by Jude Hynes | Jul 31, 2023 | Health
My friend Shona introduced me to her friend Iona who is a Reiki healer and I’ve been wanting to do it for so long; we made it work and I got my first Reiki session done last Thursday. What is reiki?: Reiki is a Japanese technique for stress and relaxation which... 
by Jude Hynes | Jul 24, 2015 | Health
It’s a no-brainer that a regular massage has enormous benefits but it is perhaps less obvious that massage can be a key to mastering those yoga poses you struggle with. Everyone has genetic tendencies that lead to mastering some poses with ease: you work on the... 
by Jude Hynes | Jun 26, 2015 | Health, Jude's blog
Of course we all know that to keep the body well, you nourish it with wholesome foods and exercise it. But what about the mind? We forget to clean and train the mind in order to make it focused, steadfast, light and joyful. Steven Halpern was quoted as saying:” If it... 
by Jude Hynes | Jun 14, 2015 | Funky food, Health, Jude's blog
The power of good food Food has the power to prevent much of the chronic illness people everywhere are experiencing today. And, in many cases, it can treat chronic illness in a safer and more balanced way than most pharmaceuticals. I’m not saying we should never use... 
by Jude Hynes | Jun 14, 2015 | Funky food, Health
This is written (with love) for Milica who is allergic to eggs and for Emmy who is a vegan. Adding eggs makes food better but that doesn’t mean we can’t find a substitute for them. I notice a definite compromise in taste and texture but the result is still acceptable.... by Jude Hynes | Oct 29, 2012 | Ashtanga, Health, Philosophy
Each time I went to study Ashtanga Yoga in Mother India, I would stay for a minimum of 2 months and set up an apartment very close to Guruji’s Yoga Shala. 16 visits later, I have developed many survival skills for enduring unsanitary conditions and air pollution. Some...