Cat Easterbrook

My very first email address was spacecowgirl. I wasn’t a big Jamiroquai fan so I think my reason for picking the name was actually more to do with liking the idea of being a cowgirl, in space, because I was 12 and, why the hell not? History backs this up[...]
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I love the random ways that people can enter our lives. Matthew Sanford’s name first reached my ears as I cooked dinner in a pop-up kitchen in Kathmandu. I’d found an American podcast channel on the enthusiastic recommendation of a Kiwi friend. The first episode I listened to was an[...]
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Practising restorative yoga is a great way to take some time out to rest and renew – especially when energy levels are low. These three restorative yoga postures can be practised individually or they make a really nice short session, incorporating a forward bend, a back bend and an inversion. Stay[...]
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I heard about the yoga retreat with Simon Low four days before it began. Moments later I was on Skyscanner, fingers crossed in the hope that the scanner of the sky would see fit for me to fly to Turkey in just four days time. Although I wasn’t necessarily looking[...]
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The first ever International Yoga Day is here. Having been on the fringes of society for thousands of years, it’s quite a landmark for yoga, for the holistic health world and for India. “Yoga is an invaluable gift of our ancient tradition. Yoga embodies unity of mind and body. It[...]
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There are still misconceptions that yoga is the domain of the young, fit and flexible. That you have to be really flexible to practise yoga is a particularly odd misconception. Increasing your natural range of flexibility is one of the reasons to practise yoga in the first place, so if you[...]
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Sleepiness, tiredness, fatigue, exhaustion – no matter how strongly we feel it, it’s not pleasant. It weighs us down, makes everything feel more difficult and stops us from engaging fully in life. The reasons for fatigue are many and it can feel like a mystery to solve. How can I[...]
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Restorative yoga was where I started. Due to illness, I quite literally started yoga from the ground up – doing postures where I could lie down, supported as much as possible. As my health improved I quickly started to incorporate more active poses – standing poses and poses that require[...]
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People practise yoga for their own reasons and there are many. At the start of a yoga course or retreat, the teacher normally asks you what your reasons are – what you hope to gain, what would make a difference to you in your life. For some people the aim[...]
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Looking for Surinder’s contact details? Now he can be found at www.swastiyoga.com Missed part 1 or 2? read them here: Yoga teacher training with Surinder Singh – Part 1: Rishikesh Yoga teacher training with Surinder Singh – Part 2: Opening ceremony Morning practice We began each day at 6am. Sleepily[...]
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