Yoga Magazine, April 2018.

96 Pages·2017·16.47 MB·English

EDITORS LETTER
Dear YOGA Magazine Readers,
Welcome to the April issue,
With facial yoga exercises recently in the news we
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catch up with Danielle Collins, the world leading ‘Face
Yoga’ expert to talk about her ‘Method’ alongside the
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best advice on what foods to eat and some fantastic
sexercises to help tone the face, reduce wrinkles and
encourage a youthful appearance.
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We also take a look at Karma yoga and how we can
practise it on our mat, and for those of you thinking
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of becoming a yoga teacher, there’s some essential
advice from the highly respected teacher Khadine
Morcom to help you on your journey.
aOur resident yoga therapist Larah Davis discusses yo-
gic techniques to treat insomnia and aid sleep, and we
get to talk to the internationally recognised MC YOGI to
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celebrate Earth Day on Sunday the 22nd of April.
This month’s guest teacher Hope Knosher, provides
a wonderful ‘Room To Breathe’ sequence designed
to help clear blocked energy channels to bring bal-
ance, calm and focus, and we look at whether tech-
nology is friend or foe for health and wellness.
Plus there’s the final nutritional article that shows
you how to get bursting with energy through a
spring detox; Kirtan artist discusses how chanting
mantras curbed her anxiety and we have the latest
beauty and fashion goodies.
I hope you enjoy reading the magazine and I look for-
ward to meeting with you in May.
NAMASTE
EDITOR
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contents
FEATURES
16 THINKING OF BECOMING A YOGA
TEACHER? WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
Essential advice for anyone thinking of becoming a
teacher
40 WHAT IS KARMA YOGA? HOW DO WE
PRACTICE IT ON OUR MAT?

How to achieve a successful yoga practice
58 FACE YOGA WITH DANIELLE COLLINS
We catch up with the world’s leading Face Yoga expert
alongside some anti-ageing exercises

ABRIL 2018
NEWS & COMMUNITY
ON THE COVER
3 EDITOR’S LETTER
12 WIN A SUBSCRIPTION Welcome to the April issue
8 NEWS
16 MC YOGI ON EARTH DAY
The latest yoga and health stories from around the world
58 ANTI AGEING FACIAL
12 COMPETITION
YOGA EXERCISES
Win a subscription to YOGA Magazine
82 YOGA FOR INSOMNIA &
SLEEP 14 CHARITY
Africa Yoga Project
92 ROOM TO BREATHE
SEQUENCE
READERS’ ASHRAM

22 ASK YOGI DR MALIK
Our Editor answers your yoga questions
24 MY STORY
How kirtan curbed my anxiety
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26 60-SECOND INTERVIEW

MC YOGI
CHARITY
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60-SECOND
INTERVIEW
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84STUDIO REVIEW 74 WHAT’S
HOT
POSES
SECTION
85
70TRAVEL
BEAUTY & FASHION
29 BEAUTY
The best natural supplements
and goodies for your hair and eyes
YOGA PAGES
35 FASHION 79 YOGA PHILOSOPHY

The hottest yoga and ethical looks What is asana for?
82 YOGA THERAPY
MIND BODY SPIRIT
45 MIND Yoga therapy to treat insomnia and aid sleep
Meditation is NOT thinking 84 STUDIO REVIEW
49 BODY Whitespace Yoga & Wellbeing Studio,
Milton Keynes
The healing benefits of copper
85 POSES SECTION
53 SPIRIT
Technology: friend or foe 85 TEACHER’S PROFILE
for health and wellness Hope Knosher
NUTRITION
86 BEGINNERS POSE
66 NUTRITION Utthita Trikonasana
(Extended Triangle pose)
Get bursting with energy
with a spring detox part 2 88 INTERMEDIATE POSE
Marichyasana III
(Seated Twist)
TRAVEL

70 TRAVEL 90 ADVANCED POSE
Anantasana
East meets West in a (Side-Reclining Leg Lift)
‘peaceful place’
92 YOGA SEQUENCE
Room to breathe:
tapping into the real power of your breath

