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Michelle Helstrip Dru Yoga Therapist
- Mar 1
- 6 min
Zoom safely - Top Tips for Yoga Teachers
This Blog has been written for teachers of Yoga, Dance, Exercise – any activity where small to medium sized groups of students are being...
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Michelle Helstrip Dru Yoga Therapist
- Feb 12
- 2 min
Valentine's Day Re-Invented
14 February is Valentine’s Day, celebrated in many parts of the world as the day on which we send a card to the person we love, or would...
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Michelle Helstrip Dru Yoga Therapist
- Jan 26
- 5 min
Sugar - the good, the bad & the ugly
We all have a sweet tooth – we are genetically disposed to like sugary stuff - but some of us feed that sweet tooth more than others....
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Michelle Helstrip Dru Yoga Therapist
- Jan 14
- 2 min
Is your child getting enough exercise?
31% of children in England did less than 30 minutes of daily exercise in 2020. More than half of children and young people in England did...
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Michelle Helstrip Dru Yoga Therapist
- Dec 29, 2020
- 7 min
Osteoporosis? 5 ways yoga can help
Who gets Osteoporosis? Men and women can get osteoporosis, but it is considerably more prevalent in women, and generally begins at a...
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Michelle Helstrip Dru Yoga Therapist
- Nov 26, 2020
- 2 min
Let's celebrate our friends - today
We often take our friendships for granted. We assume that our friends will be still be there if we phone tomorrow rather than today,...
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Michelle Helstrip Dru Yoga Therapist
- Nov 11, 2020
- 5 min
Joyfully mindful, or mindlessly anxious?
I walk along the pathway, lightly scuffing through the fallen leaves of red, orange and gold that collect at my feet. The sky above is...
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Michelle Helstrip Dru Yoga Therapist
- Oct 18, 2020
- 4 min
Breast Cancer Aware: Mammogram tale
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, helping to promote understanding and action across the world. Every 45 minutes someone dies...
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Michelle Helstrip Dru Yoga Therapist
- Oct 18, 2020
- 3 min
Breast Cancer: Know your normal
October is Breast Cancer Awareness month. The benefits of screening are the chances of finding breast cancer early. The earlier that...
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Michelle Helstrip Dru Yoga Therapist
- Sep 27, 2020
- 3 min
Covid-19 Selfish or Selfless?
There have been many stories of selflessness and charitable acts during the pandemic, but philosopher Bernard-Henri Levy suggests that...
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Michelle Helstrip Dru Yoga Therapist
- Jul 26, 2020
- 4 min
Yoga on the NHS? East meets West
Yoga Therapy & the NHS We can expect to live 24 years longer than in 1920, but our challenge is how to live those extra years healthfully
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Michelle Helstrip Dru Yoga Therapist
- Jun 28, 2020
- 3 min
Give your discs a drink - 4 easy ways to keep your spine supple & strong
A healthy spine, able to move freely in the 6 directions, will reduce our chances of injury in daily life
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Michelle Helstrip Dru Yoga Therapist
- Jun 22, 2020
- 3 min
Mindful Meals - managing our weight mindfully with Yoga principles
The gym is closed, the fridge is handy, stress levels are high, but we can manage our weight mindfully & with loving kindness
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Michelle Helstrip Dru Yoga Therapist
- Jun 10, 2020
- 3 min
Voluntary Magic - using the breath to help us through these stressful times
The breath was the main focus of our teaching session today, for three reasons: 1. Increasing our breathing efficiency 2. Reducing our...
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Michelle Helstrip Dru Yoga Therapist
- Jun 8, 2020
- 2 min
Where to turn to for help - Mental Health support services information
It can be difficult to quickly find people who can help in a mental health crisis, but I hope that this list will prove useful
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Michelle Helstrip Dru Yoga Therapist
- May 30, 2020
- 3 min
Small Acts of Kindness: Yoga in need
One of the largest Yoga organisations in the UK, the British Wheel of Yoga (BWY), has created a ‘Small Acts of Kindness’ initiative
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Michelle Helstrip Dru Yoga Therapist
- May 24, 2020
- 2 min
5 Tips for positive mental health
It can be useful to think of our mental health in the same way that we think of our physical health
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