A big part of practicing yoga is taking care of your body. This includes ensuring that you fuel your body with the proper nutrition. For those with health goals that include losing weight, going on a specific diet plan is a way to be more conscious about what you eat.
Most people will have tried the keto diet, intermittent fasting, veganism, and other approaches to manage their food intake. While many have found success with these, the aforementioned options aren’t for everyone. Some may find diets too restrictive, and even trigger unhealthy eating habits such as binge-eating. For some, being on a diet can be more of a struggle because of increased food noise.
Regardless of whether you're new to yoga or a seasoned practitioner, one thing's for certain: you need to treat your body right. One of the best ways to do that is, of course, through ensuring that you're taking in the nutrition and fuel that your body needs.
Sustained physical activity— even activity as gentle as yoga— is something that requires mindful care and proper nutrition. We've written about the benefits of this mindfulness before in our piece on 'Meal Planning'. Today, we're going to expand that potential even further by illustration just what you should be putting into your meals to fill in those nutritional gaps and get even stronger.
Intermittent Fasting is a popular “way of eating” that has gained popularity in the last few years. It is has been associated with helping to improve weight loss efforts, which is a top goal for many people. But is this just a new fad and just another “diet”? Who is it for, and who should NOT fast?
As a yoga practitioner of 12 years and an instructor of 3, I’ve inevitably learned of the many benefits of yoga, through both experience and formal text. The word yoga itself meaning ‘union’ or ‘connection,’ signifying the inherent benefits of mind, body, and soul, is proof of its holistic healing nature. Although many focus mainly on one limb of seven, asana (i.e. posture), the other sutras (i.e. threads) of the practice – values, intent, breath, focus, concentration, enlightenment – all weave together to create a unified experience.
It was not, however, until about 2 years ago that I became an empathizer, rather than mere sympathizer, of the healing powers of yoga for chronic pain.
The quest for personal growth is not a one-time event but a lifelong journey that requires introspection, action, and a willingness to evolve. Everyone embarks on this path with different motivations and at different stages of life. Whether it's the desire to start a new career, go back to school, pick up a hobby, or build healthier habits, the idea of self-improvement is rooted in the belief that you can always be better than you were yesterday. Personal growth is about shedding old habits, gaining new skills, and evolving into the best version of yourself.
We all know that healthy habits can have us looking and feeling better. However, sometimes leading a healthy lifestyle is a challenge. The key to success is starting small. For example, instead of trying to run a marathon, start by training for a 5K. A healthier lifestyle starts with small changes you make to your everyday routine. Read on for some actionable steps you can take to improve your mental and physical health without adding stress to your life.
Forming healthy habits sometimes feels like an impossible and expensive endeavor. But the truth is, it doesn’t have to be. Aiming to live a healthy lifestyle on a budget is entirely practical when you plan and put the right strategies in place. Below, Bottoms Up! Yoga explains how you can save money over time by fostering your health, how to turn your healthy habits into a business, where to find low-cost health apps, and more.
We all want to look and feel our best. But many of us think that optimal health and wellbeing are unattainable, or we get so busy that we neglect our healthy routines.
What if improving how you look and feel didn’t have to be complex? What if there were simple habits you could implement in your daily routine that yielded transformative results?
Here’s the good news—there are. And Bottoms Up! Yoga wants to share some of them with you!
People turn to yoga for many reasons, seeking benefits to their lifestyle and quality of life.
At Bottoms Up Yoga we use the tagline ‘work your body, mind, and palate’, and certainly those first two areas are the ones that usually draw people to yoga. It is a great way to keep fit, promoting a healthier lifestyle and of course, a degree of physical fitness. In terms of mindfulness, it can help people focus on priorities, clear their mind of negativity and work through problems they may be suffering.