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Photographs © Laura Edwards from Yoga: A Manual For Life by Naomi Annand (Bloomsbury)

Photographs © Laura Edwards from Yoga: A Manual For Life by Naomi Annand (Bloomsbury)

Micro yoga | Kitchen Counter Downward Dog

Iona Bower September 21, 2021

Yoga you can do in a few spare moments in your day

This dreamy pose (not the one above, we hasten to add) can be done whilst the kettle boils. Stand facing the kitchen counter and place your hands on its surface, shoulder distance apart. Feet are hip distance apart. Hold onto the counter or table top and start to walk the feet backwards until your body is in an L shape, hinged from the hips. Keep some softness in the knees. If you’ve done yoga before, this is basically a standing Downward Dog variation. Keep the neck long, remembering it’s an extension of the spine. Hold for a few deep breaths, seeing if you can find length along the sides of the body. When ready, slowly walk the few steps back towards the counter and stand up.

If you’re inspired to do more micro yoga, you can read more about it from page 62 of our September issue.

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Competition: Win! A yoga retreat on the Isles of Scilly (closed 30 June 2015)

David Parker April 22, 2015

Retreat, reboot and rejuvenate with a yoga retreat on the tranquil island of St Martin’s, Isles of Scilly.

What you could win and how to enter

  • A three-night stay for one adult at Karma St Martin’s, including all reboot weekend activities, breakfasts, lunches and dinners.
  • A 50-stem bouquet from Scilly Flowers.
  • Skybus return flights from Land’s End airport or the Scillonian III passenger ship round trip from Penzance to St Mary’s.

To be in with a chance of winning, enter below by 30 June 2015. 

Full Terms and Conditions: 

The prize consists of a three-night stay for one adult at Karma St. Martin’s, including all reboot weekend activities, breakfasts, lunches and dinners. Plus, a 50-stem bouquet from Scilly Flowers and Skybus return flights from Land’s End airport or the Scillonian III passenger ship round trip from Penzance to St. Mary's.

The prize is valued at up to £1,000; there is no cash alternative available. Entrants must be 18 or over. The break must be taken on 28-31 August, 25-28 September or 23-26 October 2015. Reboot breakfasts, lunches and dinners are included, but all other meals, drinks and sundries are not included in the prize.

The Karma reboot weekend break and travel are subject to availability.

There are Isles of Scilly Travel Skybus flights to St. Mary’s, Scilly’s main island, from Land’s End, Newquay and Exeter airports six days a week, Monday to Saturday. From Land’s End and Newquay airports these flights run all year round; from Exeter Airport, March to October. The Isles of Scilly Travel passenger ship, Scillonian III, sails from Penzance harbour to St. Mary’s six days a week from March to November, and there are Sunday sailings in high season.

By supplying personally identifiable information when entering this free prize draw, the Islands’ Partnership may use it to provide entrants with ongoing information about its products and services. Visit Isles of Scilly will not rent, sell or lease this information to other companies or individuals. Entrants will receive email newsletters from Visit Isles of Scilly but can unsubscribe at any time.

Names and email addresses will be entered into a free prize draw. There is only one entry per person – automated entries will not be accepted. The winner will be notified by email or phone straight away.

Delayed or cancelled travel:

Every effort is made by Isles of Scilly Travel to operate at the times specified on the ticket. However, Isles of Scilly Travel is not liable for additional costs, loss or damage incurred by passengers resulting from delayed or cancelled travel.

If it is not possible to operate flights, passengers may be offered alternative transport or the option to remain at the airport and wait for a flight to become available. These may not necessarily be on the same day. Winners must hold a valid passport.

By entering into the competition, all participants will be deemed to have agreed to the Isles of Scilly Travel terms and conditions as stated on the company’s website: www.islesofscilly-travel.co.uk and Iceberg Press' Competition Rules - see www.icebergpress.co.uk/comprules

 

In Competition Tags competition, yoga, issue 35, may
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Images: Eric Shaw Yoga

Images: Eric Shaw Yoga

Looking back: Marilyn Monroe's yoga

David Parker January 7, 2015

The season of resolutions and good intentions is upon us. In January's issue of The Simple Things we take a look back at the crazy world of womanly workouts through the decades (turn to page 82), but we recently stumbled across these lovely snaps of Marilyn Monroe practising yoga in the 1940s. 

Photographed in some of the more advanced poses, Marilyn looks quite at home with her practice. Inspired by the arrival in Los Angeles of renowned yoga teacher, Indra Devi, Marilyn and many of her Hollywood co-stars took up yoga.

But it wasn't just yoga she practised. Other images of Marilyn Monroe lifting weights have also surfaced. Have a flick through our gallery for more.

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Gallery images: Philippe Halsman/Magnum Photos
Words: Lottie Storey

The Simple Things January issue is out now - buy, download or subscribe your copy today.

 

In Think Tags exercise, looking back, marilyn monroe, yoga, new year's resolutions
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