by Anji Gopal | Mar 3, 2019 | Healthcare, Osteopathy, Yoga, Yoga For Back Pain
Recently I was invited to be the guest on a 90 minute live broadcast, discussing my approach to using yoga as a therapy for Persistent Low Back Pain. This work forms the backbone of my PLB Programme offered in the NHS. Here is a short clip from the broadcast in...
by Anji Gopal | Jun 5, 2018 | Healthcare, Osteopathy, Yoga, Yoga For Back Pain, Yoga Research
Sometimes it’s hard to relax and we really need this skill in our hectic lives – especially if we are feeling stressed, overtired or are in pain. Here’s a 15 minute relaxation practice – similar to the ones at the end of a yoga class –...
by Anji Gopal | Apr 1, 2018 | Healthcare, Osteopathy, Yoga, Yoga Research
Negotiating the morning commute might not seem to have anything in common with being chased by a lion, but it has the same effect on your body – the stress response. Stress in modern life has been so well researched that we know beyond doubt the impact it has on...
by Anji Gopal | Nov 14, 2017 | Healthcare, Osteopathy, Yoga
Here’s a blog I wrote for Triyoga this month – you can also find it here on the Triyoga Blog Sometimes we all judge a book by its cover. You could be forgiven for thinking that yoga is just for lithe, flexible young women and muscly tanned guys – doing...
by Anji Gopal | Sep 29, 2017 | Healthcare, Osteopathy
It’s that time of year when the sniffles and aches and pains start. My mum always makes chicken soup when this happens and it’s a habit I’ve inherited too. It always seems to help. Here is today’s pot ready to boil as one of the kids is...
by Anji Gopal | Mar 29, 2017 | Healthcare, Osteopathy, Yoga
Well I don’t need to tell you that you can benefit from some rest and relaxation – I see the effects of our London lifestyle on my patients and students on a daily basis. We spend a good deal of our time running on empty ! My yoga students have asked me...
