All posts tagged: yoga

Morning yoga at Aiyanna Ibiza

Published by Mark Smith

As the sun gently rises over the sea, there is no better place to start the day in Ibiza than with yoga session at Aiyanna Ibiza. The iconic restaurant runs yoga classes three mornings a week on its sun decks looking straight at the ocean. Under the guidance of Satya Morillas Mir, the introductory sessions will suit first timers and yoga fans alike. Combining mindfulness, movement and breathwork, it’s a calming, friendly vibe and absolutely ideal to welcome the day. Make sure you pick a spot under the shade of the umbrellas or palm trees, it can get mighty hot in full sunlight as you are striking a pose and holding it in full sun. You can also experience morning yoga sessions at Aiyanna’s sister property, Amante. Aiyanna has morning classes on Monday, Wednesday and Friday starting at 9:00am. Amante has morning classes from Monday to Friday starting at 9:00am. Each class lasts one hour 15 minutes. Not only that, the yoga session is followed by a wholesome, organic breakfast buffet. I enjoyed freshly squeezed …

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Mandarin Oriental launches guest room wellness

Published by Mark Smith

Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group has partnered with leading global health and fitness platform Grokker to launch a guest room wellness concept. Mandarin Oriental’s world-class spa facilities and award-winning programmes cater to discerning wellness-oriented travellers, and this new initiative, which offers guests complimentary access to a custom selection of Grokker health and fitness videos to practice in-room, is designed to provide added flexibility when it comes to staying fit on the road. Videos include a five-minute meditation to ease stress, a twenty-minute workout to achieve fitness goals plus Pilates and yoga practice sessions, including a soothing bedtime yoga practice to encourage sleep. This guest room wellness concept makes it easy to be healthy and well on-the-go when travelling “It can be difficult to maintain a wellness routine while travelling,” said Jeremy McCarthy, Group Director of Spa and Wellness for Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group. “Thanks to our collaboration with Grokker, we can now deliver extended wellness expertise and activities that our guests can easily access from the comfort of their room or suite.” A selection of Grokker’s …

Meditation and yoga workshops to help prevent male suicide

Published by Mark Smith

OHMME has partnered with CALM to run a series of workshops for men which launch in February 2018. CALM is the Campaign Against Living Miserably, and exists to prevent male suicide, the single biggest killer of men under 45 in the UK. In 2015, 75% of all UK suicides were male. On average that equates to 12 men per day taking their own lives. CALM runs a range of services to support any man who is having a rough time and campaigns that challenge society’s ideals of masculinity. It does some incredible work helping guys to open up, to talk and to confront their fears and problems. Vital work in tackling the huge issue of male suicide. The #StillnessInMotion are workshops have been specifically created for men by Jonty (from the charity), to help dispel societal stereotypes of masculinity, that men should be tough, ‘just deal with it’, and ‘man up’. The workshops are being launched to offer space for men to explore these pressures, in a civilisation that frowns upon men asking for help. They …

I experienced an energy session with Anne Lewis, facilitator of Rites for Life

Published by Mark Smith

When I was in Sydney earlier this year I was introduced to Anne Lewis, facilitator of Rites for Life. Anne is an unassuming woman with a gentle manner and calming presence. Her one-to-one sessions are renowned amongst those in the know and definitely something to seek out for those in need of balance and rejuvenation. Sessions combine energy work that focuses on the chakras and meridian lines. But each session is totally unique and I guess they would be different each time too, depending on your needs, state of mind and current physical, mental and spiritual situation. At the time, I had been travelling quite a bit, was a touch jet lagged and felt rather tired. My session included some vibrational energy work which focussed on the stomach, where I hold stress. She instantly identified this weak spot for me and spent much of her time releasing the energy flow in this area and spent some time focussing on the liver too. I felt an incredible release and an expansion of the whole torso. Combing some conversation and discussion with …

New launch: Yoga breaks at Six Senses Marbella

Published by Mark Smith

Its all about yoga on the sunny South Coast of Spain for the next few months. The recently opened Six Senses Spa Marbella is introducing a series of new results-driven yoga programmes for winter designed to achieve optimum balance of body and mind. The three, five and seven day programmes can be experienced in a short two and half hour journey time from the UK, so you don’t need to fly long haul for a holistic yoga escape. The three new intensive Six Senses yoga programmes – Discover Yoga, Yogic Detox and Yogic Sleep, suitable for complete novices and more accomplished yoga practitioners alike, will be taught by the spa’s experienced in-house yoga master. Each programme will be tailored to the individual needs of each guest and will involve an individual yoga consultation and practice, guided meditation and a number of rebalancing spa treatments which will vary depending on the length of stay. Framed by the Mediterranean Sea and lush botanical gardens, the luxurious Puente Romano Beach Resort & Spa Marbella provides the perfect backdrop for a wellness …

The first International Day of Yoga: 21st June

Published by Mark Smith

Today, 21 June, is the first International Day of Yoga and it’s really gaining some momentum. It’s impressive that The United Nations General Assembly declared 21 June the International Day of Yoga in December 2014, when a record 175 member states endorsed the resolution. The resolution notes “the importance of individuals and populations making healthier choices and following lifestyle patterns that foster good health.” Around the world people are planning yoga events throught the day which also coincides with the summer solstice in the northern hemisphere. India’s Prime Minister Narenda Modi led thousands of people in a mass yga session in the capital, Delhi who did stretches, bends and breathing exercises with around 35,000 school children, bureaucrats and soldiers.Millions of people across India and around the world are participating too. At the UN, simple yoga poses will be demonstrated at the Visitors Plaza Entrance, while in Times Square, New York – which has had a yoga event timed with the solstice for the past 13 years. There’s even going to be yoga in the sky …

Full moon yoga in Thailand

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Renowned for it’s full moon parties, Thailand offers much more to the world traveller than a blinding rave on a beach in Koh Phan gan. Actually, having experienced the extremes either side of the full moon party, I would head in the opposite direction – as fast as you can. Picking up on the full moon theme, luxury villa spa destination, Sri panwa on Phuket is giving guests the chance to experience ‘full moon yoga’ from May 2014. Sri panwa is offering a tranquil alternative to the all-night partying normally associated with Thailand’s full moon. A series of exclusive and privately taught yoga classes will run on Sri panwa’s special floating yoga deck under the full moon each month, with spectacular views of the Andaman Ocean. Set high atop Cape Panwa, commanding breathtaking views of the South-Eastern tip of Phuket, Sri panwa offers outstanding facilities and the utmost luxury and service. The resort sits 40-60 metres above sea level eastern and western ridges and at the very tip of the cape, covering the peninsula in …