5 Unexpected benefits of yoga

There are many reasons why yoga has been (& continues to be) a big part of my life for over 20 years.  Initially, like many newbies, I was focused more on trying to make my postures look like everyone else in the class (which of course is not important! ), but, as the postures began… Read more »

Smile and the World smiles with you

If You Just Smile! Being happy is not all about glossing over the reality of life or ignoring important or serious issues, it’s about the attitude we have that helps us face reality and work through issues more positively. Smiling helps, try it. You have 43 muscles in your face please use them and smile… Read more »

The Power of Raw Food

When Nicole started telling me about the catering on her new Get the Glow! Yoga Detox Retreats I suspect I reacted as a lot of people might and said “raw food, isn’t that just eating salad?”. How wrong was I as she went on to tell me about a yummy raw lasagne and some delicious… Read more »

Yogi Tea

Here at Yoga Breaks in Spain we do all we can to take care of both the physical and spiritual well-being of our guests while they are with us in Spain. One way in which we do this is to offer a range of yogi herbal teas that revitalise the senses and boost the immune… Read more »

Yoga versus Pilates – What’s the Difference

As some of you may know, twice a year we offer a combined Yoga and Pilates holiday. While walking the beautiful Denia coastline a few weeks ago with some guests on our latest joint holiday I asked how they were finding the two different disciplines. For more information on our Yoga and Pilates Holidays in… Read more »

How Yoga Keeps you Healthy .. & Sane!

You’ve probably noticed that life doesn’t always go to plan… well, the plan you had in your mind for how you’d like your day/week to turn out. The trouble is, when plans go adrift because of something out of our control, getting stuck in traffic or a supplier missing a deadline, our immediate response is… Read more »