OM Yoga & Lifestyle

OM Yoga Magazine is your guide for daily yoga practice, from yoga poses to meditations, articles and videos. OM magazine caters for all levels of ability from beginners to intermediate, teachers and professionals. Regular features include: Yoga at Home, yoga changed my file, Yoga & Aromatherapy, amazing spaces, yoga anatomy, plant based food recipes, my yoga business plus lots more to inspire a healthy and active lifestyle.

OM Yoga & Lifestyle • Issue 146, October 2023

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N@maste • Love OM magazine and want to tell the world? Here’s your chance

Yoga Changed My Life • After a traumatic year in the wake of a cancer diagnosis and treatment, it was yoga that brought back a sense of safety and calm for Suzan Altay

The Happiness Explorer • How to…get started on your personal growth journey

Living the teachings — understanding yoga’s everyday spiritual meanings

Amazing SPACES

Live long and prosper • Anti-ageing efforts in space research gathering pace after last year’s impromptu yoga

Om loves • Beautiful things for beautiful people

Planet yoga • Stories from around the weird and wonderful world of yoga

OM Yoga Show 2023 • Standby for Europe’s biggest yoga event…coming to Alexandra Palace this month!

Retail therapy • One of the most striking things for first-time visitors to the OM Yoga Show is the scale of the sprawling shopping market, which takes over the whole floor area inside the iconic Alexandra Palace venue. Here’s a small flavour of what to expect

Healing SOUNDS • Nothing beats a soothing sound meditation or a gong bath. Take your pick from a whole range of blissful, healing sound sessions at the OM Yoga Show this year

Virgin Active • One of this year’s show sponsors is Virgin Active. Here, Penelope Oldfield outlines what to expect from the gym’s new yoga experience and teacher training opportunities

OM Yoga Awards 2023 • The winners of our inaugural OM Yoga Awards will be announced at the OM Yoga Show on Saturday 14th October 2023. Make sure you are there!

Meet our Man on the Mat • Come to the show and meet Ravi Dixit, OM’s regular ‘Man on the Mat’, for a glimpse into yoga’s authentic, traditional Indian roots

OM meets… ESTHER MARIE • Meet this month’s cover star, Esther Marie, who you can catch live and in-person at the OM Yoga Show in London this month. Here, she tells OM how yoga helped her overcome her inner demons and now offers a simple template for a healthier, happier life

Embrace your spiritual side • Did you know visitors to the OM Yoga Show get free entry to the adjacent Mind Body Soul Experience, which takes place the same weekend inside Alexandra Palace? Read on for a flavour of what to expect

The witch wound & the sacred feminine • The witch wound prevents us from doing what we are called to do, it stops us speaking out and sharing our gifts and keeps us small, hidden and afraid. If you’re ready to reclaim your inner witch and embrace your magic and power join Kirsty Gallagher in London at the MBS Experience

Let’s twist again • Enjoy this fluid, yet nourishing practice, which focuses on gentle twists and turns.

Om Competition

A 360º overview of… Monkey Pose (Hanumanasana) With Dr Kiki Morriss

YOGA Unpacked • Ever been in a yoga class and not fully understood what the teacher is talking about? Bestselling author and creator of the top-rated Yoga Happy app and book, Hannah Barrett, is here to help. This month, she’s unpacking the yogic concept of brahmacharya

Strengthening resilience one breath at a time • Yoga and vagal tone: How yoga can help you keep...