LIGHT READING
74 WHAT’S HOT
The best products for your mind,
body and soul
96 ASTROLOGY
Your Vedic stars for April
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April
2018
FEATURES
Yoga Magazine Ltd
233 BETHNAL GREEN ROAD
Khadine Morcom
LONDON
THINKING OF BEING A YOGA TEACHER?
E2 6AB
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
[phone]
Jim Tarran
[email protected] WHAT IS KARMA YOGA?
www.yogamagazine.com HOW DO WE PRACTISE IT ON OUR MAT?
Danielle Collins
Yogi Dr Malik FACE YOGA
EDITOR
H Malik CONTRIBUTORS
DEPUTY EDITOR
Martin Gill Shannon Sexton
ASSISTANT EDITOR 60-SECOND INTERVIEW
Helena Rosas Hannah Anstee
ART DIRECTOR BEAUTY
Scott Middler
Julia White
SOCIAL MEDIA
& ONLINE MANAGER BODY
David Choudry Pradhan Balter
PUBLISHER MIND
Sam Rogers
Katie Wise
UK & WORLDWIDE ADVERTISING
MY STORY
EXECUTIVE
Lesley McEwan Jamie Lloyd
SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGER NUTRITION
SUBSCRIPTIONS
Stephen Marks
[email protected]
SPIRIT
ADVERTISING
Jane Egginton
[email protected]
TRAVEL Yoga Magazine is an independent journal and is not affiliated
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should be construed as medical advice. Always consult your
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ON THE COVER
MODEL: HOPE KNOSHER
PHOTOGRAPHY: EMILY KNOSHER
HAIR AND MAKE UP: NORI BLAGG
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NEWSNEWSNEWSNEWSNEWSNEWS
YOGA COULD HELP WITH
PAINFUL CONDITION
A new study involving women diagnosed with fibromyalgia
– a chronic disorder that causes muscle pain and persistent
fatigue – has found that practising yoga on a regular basis
could help improve the intensity of fibromyalgia symptoms.
Those who participated in the Yoga for Awareness class,
which also included meditation and pranayama exercis-
es, experienced lower levels of pain, less fatigue, elevated
moods, and an improved ability to cope with the pain in a
more positive light.
FRUIT JUICE DOES NOT LEAD
TO DIABETES
A new US study states that drinking pure fruit juice does not
lead to diabetes. After carrying out 18 trials, it was found to
not have significant effect on fasting blood glucose, fasting
blood insulin or insulin resistance. Previous studies suggest-
ed that drinking fruit juice high in natural sugars and low in
fibre increases diabetes risk, but the US Center for Chemical
Regulation found it has ‘a largely neutral role’.
AIRLINE LAUNCHES
IN-FLIGHT YOGA
Hong Kong–based airline Cathay Pacific have begun
playing an in-flight programme dedicated to yoga and
meditation, called ‘Travel Well With Yoga’ as part of their
new ‘Life Well Travelled’ initiative. Made in collaboration
with Pure Yoga, the six individual episodes are aimed to
enhance the overall travel experience by recommend-
ing asanas and meditations for passengers to practise
before, during and after the flight. All the exercises are
designed to be performed while seated to improve cir-
culation, enhance joint mobility, and relax the mind for a
comfortable and restful journey.
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CANCER GUM RISK
Brushing your teeth regularly can slash the risk of can-
cer by over a quarter, according to new research from
doctors in Maryland, US. The study claims that bugs
that get into the bloodstream via bleeding gums can
cause deadly tumours by triggering inflammation.
YOGA FOR LABOUR PHOBIA
Six pregnant women from London who were suffering from to-
kophobia – an intense fear of going through labour – were given
£500 to attend yoga, massage, hypnotherapy and fitness classes
to give them a ‘better birthing experience’. Waltham Forest Clinical
Commissioning Group who awarded the funds, hoped the courses
would encourage the women to opt for a natural birth and shun ex-
pensive Caesarean sections which costs the NHS £3,781. It now has
plans to expand the scheme.
SPICE UP YOUR BRAIN
Taking curcumin, the bright yellow polyphenol com-
pound found in turmeric on a daily basis, has shown to
improve memory, attention span and mood in elderly
people with mild, age-related memory loss according
to a study published in the American Journal of Geriat-
ric Psychiatry. Researchers from the University of Cali-
fornia also referenced that in India, where turmeric is
regularly used in dishes including curry, senior citizens
traditionally have a lower risk of Alzheimer’s disease and
overall better cognitive performance.
DIET CAN HELP IVF TREATMENT
Eating a Mediterranean diet that is high in fruit, vegetables, beans,
wholegrains and oily fish and low in meat and dairy, may increase
some women’s chances of becoming pregnant and giving birth
through IVF treatment, according to researchers at Harokopio Uni-
versity, Greece. The study looked at the diets of 244 women when
they enrolled for the first cycle of treatment in Athens.
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SUPERMARKET SERVES
UP YOGA
Waitrose has held evening yoga classes in three of
its supermarkets with plans to roll out the program
across other branches in its network of 353 shops if
successful. The classes, held at the chain’s New-
bury, Basingstoke and Banbury branches, took place
in private rooms and cafes on site that was closed to
shoppers. Waitrose has also been trialling a personal
nutritionist service in its Canary Wharf and Kingston-
Upon-Thames shops since the beginning of January.
MINDFULNESS MAY
REDUCE CRAVINGS

A new review of 30 studies on mindfulness by City Uni-
versity London, has found that mindfulness strategies
may help prevent or interrupt cravings for food and drugs
such as cigarettes and alcohol by occupying short-term
memory. It was found that some of the beneficial effects
in relation to craving are likely to stem from interrupting
cravings by loading working memory, a part of our short-
term memory which is concerned with immediate con-
scious perceptual and linguistic processing.
MEDITATION CUTS
DETENTION FOR KIDS
For the last three years, the staff at Robert W. Cole-
man Elementary in Baltimore, Maryland have sent
unruly children to a meditation room instead of
detention, which has seen remarkable results with
a dramatic decrease in referrals and zero suspen-
sions. Children who enter the ‘Mindful Moment
Room’ go there to stretch, practise deep breathing
and various yoga poses which allows them space
to calm down and think about their feelings.
YOGA CAN HELP WITH
DEPRESSION

A small study by the Center for Integrative Psychiatry in the
Netherlands, has found that people who had depression for
an average of 11 years and practised 2.5 hours of yoga ev-
ery week for nine weeks, had a decrease in the symptoms
of depression, anxiety, stress and rumination. These benefits
persisted for four months after the study.
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