Ayurveda, a 5,000 year-old Indian health philosophy outlining how to be healthier, happier and more balanced through yoga

Lotus is a beautiful flower and has been used for centuries by several ancient civilizations for its aphrodisiac and healing properties.

Your yoga class is a precious oasis of calm in a busy life

When someone calls you claiming they know the cause of all pain and how to cure it the first word that comes to mind is “nutter”. When he starts talking to you about your sister’s stomach problems and the fact that the guy in advertising has lower left buttock pain as a result of internalised anger towards his father, you start to pay attention. When he hints that he knows things about you only the pages of your diary know, you don’t refuse an appointment. This was how I came to meet Nigel Gee, vortex healer.

Gone are the days when having a massage simply meant having your back rubbed by some Swedish Adonis. Laura McCreddie investigates the hot new trend of Thai yoga massage Massage has changed dramatically in the last decade or so. It used to be merely a case of lying face down with little except a towel to cover your modesty while someone pummelled you to within an inch of your life.

It is one of our natural human conditions to want to lead a long and healthy life and to have children. Like many of the best things in life, it often goes more smoothly if it is properly prepared for.

Ayurveda, the sacred knowledge of life, is an Indian system of medicine which encompasses every aspect of life as a source of either health or disease.

Spring-clean your body and mind with Ayurveda and kick-start a new health plan for the warmer months ahead.

Male fertility, pregnancy & ayurveda by Sebastian Pole, Lic OHM, Ayur HC, MAPA, MRCHM, MURHP