Yoga and Lifestyle

Card gaming culture in Nigeria: How today’s popular games are a blend of old and new

Nigeria is full of traditions when it comes to competitive endeavours. Over the last few decades, football has become one of the country’s top sports, with many of our leading players from Victor Moses to Mikel Obi achieving success on an international stage. However, long before Nigerians were kicking a ball around, those looking for…

5 Dec 2018

International day of Yoga 2018: Yoga for Peace

In its fourth year, the International day of Yoga is observed on June 21st. The day was instituted after the current Prime Minister of India Mr Narendra Modi proposed a day for the celebration of Yoga at the United Nations General Assembly. He called yoga an invaluable gift of India's ancient tradition that embodies unity…

Tracking your heart rate

Calculate your resting heart rate by counting your heart beats per minute when you are at rest, such as first thing in the morning. It’s usually somewhere between 60 and 100 beats per minute for the average adult.

Get your kids moving!

I think there’s a better way: Keep it in the family! There are so many benefits to working out and living healthy as a family, and I know a lot of you are sitting there thinking, ‘workout with my kids??’ Let me explain.

Reasons you should skip to keep fit

One of these options is skipping. Unknown to many, the jump rope is a powerful workout tool and is also one of the best go-to fitness accessories that’s cost effective and portable.

Yoga in Nigeria: What it’s really like

Have you ever encountered a situation where you wanted to “be the change you wish to see in the world?” When I moved to Nigeria in 2012, there were a hand full of gyms, fitness classes and healthy eating options.

How’s the health of your mind? Yoga can help

Have you ever noticed how good you feel – mentally – when you practise yoga regularly? If the answer is “yes,” I’m happy for you. I know the feeling. If the answer is “no clue what you’re talking about,” then keep reading.

Hurry up to slow down!

When you practice yoga, you pay attention not only to how your pose looks but also how it feels. Stop what you’re doing, close your eyes and take one deep breath in and out of your nose.

Hurry up to slow down!

Essentially this is what happens in life. Each day you jump out of bed, and remain on go-go-go mode until bed time, and then you repeat the cycle.

Give love, receive love: Enjoy the cycle

You can’t hold love in your hand, but you can feel it in your heart. The heart is a muscle, and like all other muscles in the body, it needs to be strengthened continuously.

Eat, play and yoga

I have recently re-discovered a most awesome trifecta of weekend goodness and that is: finding good food, playing like a child and getting some exercise in.

Flowing into the holidays

Festive and exciting, but yet stressful and demanding describe the holiday period aptly. Some of us are weaving in and out of traffic to find deals and last minute gifts ...

Practice posing

Our mind is a gateway, and the limitations created by the mind act as security, selecting and guarding what enters and leave. Recognition of limiting thoughts ...

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