https://www.scmp.com/rss/503852/feed Andy, a long-time Hong Kong resident, has been involved in the health and wellness industry since 1979. As the founder of Soma Yoga, he has a keen interest in the interactions between body, mind and spirit. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com On my return to Hong Kong in late January from the UK, I went into a three-week quarantine in a hotel. As a mature yoga teacher with a long-standing practice, I would fold myself in and out of yoga poses, known as asanas, and time would pass easily in a Zen-like state. That was not the actual plan, though. As a sexagenarian – someone in his 60s, not someone who likes sex – I’m feeling in good physical shape. I have been active in sports all my life and took up yoga in 1999, so my... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/health-wellness/article/3123257/yogis-quarantine-workout-yoga-poses-body-weight-exercises?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/health-wellness/article/3123257/yogis-quarantine-workout-yoga-poses-body-weight-exercises?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 26 Feb 2021 18:30:16 +0000 It can be difficult to not feel anxiety and sometimes panic over the coronavirus outbreak, with the onslaught of updates on news and social media. But if we pause for a just a moment, we can discover ways to quieten the din and live at peace. Yoga offers another path, a fresh perspective with which to deal with events that are beyond our control. I took my first yoga class more than 20 years ago on holiday in Hawaii when I worked in the finance industry. My business partner’s wife was going to... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/health-wellness/article/3052586/yoga-practices-ease-coronavirus-fears-breathing-and?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/health-wellness/article/3052586/yoga-practices-ease-coronavirus-fears-breathing-and?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 27 Feb 2020 12:00:10 +0000