If you are here, you want to start practising yoga, but chances are you may still feel hesitant to do it. Completely understandable! Here in the West, we see pictures of yogis who are fit and young all the time. And this makes people believe that that is how you need to look to practice yoga. But if you are looking for yoga for beginners over 50, then this article will show you how you can start practising. If you hear yourself say, “I don’t think I can do that. Maybe yoga isn’t for me”, then throw that belief out […]
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Celebrating the Summer Solstice in the Northern Hemisphere
One month of the year that we all look forward to is June – warm weather, lighter evenings and hopefully, a long-awaited summer holiday! But we love June in our house because It is also the month of the Summer Solstice – a ‘magical’ day called ‘the longest day of the year’ which officially marks the start of summer. Read on to find out about celebrating the Summer Solstice in the Northern Hemisphere. Here’s the astronomy bit Sometimes, we humans can be a little ‘slow to catch on’. It was only in 1543, that the astronomer, Nicolaus Copernicus, explained his […]
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30 ways to celebrate International Friendship Day
Celebrate International Friendship Day this year! If there is one thing the pandemic showed, it was that we need our friends – not just the ones we know, but the ones we have yet to meet! As many of us were locked down during the pandemic, we began to realise that it really is the little things that mean a lot – a hug, a genuine smile, a friendly pat on the back. These things matter because these are the things that really make us feel good – not our car, our house or our status; but our friends, loved […]
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Simple ways to have fun with food this summer
Hooray, summer has finally arrived here in the UK, and thermometer mercury levels are on the up faster than a third-wave COVID graph! And somehow, through it all, we are all still looking forward to enjoying a cool beer after work as the nights get warm and balmy. So why not have fun with food this summer, whether you’re in Italy, Australia or having a ‘staycation’ here at home? Looking on the bright side, in the summer months, many of us hope to take our children outside and just enjoy the great weather and let them feel the magical warmth […]
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Ten ways to celebrate National Simplicity Day
National Simplicity Day When was the last time you stopped to smell the roses? Yesterday? Last week? Or so long ago you can’t really remember? Have you EVER stopped to smell the roses? Or is the thought of switching off from daily life, unplugging from the internet and social media, something that you wouldn’t wish on your worst enemy? Then it’s time you knew how to celebrate National Simplicity Day! On July 12th, many people will celebrate National Simplicity Day – the birthday of Henry David Thoreau, an American philosopher, naturalist, and ardent advocate for simple living. They will switch off their […]
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