Heal. Love. Yoga and Shambala Health Spa have joined forces to promote Yoga as an essential part of a health and wellness regime. The innovative and forward-thinking management team behind the Shambala success story, recognised the need to have Yoga on offer in a time when everyone is becoming increasingly aware of the importance of being ‘well and healthy’. As serendipity goes, Heal. Love. Yoga approached Shambala at this time with similar ideas and the rest is history. Heal. Love. Yoga Studio … [Read more...] about PE steps it up a notch in Promoting True Holistic Health and Wellness
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Exercise Tips for mesomorph’s, ectomorph’s and endomorph’s
Have you ever found yourself wondering what physical activities you might be good at? Your body shape can actually tell you what type of activity is best suited to you, helping to make the most of your natural talents. There are three basic body shapes - mesomorph, ectomorph and endomorph. In between these three are 'blends', of their characteristics. A good way to determine your body type is to clasp your thumb and middle finger of one hand around the wrist of your other arm. If your finger … [Read more...] about Exercise Tips for mesomorph’s, ectomorph’s and endomorph’s
Is suspensive condition bound by additional loan?
This week, a reader has sought the Property Poser experts' advice about a suspensive condition on an offer to purchase a fixed property. She seems to have signed an offer that contained a suspensive condition relating to the successful acquisition of bond finance. The finance was approved but the reader applied for a further loan to cover the additional costs, including transfer duty and legal fees. The reader explains that the bank rejected her application for the additional sum and … [Read more...] about Is suspensive condition bound by additional loan?
Practice Yoga because it Feels Damn Good
I have in my years of practicing yoga shifted in my reasons for doing so. It started out as a physical thing, where I was convinced that hot bikram yoga will transform my body so that even I could love it. It has evolved and now my philosophy around practicing yoga is simple: practice yoga because it feels damn good. Sometimes you know why it feels just so great– and other times you can’t explain it. Who cares?! Does everything have to be worded and boxed? No. It really doesn’t…and … [Read more...] about Practice Yoga because it Feels Damn Good
The 6 most important lifestyle facets
To attain a state of magnificent health and boundless energy, you'll need to address six important facets of lifestyle. These include thought management, sleep quality, breathing patterns, hydration, diet and exercise. Let's run through them all briefly, so you can get a sense of what issues need to be addressed under each 'pillar'. Eating: Stick to real food, in the appropriate ratios of carbohydrates, proteins and fats for your unique biochemical make-up. Eat frequently enough to remain … [Read more...] about The 6 most important lifestyle facets
Breakfast Rounds
As one gets older and presumably wiser the traditional breakfast fry up loses its greasy appeal and, frankly, the need to cure hangovers also fades into a memory. But, it still feels good to have breakfast on the patio surrounded by loved ones. So, I have been experimenting a bit of late in the hopes of coming up with an easy, 'one pot', healthy breakfast - hence these 'Breakfast Rounds'. Ingredients: 2 Eggs per person 1 packet of streaky Bacon (I have used those new bacon rounds … [Read more...] about Breakfast Rounds
PE support group for sex addicts and partners of sex addicts launched
Tiger Woods, Russel Brand, David Duchovny and Charlie Sheen are celebrities who all brought sex addiction into the spotlight. However, a new study published in the scientific journal Socioaffective Neuroscience and Psychology suggests that sex addiction is not a real disorder. "As someone who has worked extensively with sex addicts, I absolutely cannot support these findings," says relationship counsellor and clinical sexologist, Leandie Buys. The study analysed the neural responses of sex … [Read more...] about PE support group for sex addicts and partners of sex addicts launched
Drug and Addiction Support Groups in Port Elizabeth
