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FINAL VOTING NOW OPEN The nominations are in and the shortlists have been drawn up, now is your time to go and vote for your favourites! The winners of each category will be announced at the OM Yoga Show 2023 The categories are… Favourite Yoga Teacher Favourite Yoga Studio Favourite Yoga Teacher Trainer Favourite Online Yoga Platform or App Favourite Yoga Mat Favourite Yoga Clothing Brand Favourite Yoga Charity Favourite Yoga Retreat Company OM Yoga Good Karma Award 2023 Head to https://ommagazine.com/om-yoga-awards to make your vote. Voting closes September 1st 2023…

Summer is here. Welcome to our July issue, a happy place filled with good vibes, totally amazing people, plus oodles of ideas and inspiration for your healthy yoga life. Now is the time to get out and about and soak up all the wonders of nature. Take a look at our special report this month, The Great Outdoors, to see all the incredible ways you can experience yoga as nature intended, from summer festivals to awesome sailing adventures. In this issue we continue our build up to this year’s OM Yoga Show. That includes an interview with our cover star, Mellara Gold, who’ll be travelling from the USA to join us at London’s Alexandra Palace in October. We also showcase Joaquin Gomez and Sarah Grogan of Within Yoga, and take…

Mellara Gold will be flying in from the USA to join us at the OM Yoga Show in London this October. Here, she shares her yoga story and how the practice has had such a profound impact on her life. OM Meets Mellara Gold, Page 26 The Prison Phoenix Trust is a UK charity that is doing outstanding work sharing the transformational benefits of yoga and meditation with offenders inside prisons and supporting them on their journey on release. Prison Yoga: A Beacon Of Hope, Page 54 Summer is here! Explore some great ideas for taking your yoga practice out and about, from messing about on the water, to conscious festivals, and once-in-a-life-time sailing and adventure holidays. The Great Outdoors, Page 82 Don’t miss……

Dr. Tracey Meyers Tracey is a psychologist, yoga teacher and therapist, and author of the book, Yin Yoga Therapy for Mental Health. She leads yoga, mindfulness and self-compassion initiatives for yoga teachers and therapists, mental health professionals and other organisations, with over 25 years’ clinical experience as a psychologist and expertise in neuropsychological assessment, trauma-informed therapies and integrative medicine. Visit: traceymeyerspsyd.com Tom Williams OBE Tom is a certified yoga teacher from the UK with a passion for Ashtanga and classic Hatha yoga and runs the Mastering Sanskrit Asana Names course at Yoga Soda. Practicing yoga has been a source of personal growth for him for many years. Despite a setback from a rock climbing fall in 2021 that left him with permanent mobility issues, he continues to find joy in…

Yogi: Rob Lahoud Photographer: David Parry Location: Yarramundi Reserve, New South Wales, Australia Yarramundi Reserve was once a favourable location for Aboriginal occupation as it was close to fresh drinking water. It was also an important source of stone for making tools and attracted a rich and diverse suite of plant, animal and aquatic resources for First Nations Australians. Today, it is a great place for nature lovers, with over 90 different species of birds. The reserve is suitable for swimming, kayaking, fishing or a relaxing picnic by the river — and yoga. “This pose teaches us that true strength is grounded, calm, and ever-present,” says yogi Rob Lahoud. “Practicing Tadasana (mountain pose) reminds us that we too can have the strength of the mountain. We work to keep our…

Living with love I love learning about how to apply some of yoga’s deeper teachings to everyday life. Your Living the Teachings column is always an inspiring read, as was your Ahimsa: Living With Love article in the June issue. The recent series of articles by Esther Marie were also great in helping to find ways to embed yoga and some of its spiritual ideas into busy lives.  Imogen, by email Keep in touch OM Letters, Prime Impact Events & Media, 4 Nags Corner, Nayland, Essex, CO6 4LT editor@ommagazine.com facebook.com/ommagazine  twitter.com/OMYogaMagazine  instagram.com/omyogamagazine Aussie rules It was nice to see a studio from Down Under featured in your June issue. The Australian School of Meditation and Yoga looks like a truly amazing space and if I ever make the journey to…