 25, 20203 min read
The heritage of Hatha Yoga, and how this practice could help you
There are many types of Yoga, and much variety of interpretation by teachers and students within each style; from chanting - part of...
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Karen Iles
Jul 23, 20201 min read
Video: Introducing Tiny the Dogga
If you wondered how my new rescue dog Tiny acclimatised to my first yoga class, here's an insight... Luckily I've learnt the lesson not...
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Karen Iles
Jul 9, 20201 min read
Video: Neck, shoulders and spine release
14 minute breath-led, calming and soothing practice of gentle movements to release tightness and tension in your upper body. Relieve the...
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Karen Iles
Jul 4, 20203 min read
A personal story of breathwork
Although the media talk about Breathwork as a current wellness trend - the Guardian even called the experience ‘A Cosmic Orgasm’ - I know...
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Karen Iles
Jun 26, 20201 min read
Video: Sun Salutations. A 15-minute home yoga practice
Often I hear that people have been practicing Yoga for many years, but have no idea how to do any practice at home without a teacher. I...
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Karen Iles
Jun 8, 20201 min read
Video: Heart meditation to feel more Love
7 minute guided Metta (loving kindness) meditation to feel and share more Love. The video is 9 minutes in total. A chance to drop out of...
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