Thrive Yoga Lifestyle Blog

Looking for an uplifting book to get you through the dull days of February?  Browse through these two lists of 26 books that might bring you a little brightness and warmth...

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A few words about the life of mindfulness teacher Thich Nhat Hanh who died on Saturday 22nd January 2022 at the age of 95. His wise words live on in his books and poems and can help us all to live a more peaceful and meaningful life.

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Take 3 minutes to pause in your busy day and listen to this beautiful track by Ola Gjeilo (pronounced 'yay-lo') - I promise you'll feel more relaxed aftwards.

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Lovely words to inspire you at the start of 2022.

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This Month's Class Notes... Sun Salutations on the longest day

This Month's Recipe.... Seedy Carrot Salad

This Month's Mother Nature's Magic... Midsummer flowers

This Month's Things To Do and Place To Visit...  Open gardens and flower shows

This Month's Musical Offering...  Two tracks, both entitled 'Sun Salutations' to accompany your Surya Namaskar practice

This Month's Video... A sweet little stoat story to brighten your day

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This Month's Class Notes... Variety is the spice of life

This Month's Recipe... Beetroot, Cumin and Coriander Soup with Hazelnut Dukkah

This Month's Mother Nature's Magic... Hairy Footed Flower Bees! Yes that's their real name - find out more about them (photo credit: @penny.metal)

This Month's Things To Do and Place To Visit...  Secret gardens in London, wildfowl reserves and a little treasure of a sculpture garden 

This Month's Musical Offering...  'Sacred Blessing' by Liquid Bloom - a slow rhythmic track to accompany your slow flow yoga 

This Month's Video... 'Kiss The Ground' is an amazing film about soil, agriculture and growing food on this planet - you can see the trailer here 

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This Week's Class Notes... A focussed gaze and some eye exercises

This Week's Recipe... Vegan Pancakes 

This Week's Mother Nature's Magic... A teeny tiny chameleon and some great stuff on the Natural History Museum's website

This Week's Musical Offering...  'Primavera' by Floraleda Sacchi

This Week's Video... 'You Must Explore', a short film by Green Renaissance

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This Week's Class Notes... My 'Word For The Year'

This Week's Recipe... Pickled Cabbage and Ginger 

This Week's Mother Nature's Magic... A little reminder of just how amazing you are

This Week's Musical Offering...  'I Am Light' by India Arie, sung by Mariagerfjord Korskole choir

This Week's Video... The Hill We Climb : the uplifting and hope-filled poem that was written by 22 year old Amanda Gorman and read by her at President Biden's inauguration. 

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This Week's Class Notes... Put some yoga props on your Christmas list... here are some recommendations

This Week's Recipe... Apple Crumble Energy Balls

This Week's Mother Nature's Magic... The trailer for an extraordinary film called 'My Octopus Teacher'

This Week's Musical Offering...  'Delicate' by Joey Fehrenbach - a rhythmic track that would be good to accompany Sun Salutations and flow sequences

This Week's Video... One Breath Around The World - a short film following freediver Guillaume Nery as he swims and glides through otherworldly oceans

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This Week's Class Notes... Staying grounded with the Five Senses Meditation... and a bit more about traction

This Week's Recipe... Indian Masala Carrots with Coconut Lentils

This Week's Mother Nature's Magic... Marvelling at swifts and swallows

This Week's Musical Offering...  'Duvet' by Niklas Paschbury - as its name suggests its a relaxing track

This Week's Video... a short film called 'All In The Mind' featuring some lovely words from a wise woman

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This Week's Class Notes... A bit about traction... and some lovely poems

This Week's Recipe... Deliciously Jammy Slow-Roasted Tomatoes

This Week's Mother Nature's Magic... Flowers from Flo's Flower Garden

This Week's Musical Offering...  'Re-turning' by Jennifer Berezan - a hypnotic and relaxing track that was recorded in an underground temple

This Week's Video... a short BBC video about how wild swimming helps people with mental health issues

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This Week's Class Notes... Why Do We Roll to the Right Side?

This Week's Recipe... Sticky Roasted Bananas

This Week's Mother Nature's Magic...  The story of Knepp and its rewilding project

This Week's Musical Offering...  'Quiet Meditation' by Hubbub

This Week's Video... 'What Yoga Does to Your Body and Brain'

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