http://www.kickstep.org/ Keep up to date with all the latest Kickstep news Copyright © 2007 info@kickstep.org Thu, 28 Aug 2008 17:59:49 GMT 20 Subdreamer RSS Syndicator http://www.kickstep.org/news-yoga-dance/p2_articleid/18 Verity Latest News Thu, 07 Aug 2008 13:21:03 GMT Source: The London Paper, July 2008 http://www.kickstep.org/news-yoga-dance/p2_articleid/17 Etta Latest News Mon, 07 Jul 2008 14:21:08 GMT Practising meditation or yoga can change the way your genes work, turning off patterns of activity that affect how your body reacts to stress a study in the journal PLos One.  The research at Harvard Medical School compared the way genes expressed themselves in long term meditators.  It found that more than 220 genes were activated differently in people who were long term practitioners of yoga or meditation.  This was linked to lover levels of oxidative stress in the body, with benefical changes in their immune cells.  You don't have to spend years practising to get the benefits, Benson adds. In tests 20 volunteers improved thier gene expression levels after eight week's practice Two new clinical reports by John Hopkins University also suggested that if you want a deep mind and body boost Yoga and Meditation work better than psilocybin and other hallucinongenic drugs, which are currently used to give people/ pactients a sense of mystical or spiritual uplift that still raises their sense of wellbeing more that a year later.   http://www.kickstep.org/news-yoga-dance/p2_articleid/16 verity Latest News Mon, 07 Jul 2008 11:57:00 GMT WE RAISED OVER £600 FOR GREAT ORMOND STREET ... http://www.kickstep.org/news-yoga-dance/p2_articleid/15 verity Latest News Mon, 04 Feb 2008 12:33:21 GMT A recent artical in the Metro ran:Yoga helps to in... http://www.kickstep.org/news-yoga-dance/p2_articleid/14 verity Latest News Mon, 29 Oct 2007 15:53:16 GMT Although the exact means by which Yoga placates metabolic syndrome is still unclear, scientist Kim Innes who has being studying yoga as disease intervention, surmises that stress relief and feelings of well-being fostered by a regular yoga practice serve to balance the nervous system, which in turn regulates the body's natural metabolic rate. http://www.kickstep.org/news-yoga-dance/p2_articleid/13 verity Latest News Mon, 29 Oct 2007 14:38:04 GMT According to an article in the Metro this month, more than a fifth of the population in the UK is now obese.  The highest rate in the developed world outside the US.   Dr Colin Waine of the National Obesity Forum also said 'We have an epidemic in childhood obesity at the moment and it could lead to the first cut in life expectancy in 200 years'.Gordon Brown has proposed to tackle the problem and publiic health minister Dawn Primarolo said ' By 2020 we aim to reduce the proportion of overweight and obese children to 2000 levels'.  But let's all take responsibility for ourselves as well and not just leave it to the government.  Be a good influence on the up and coming generation and be aware of your diet, cut down on fatty foods and do regular exercise each week!  Join one of our clubs - make it easy for yourself! http://www.kickstep.org/news-yoga-dance/p2_articleid/12 etta Latest News Wed, 24 Oct 2007 15:12:43 GMT The Prime Minister is throwing his weight behind p... http://www.kickstep.org/news-yoga-dance/p2_articleid/11 verity Latest News Tue, 23 Oct 2007 14:59:11 GMT Watch a yoga class or watch our dance, acting and ... http://www.kickstep.org/news-yoga-dance/p2_articleid/10 verity Latest News Tue, 26 Jun 2007 12:09:54 GMT WOW http://www.kickstep.org/news-yoga-dance/p2_articleid/8 verity Latest News Mon, 05 Mar 2007 14:42:34 GMT