Yomojo: things about enhancing your life

Simple ways to enhance your life by doing yoga, meditation, breathing, massage and changing the way you eat.

I'm a professional Thai yoga massage therapist and part time yoga teacher. Find out more about Yomojo here:

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Oct 18

Life and yoga

Life would not be complete if we did not eat, drink, study, do physical activities, have fun, socialise… The same can be said of yoga–to be complete we must incorporate all aspects of ourselves. We begin where we are and how we are and whatever happens happens. There are many ways of practising yoga asanas, meditation, pranayama, studying…It does not matter which you start with. Life is a journey and so is yoga–with many different paths and adventures. Enjoy the journey–namaste.

Posted at 3:13 PM Tagged: lifeyogajourney

Oct 6

Follow your heart

Part of the speech Steve Jobs gave at Stamford University in 2005.

Remembering that I’ll be dead soon is the most important tool I’ve ever encountered to help me make the big choices in life. Because almost everything — all external expectations, all pride, all fear of embarrassment or failure — these things just fall away in the face of death, leaving only what is truly important. Remembering that you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to lose. You are already naked. There is no reason not to follow your heart.


Posted at 5:02 PM

Oct 4

Meditation

There are many ways of practising yoga asanas, meditating, pranayama, studying… It does not matter which you start with. To be complete we must incorporate all aspects of ourselves. Many people don’t practice meditation for various reasons; too boring, not enough time, your mind is constantly ‘on’, you cannot sit on the floor…so why not make it really easy!

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Sep 16
Quinoa and chunky vegetables A super healthy meal that can be made in about 12 minutes. 1 cup of Quinoa 1 large head of broccoli 2 carrots 1 courgette 3 leaves of white or red cabbage 10 cherry tomatoes 4 bay leafs Handful of fresh coriander Salt Cook Quinoa with two parts water. Cut all the vegetables into large chunks. Steam or boil in very little water the broccoli and carrots first—add the bay leaves to the water. Once nearly done add the courgette, cabbage and tomatoes. Cover the lid and leave for a couple of minutes. The vegetables should not be overcooked. Drain the water and place everything in a large bowl, add salt and coriander—mix thoroughly and serve. Enjoy!

Quinoa and chunky vegetables

A super healthy meal that can be made in about 12 minutes.

1 cup of Quinoa
1 large head of broccoli
2 carrots
1 courgette
3 leaves of white or red cabbage
10 cherry tomatoes
4 bay leafs
Handful of fresh coriander
Salt

Cook Quinoa with two parts water.

Cut all the vegetables into large chunks. Steam or boil in very little water the broccoli and carrots first—add the bay leaves to the water. Once nearly done add the courgette, cabbage and tomatoes. Cover the lid and leave for a couple of minutes. The vegetables should not be overcooked. Drain the water and place everything in a large bowl, add salt and coriander—mix thoroughly and serve. Enjoy!
Posted at 9:16 PM Tagged: quick mealvegetablesquinoa

Oct 28

focus by Leo Babauta

Have you tried to simplify your life but gave up because of too many distractions and just the shear scale of things to do? Here is a great ebook, that’s easy on the mind, a short read and full of simple ideas to help you - focus.

There is a free PDF book, a Kindle book and the premium version, that includes, videos, audio interviews and other bonus files. Have a look at the free version and if you like what you see, why not buy the Kindle or premium version?

Posted at 9:05 AM Tagged: lifesimpleclutter

“Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.” Mahatma Gandhi
Posted at 8:38 AM

Sep 27

Anonymous asked: Hi! I'd like to ask you when you first became interested in yoga and what made you decide to become a teacher. What kind of training did you have to go through and how long did it take you? I know it is a lot of questions and sorry if they are very personal. Don't feel like you have to answer if you don't want to. In any case: thank you!

I’ve been interested in Thai Chi, martial arts for a long time but when I did try them many years ago, I enjoyed them but found something was missing for me. After a while I stopped doing them. I tried to join a yoga class in London many years ago but the person I spoke to made yoga seem like some kind of elitist thing. I decided that it was not for me. About six years a go, I started to go a local yoga class. I enjoyed it and it was nothing like the lady had explained to me all those years ago - shame. I would have started yoga much sooner! I think you have to find the right person to teach you yoga. They need to have a good mental attitude, it needs to be kept simple and fun. People don’t like complicated things. Yoga is not about doing all the fancy asanas you see in magazines and videos. The ultimate goal of yoga is to prepare us for meditation but I accept many people do yoga for other reasons and that’s fine. Whether you do it for the physical, mental, spiritual part or a combination of all three, yoga has much to offer to us all.

I’m not really a yoga teacher - I do it part time. I got into that by ‘accident’. Our yoga teacher was going away on holiday and they seemed to think I was good at yoga! I took some of his classes while he was away, that was about four years ago. I teach my own class once a week, otherwise I’m just a fill-in teacher when our main teacher is not around. These days I much prefer to do on my own, rather than go to class. I feel I get more out of it. As for doing it full time - I’m not sure. I do enjoy the teaching. I’ve not taken any formal teaching courses. I’ve experienced a few different teachers, done some yoga in India at a yoga university in Bangalore. One day when I have some time and money, I might go do a teacher training course. I’m a Thai yoga massage therapist and I think for the moment I prefer to pursue that. The main thing is that you have to be passionate about whatever you want to do. Namaste and breathe!

Posted at 10:20 AM

Sep 22

Thai yoga massage workshop at Kelmarsh Hall 19th September 2010 - learning some very basic techniques for personal use.
Posted at 11:32 AM Tagged: thaiyogamassage

Sep 5

Thai yoga experience at Kelmarsh Hall – Sunday 19th September 2010

Would you like to learn some simple Thai yoga massage? You have a unique opportunity to learn this ancient technique at a fabulous venue. Yomojo in conjunction with Kelmarsh Hall is offering an afternoon course teaching hand and head relaxation using Thai yoga massage.

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Aug 18
Green smoothie Something healthy, quick and simple to make! You can have it at anytime of the day. Try it for breakfast. Just need some soft fruit, eg. peaches or nectarines, a green vegetable eg. kale, a frozen banana and add some water. Blend it all in a blender until smooth. Make sure the blender can deal with frozen products. Just experiment with the quantities, as a guide - try 3 large peaches or nectarines, a handful of kale, about four cups of water and one medium frozen banana - enjoy!

Green smoothie

Something healthy, quick and simple to make! You can have it at anytime of the day. Try it for breakfast.

Just need some soft fruit, eg. peaches or nectarines, a green vegetable eg. kale, a frozen banana and add some water. Blend it all in a blender until smooth. Make sure the blender can deal with frozen products. Just experiment with the quantities, as a guide - try 3 large peaches or nectarines, a handful of kale, about four cups of water and one medium frozen banana - enjoy!
Posted at 1:47 PM Tagged: drinkhealthygreen

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