A new study shows that people who work in community gardens receive various health benefits that may help reduce the risk of chronic diseases like cancer and can improve mental health. The randomized controlled trial involved 145 people who never gardened before and tracked...
A new study has found a link between lower muscle mass and a higher risk of cardiovascular events — at least in males aged 45 and over. This association, the research indicates, is valid even for males with no history of heart disease. Muscle mass loss is...
Lower back pain is very common and it affects individuals of all ages. According to the 2015 Global Burden of Disease Study, 7.3% of the global population — or 540 million people — experience activity-limiting lower back pain at any one time, and this symptom...
Experienced yoga students know the value of breathwork and the myriad benefits we can obtain from the vast variety of breathing methods that have been discovered and developed over millennia. In this article by Ruth Nina Welsh for https://www.beyourowncounsellorandcoach.com/ she focuses on how we can use...
As many of you know, I have been following the Longevity Diet for over 5 months now. I am documenting my fat loss journey on YouTube in my Dean's Diet Diary videos. www.youtube.com/c/sefalisyoga In chapter 5 his book "The Longevity Diet", Dr Valter Longo outlines how...
The importance of having good posture is vastly underestimated by most of us. Exercises to correct and improve posture are frequently neglected. For motivation here are 12 benefits of having good posture. This post draws from an article written by Jenna Jonaitis for Healthline.com. To read the original article...
Lately at Sefali's Yoga we have been looking at energy and energy management. To further our understanding let's look at the 3 gunas of nature. The following is an extract from an article written by Timothy Burgin. You can read the full article by going here: https://www.yogabasics.com/learn/the-3-gunas-of-nature/ "In...
Being a care-giver can be exceptionally challenging. As it is care givers week 2020 I felt it important to draw attention to this excellent article written by Melinda Smith MA. In this article Melinda does a fantastic job of covering the subject of care giver stress,...
Seva is a Sanskrit word that describes the act of selfless service. As carers week 2020 has begun this is a great time for us to practice Seva. The following description of Seva is from https://www.yogapedia.com/ "Its meaning is said to be embodied by the root words saha,...
I spent a year volunteering 2 days a week of my time to Hounslow Citizens Advice Beaurea. I learnt lots of new skills and made many new friends (I got to know Sefali's sister Malti who also started volunteering), I was given training and guidance and...