A list of Addiction Support Groups in Port Elizabeth with compliments of John Preller. Alcohol: AA - Enquire at Head Office for Days, Times and Venues - 041 452 7328 / 072 185 8439 AA - Guinea Fowl Room, St Georges Hospital - Wednesdays 19:30 to 20:30 - 041 586 1042 Drugs: NA - Sunset Coffee Shop, Gelvan Park shops - Mondays 19:30 to 20:30 - 072 064 9664 NA - Caritas Centre 16 West Street, Newton Park - Tuesdays 17:30 to 19:30 - 071 064 9664 NA - Caritas Centre 16 West … [Read more...] about Drug and Addiction Support Groups in Port Elizabeth
Think about the tax implications of renting out your home
The Property Poser experts have received a rather interesting tax-related query from a reader who rents out his home to officers from the diplomatic services from time to time. When their property is occupied, the reader and his wife go and live on a camping site, which is admittedly less comfortable than their own home but far less expensive. In this way they are managing to save a bit of money for their later years. There is still a small bond on the property and while they know that … [Read more...] about Think about the tax implications of renting out your home
How to improve your stomach health
Your immune system is, for all intents and purposes, ‘housed' within your gut, so it's vital that you digest, utilise and assimilate the food you consume to the very best of your ability. It's not just about what you eat - good digestion covers other factors too, some of which might surprise you. The Autonomic Nervous System: We have a central nervous system (the brain and spinal cord), as well as an autonomic nervous system (ANS). The ANS is the master regulator of metabolism and is … [Read more...] about How to improve your stomach health
Don’t Stress: Just Believe in Miracles – You ARE One
It normally takes some sad event for us to recognize and acknowledge how privileged we are in our health or in our amazing bodies. I sometimes wonder if we fail to recognize, daily, how amazingly we are put together just because we are ignorant and don’t even know half of the cool stuff that goes on inside us. Once you begin to understand the infinite intelligence that you carry around in the cells of your physical, emotional and spiritual body, it’s hard to ever look at yourself in the same way … [Read more...] about Don’t Stress: Just Believe in Miracles – You ARE One
‘I’m not flexible enough for yoga’ – and other yoga fears dispelled
I recently moved back to Port Elizabeth after ten years away. I came back to open a Yoga Studio because yoga had such a profound impact on my life and I was surprised to find that here, yoga is not (yet) as natural a part of life as it has become in places like California and London. Advocating strongly for yoga as a lifestyle I have come across a number of ‘humorous’ beliefs about yoga, preventing people from getting involved in this magical practice. It’s time for these to be exposed…. and … [Read more...] about ‘I’m not flexible enough for yoga’ – and other yoga fears dispelled
Why I permanently skip breakfast
Haven't we always been told to eat breakfast, come rain or shine? In fact, I've been one of the guilty myself – suggesting to clients that if they don't include this daily habit, they may find their metabolisms negatively affected. But rather a lot of very interesting research has suggested that we can gain huge benefits from going without food for brief-to-prolonged periods of time (14-36 hours) – called intermittent fasting. Going without food regularly would have naturally occurred back … [Read more...] about Why I permanently skip breakfast
10 Simple but Profound ways in which Yoga Changed my Life
I started practicing yoga for the first time on my Wii Balance Board with Wii Fit Plus. I was getting over the brutal ending of my five-year relationship and my Wii console offered me some desperately needed escape from endless thinking and analyzing. I soon figured out that the Yoga practices on Wii Fit Plus helped quiet my mind even more than skateboarding or basketball, and soon I wanted more…urgently. Many, many Yoga fuelled travels and thousands of pounds in classes, courses, trainings … [Read more...] about 10 Simple but Profound ways in which Yoga Changed my Life
Why you should eat raw foods
Enzymes are your body's 'language'. In effect, they tell the body what to do, when and how, so it's very important that we have enough of them. When our diets are high in cooked and processed foods, these foods don't provide very many enzymes, which means having to 'steal' them from the body's valuable enzyme reserves. Raw food eaten just before a meal provides these essential digestive-aiding enzymes. The 'before' part is crucial as it was shown in studies that eating raw food towards the … [Read more...] about Why you should eat raw foods
