Getting to know Zakiya Bishton Tell us a little bit about yourself? Hello, I’m Zakiya, founder of Mindwalk Yoga, an online well-being studio this is a social enterprise. I mixed heritage Jamaican and English and live in East London. I’ve been teaching Yoga for 12 years, practicing for 20+ years and my focus is now
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Five Practices to Reduce Anxiety and Stress Zakiya Bishton is the Founder of Mindwalk Yoga, a virtual well-being studio and social enterprise on a mission to make yoga for mental wellness accessible to everybody. Zakiya’s focus is on Yoga therapy for anxiety, PTSD, insomnia and trauma. Zaikya shares 5 simple poses to help reduce anxiety
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Use These 7 Yoga Poses to Improve Your Posture in Just 30 Days Rounded back, hunched forward, slumped shoulders. Feeling sick of your bad posture? Want to improve posture ASAP? What if I told you that with a dedicated commitment to some easy-to-do yoga poses, you could be on your way to better posture in
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How to Chant OM Correctly? The sound of OM/AUM Om chanting steps Silent chanting of OM Chanting significance Common Questions If you have been into yoga for some time, chances are, one way or another, you know about Om. OM is a symbol with sacred meaning in Hinduism as well as a seed mantra. As
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How Does Hypermobility Affect Your Pregnant Body? with Libby Hinsley PT Did you know that mobility and flexibility increase in the pregnant body? And that this “borrowed flexibility” lingers in the postpartum body? Thanks to the hormones of pregnancy, primarily relaxin our ligaments relax to allow space in our pelvis to deliver a baby. Unfortunately
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Bhramari Pranayama (Humming Bee Breath) Humming bee breath Benefits Effect on brain How to do it Bhramari Pranayama Mudra Precautions FAQs Image: Fitsri Bhramari Pranayama is a breathing exercise of yoga in which you make a humming sound from the throat while exhalation. As pranayama benefits the body and mind, this calming breathing practise soothes
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American Detox: Waking Up If you have come for a quick fix, I’m afraid you’ve come to the wrong place. [I can’t] offer some magic pill, life hack, or wellness protocol for living longer or looking younger. Rather this is about the messy and vulnerable work of transformative change. The kind of change that demands
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Use These 10 Standing Yoga Poses to Improve Your Athletic Performance Are you utilizing the power of athletic yoga? Here at YogiApproved, we already trust the power of a solid and consistent yoga practice. We know that the yoga practice offers several physical benefits including improved mood, better sleep, and increased energy. But, did you
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Yoga for Menstrual Health: How to Practice During Each Menstrual Phase While a regular routine is great for building discipline, it’s important to adapt your yoga routine according to your menstrual cycle. Enter: yoga for menstrual health and the practice of seasonality. Just like how you might adapt your practice according to the four seasons,
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Get to Know Patanjali: A Founding Father of Yoga When we speak about yoga practice, the foundation we always come back to is Patanjali’s Yoga Sutra, a compilation of 196 cryptic verses that outline the eight limbs of yoga. The sutras provide yogis with guidance toward leading a yogic lifestyle and cultivating mindfulness. But just
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