After running my hugely successful morning stretch sessions for 3 weeks in late-Spring, I have been itching to start the next series. Since then, an idea has been bubbling under to support local charities at the forefront of responding to the coronavirus pandemic. Having the YogaTwins at home for the past 19 weeks during lockdown…
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It’s Men’s Health Week, and this year’s theme is ‘to take action on Covid-19. Having previously supported campaigns such as Movember through my hugely successful ‘MogaDad Talks’ initiative, I fully support the Men’s Health Forum’s efforts to raise awareness on men’s health issues, particularly during these unprecedented times. This week allows us the opportunity…
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Have you checked out my morning stretch sessions? A brainwave on the Sunday night before Mental Health Awareness Week to run 15-minute stretch sessions on my YogaDad page on Facebook Live quickly blossomed over a three-week period. Whether the stars aligned and you were able to join me live, or watched the recorded sessions in…
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LINK TO BBC RADIO BRISTOL CHAT WITH ADAM CROWTHER – 20 MAY 2020 One of the things that’s surprised me as YogaDad has been my endless enthusiasm for media appearances. If you’d have known me when I was young, I was quiet and painfully shy, often sitting in the shadows while others soaked up the…
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> Links to Morning Stretch classes for Mental Health Awareness Week at the end of blog. With everything going on in our lives at the moment, it’s been easy for special occasions to pass us by as days blur into weeks. Mental Health Awareness Week was an event that I knew was on the horizon…
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It’s Mental Health Awareness Week in the UK this week. The Mental Health Foundation has hosted the event since 2001, and I can’t think of a year where it’s been more important. Its theme this year is kindness, and in its spirit, I am offering a free morning stretch on Facebook Live every weekday this…
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[Originally published at Wanderlust on 19th February 2020] I teach Yoga For Men classes in Bristol., and am often contacted by prospective male yogis enquiring about my classes. Almost apologetically, they consider themselves to be the most inflexible men in the world, with grand ambitions of being able to touch their toes. In my replies,…
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Our boys start school this year, a major milestone in their lives. Also, one of the most important decisions we’ve had to make in their relatively short lives. We are fortunate to live in Keynsham, Bristol, which has a good selection of schools to choose from, particularly if you draw your conclusions from OFSTED reports.…
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In case you didn’t realise, being YogaDad is not my full-time job. I work for the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs in the U.K. civil service. I’m leading the team responsible for ensuring that the Government delivers on its promise to improve the environment within a generation, and this keeps me very busy…
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At my Yoga For Men classes in Bristol, I often encourage my students to consider how they can apply the principles of yoga in their everyday lives. As a Yoga Dad, the benefits of my yoga practice extend far beyond the four corners of the mat. It’s the tools that yoga has equipped me with…
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