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Yoga With Sabina Blog

Welcome to my Yoga With Sabina blog, where I regularly write about things relating to yoga, wellbeing, and life in general! Read, share and get in touch if you have any questions or comments!

5 Ways To Find Stillness & Calm Your Mind

When we meditate, we inject far-reaching and long lasting benefits into our lives. Meditation has been an integral part of my yoga path for a while, but I must admit... it has been an up and down journey.

Merging Work & Wellness

The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the way we work and live. The situation has led some to consider what they really want in a job and how that fits into their whole life. In this blog I explore the importance of listening to your own needs to be able to achieve balance.

Illuminate Your Power Centres

In this blog, we are exploring the Chakras and how knowledge of their functions and understanding can be a useful tool in your life.

What "Year Of The Tiger" Means For Your Life

According to Chinese Lunar Calendar, this is the year of the Tiger! Every year, when I set my intentions and reflect on what goals I would like to pursue, I always pay attention to what the yearly animal represents. Although I am in no way an expert, I would love to share my understanding and reflections...

The Stories You Believe ... Which Aren't True

Soon I am entering the final trimester of my pregnancy. When we first talked about pregnancy and birth at school, our Biology teacher urged us not to have children because they are essentially 'parasites'! As a result, it took me a while to let go of the fear of being pregnant and giving birth. Do you any stories you believe that need reassessing?

Clean January

If you are well, everything is more beautiful! The past few months I have mostly spent on the road... moving out of my London flat, living between homes, moving to Canada. I notice that period of instability is often preceded by dip in energy. Read on to see my top tips to stay healthy and happy this January...

Holding On Vs Letting Go

Letting go is difficult. Part of you may feel like you are losing something but unless you let go, you may be shielding yourself from new and better possibilities. Read on to find out my personal techniques for figuring outif something worth holding on to or letting go...

The Quality of Your Thoughts = The Quality of Your Life

Great sages, philosophers, thinkers from past & present, and successful entrepreneurs all agree on this: You are what you think! Think (ha!) about that for a moment. How you feel in any moment is connected to the quality of thoughts you are thinking.

From Russia With Heat

Apparently before there was Russia, there was Banya (traditional steam house)! I went to a Russian Banya (https://gobanya.co.uk/hoxton) here in London to celebrate my birthday with friends and this is what I thought of the experience...

Sensory Deprivation and Floating

Summer is the time for maximum Yang (energy)! It is when nature ripens and matures all that she grows and is related to the Fire element, whose main organ is the Heart. With summer being such an extroverted time of year, I was looking for ways to disconnect and replenish my heart and my head, and here is what I found...

Align Yourself With the Summer Season

With the arrival of June, we have transitioned into summer territory! (We decided to skip spring this year). Surprisingly, Yin yoga is the perfect practice to compliment a busy summer calendar. Read on to find out more...

From Stillness Arises Action

Here in the UK, as business open up and lockdown restrictions begin to ease, we have the opportunity to be out and about a bit more. We can dine out in restaurants (indoors! how cool?!). But do you find the sudden change from relative quiet to a the extraversion of the summer a little overwhelming?

Why is Coherence Important for Your Mental State?

When your body is under perceived stress whether the threat is real or imagine, our body releases stress hormones to tackle the challenge. In that moment, the body is completely out of balance because it is using enormous amount of energy to deal with the issue at hand. Read one to find out what tools there are to helps bring your body and mind back into a coherent and balanced state...

Self-Cultivation vs Self-Care

If self-care are titbits of 'me time' that we return to now and then when its convenient or necessary; self-cultivation is deep work that takes place over a life time. Find out more...

You Are the Average of 5 People You Hang Out With

My friend said this to me the other day. It grabbed my attention, especially thinking back to last year in lockdown, when I mostly hung out (live) with 1 other person. Can surrounding yourself with good people make a difference in your life?

Springtime - Fun, Sun....and Anger?

According to Traditional Chinese Medicine, the element associated with Spring is Wood and the organs associated with Spring are Liver and Gallbladder. But what does this mean for you?

Time to Spring Clean

When I was a kid, around this time every spring, my mum would make me help with spring cleaning chores. Back then it seemed like an unnecessary activity but now I embrace it in my own home, an important ritual to honour the cycle of seasons!

From Desire to Fulfillment

The beginning of the calendar year is naturally a time when a lot of people reflect on the bygone and intention or plan for the year ahead. Unfortunately there can also be a disappointing side to this when you make 'New Year's Resolutions' and by day 24 of the new year it is history....

Making Desires Come True

Yoga Nidra promotes deep rest and relaxation. There are a whole host of benefits including easing insomnia, decreasing anxiety, alleviating stress and so much more! But how does it work and how is it linked to fulfilment of desires? Read this blog to find out more....

You and Your Hormones

My personal experience with routines has been up and down. During lockdowns, I have found myself going through a rough patch where I find it difficult to wake up in the morning. Here is what I have learnt and incorporated into my routines to help me navigate through the new world of home working.

How Do I Change My State Of Mind?

Do you have days when you are stuck in the same gear and unable to shift? When you get into a state of mind which isn't productive or is uninspired, what do you do? Read on to find out my top tips for changing your state.....

Finding Balance With Alternate Nostril Breathing

Nadi Shodhana, or “alternate nostril breathing,” is a simple yet effective technique that settles the mind, body, and emotions. Whether you’re nervous about a project or presentation at work, or find yourself stuck in a loop going over an uncomfortable situation in your mind, Nadi Shodhana is a quick and calming way to bring you back into balance.

A POWERFUL 8 Phase Meditation

My relationship with meditation has been up and down over the years. I used to find myself sitting there and thinking of everything I have to get done and the time I am wasting 'just sitting here'. Over the years and with practice this changed but it wasn't overnight...

Are you Kind...To You?

Kindness is being friendly, generous, and considerate. Affection, gentleness, warmth... I have always considered myself a kind person but I would always consider kindness in relation to others, very seldom myself.

Why You Need To Breathe (It's Important...)

Breathing is a necessity of life and most of the time, we pay very little attention to it. Have you ever given thought of what it means for you to inhale and exhale?

My Yoga Beginnings!

Read how Yoga helped me through a really difficult time, and, nearly a decade later, led me to start Yoga With Sabina