Can yoga help with heart health?

Can yoga help with heart health?

Yoga is an exercise well-known for reducing stress and anxiety, bringing calm and grounding through lowering blood pressure and cortisol, whilst increasing the all the lovely feel good hormones; oxytocin, serotonin, endorphins and dopamine. That’s brilliant for the...
What happens on a yoga retreat?

What happens on a yoga retreat?

Or perhaps the question should be, ‘what happens on an Ad Astra yoga retreat’?! We just got back from another brilliant weekend away at the gorgeous Woodlands Outdoor Education Centre on the edge of the River Wye in Glasbury, Wales. This time we were very active and...
How yoga eases the symptoms of Fibromyalgia

How yoga eases the symptoms of Fibromyalgia

Fibromyalgia, also called fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS) is a long-term condition that causes pain all over the body. It’s not really understood what causes the condition, but it’s thought that triggers from physical or emotional injury, infection or stress can be at the...