4 hours ago by anjayoga 0 Comments0 Comments Why salads and smoothies aren’t the right things for your new year’s detox Surely salads, raw vegetables and vegetable smoothies are full of vitamins, minerals and nutrients and very few calories? And that is what we need to be healthy and balance our weight, right? Well, according to Ayurveda not necessarily. In Ayurveda, no rule…

19 hours ago by anjayoga 0 Comments0 Comments Ayurvedic Kitchari recipe for cleansing and detox Kitchari is one of the most fundamental meals in Ayurveda. And it’s my favourite go to recipe. I use it for a simple quick dinner if I’m feeling bloated and have overindulged. …

19 mins ago by anjayoga 0 Comments0 Comments Breathing, pulsations and pelvic floor health We all do it and luckily it happens without us thinking about it at all. We breathe. Unfortunately, many of us are not breathing properly. We have forgotten how to breathe. And we have been conditioned into breathing patterns that are not…

2 hours ago by anjayoga 0 Comments0 Comments Premenstrual tension and Ayurveda Before our period Pitta Dosha starts to increase according to the science of Ayurveda. Pitta is associated primarily with the element of fire although it also has the flowing qualities of water. Fire is about determination, focus, clear-sighted, ambition… We get hot-headed…

3 hours ago by anjayoga 0 Comments0 Comments We are exploring the journey of the lunar cycle manifested as the feminine womb and menstrual cycle. In this blog, we discussed why we bleed and now we are learning what happens when the inner winter of menstruation becomes spring. Springtime is…

4 mins ago by anjayoga 0 Comments0 Comments Why are my Kegel exercises not working? You have been squeezing and squeezing and yet your pelvic floor still feels… well, it doesn’t feel anything at all. Perhaps lack of sensation during sex, no awareness. Or maybe it does feel something: weak or uncomfortable. Or even tight, sensitive and…

Although we might go (or have the intention of going) to the gym twice a week, practise yoga every morning or going for daily runs we never scheduled in time to exercise our pelvic floor. It is rarely part of any exercise regime. Except some practises which asks you to…

I know I talk a bit of Vitamin Sea now I live by the beach. But there is obviously also actual vitamin C. The vitamin that support our immune system amongst other things. …

Just to clarify a bit of our anatomy. The vulva is the external part and the vagina the internal part. Of course there are more anatomical parts and terms for both the outside and inside of our lady gardens. …