When people hear about yoga backbends, they often envision a contortionist with their head resting on their buttocks. Bending backward looks pretty tough, even a bit painful. A few years ago, a student expressed feeling pain just by looking at the backbends on the wall at my yoga school in Toronto.
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Lower back pain bothering you again? Have you spent too much time at a desk, sustained an injury or are post-surgery (or even post-natal) and your balance is out of whack? It could be that your pelvis is unbalanced. But don’t fret. In the vast majority of cases, this is not as serious as it
It’s Not You. It’s Your Pelvic Imbalance. Read More »
Despite the physical benefits from regularly practicing yoga, you might also have discovered it seems to provide more than stronger abs and biceps. Inner peace, calm and increased energy are just a couple that come to mind. But just how does it do this? If you’re curious about how yoga benefits mind, body and soul,
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We feel we couldn’t live without our smart phones. But some observers are still very worried about the radiation they emit, especially when it comes to our screen-savvy children (and amazingly, babies).
The Truth About Cellphone Radiation? Read More »
Detox Garden Salad with Wasabi Dressing A blend of fresh salad greens with seeds and fruits to nourish and refresh. Kamalaya’s Detox Garden salad is a flavourful blend of ingredients to detoxify and heal. Serves 2 Salad Ingredients Baby Cos Lettuce (picked and washed) 40g Green Oak Lettuce (picked and washed) 40g Red Oak Lettuce
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Practicing Pilates on your 3rd Trimester is a great way to prepare yourself for a healthy and seamless birth. However, you might have noticed that you are not as energetic as before. This is the time you have to realize that your approach to exercises should undergo some changes.
3rd Trimester Pilates Safety Tips from Central Hong Kong Prenatal Pilates Read More »
Flexkids YogaEd® Our children today spend most of their time in a very fast pace environment, with many school pressures like homework, projects, quizzes and exams. In addition to that is attending tutorial lessons to upkeep high academic standards while at the same time trying to excel into competitive sports of related to their interest.
Childrens Yoga: A union, an expression, and honor for oneself Read More »
Why go to Flex Studio to practice Pilates? Although you could learn a lot of Pilates exercises online or from books and DVDs, there is no greater resource than a Pilates instructor. Here are some great reasons why you need an instructor to get the most out of your training… Pilates instructors offer priceless feedback.
Do I really need a Pilates instructor in Hong Kong? Read More »
Red Hot, Vegetable Thai Curry It’s coming up to that time of year, when the weather cools and our desires for warming dishes heats up. Make the choice a healthy one with a feel-good favourite, from Flex’s very own yoga-detox guru, Michelle Ricaille. Serves 4 Prep Time: 30mins Cooking Time: 30mins Main Ingredients: 1 zucchini, chopped
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