AYGMyJune2015

IN THE NOW

the latest

Fresh voice

In her new book Do Your Om Thing: Bending Yoga Tradition to Fit

Your Modern Life, yoga teacher and blogger Rebecca Pacheco brings

a contemporary voice to yoga’s ancient teachings and philosophy.

Flip through it to find inspiration for your practice and more

thoughtful living. ($44.99, harpercollins.com).

Healing

moves

In welcome news,

yoga can help improve

mobility and quality

of life for people living

with multiple sclerosis.

In a recent study at

Rutgers University in

the US, women with

MS learned about

yoga philosophy

and practised deep-

breathing exercises

and restorative poses

for 90 minutes twice

a week. After eight

weeks, they were

better able to walk for

short distances and

longer periods of time,

had better fine-motor

coordination and

showed improvements

in balance while

reaching backward.

They also reported less

pain and fatigue than

when they started the

trial, according to the

researchers.

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Red Nose Day

SIDS and Kids is urging all Australians to help save babies’ lives by supporting

Red Nose Day on Friday, June 26. Supporters can get involved by purchasing

a red nose, any Red Nose Day product, making a donation or by setting up

your own Everyday Hero fundraising account. rednoseday.com.au

13%

The improvement in

memory and recall that

older adults experience

after practising yoga

three times a week for

eight weeks, reports the

Journals of Gerontology.

More proof that yoga

strengthens both mind

and body.

Make scents

To fill your home with beautiful scents, give shop-bought air

fresheners a pass – many contain phthalates, chemicals that can

cause hormonal abnormalities, birth defects and reproductive

issues. Instead, make your own. Choose a 120ml amber glass

bottle (dark glass protects the oils from light) that has an

atomiser top and tube. Fill the bottle with distilled water to just

below the neck, and then add three to four drops of pure

essential oil and spritz away. To open the senses, use one drop

of eucalyptus and two to three drops of white thyme, or try one

drop each of peppermint and pine and two drops of rosewood

to remind you of snowy bushland.

Salt

therapy

There’s something especially healing about

practising yoga and meditation on the beach while

inhaling the salty sea air. Now, some yoga teachers are

replicating the experience by offering classes in manmade

salt rooms with walls covered in Himalayan salt crystals

where a dry salt vapour is pumped into the air. The

therapeutic service, known as halotherapy, dates back

to Europe in the 19th century, when a Polish doctor

recognised that the salt-mine workers he was treating

had very healthy respiratory systems. Modern

halotherapy businesses tout their rooms as

a natural treatment for respiratory

problems, as well as a place to

relax and recharge.

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