We’ve all heard the adage that you are what you eat, but according to yoga’s holistic sister science Ayurveda, it’s not just the contents of your fridge that determine your sense of wellbeing. According to Ayurvedic science, your health depends largely on how well you digest your food, and it turns out that when you eat plays an important role in the functioning of your digestion.

We’ve all experienced that pivotal moment when you realise your life needs a total overhaul - maybe you’re exhausted after a full night’s sleep, running on a short fuse and snapping at everyone and everything, or suffering from digestive distress on the daily. But sensing you need a change can feel like a million miles from knowing where to begin. Should you try a new diet? Wake up earlier? Hit the gym? Or take up meditation? The truth, according to many experts, is all four.

We’ve all heard that yoga is good for stress, but how you approach your practice may be the key to whether or not that promise holds true. Understanding how stress operates on your body can help inform how you approach your yoga practice to maximise its stress-busting effects.

Though we may think of deep breathing as a means only to induce states of calm, Solar Pranayama techniques are great for a morning practice or any time that you’re feeling sluggish or unmotivated during the day. Though some can be quite vigorous, they don’t need to be in order to be effective.

Springtime brings a second peak for colds, with erratic temperatures irritating your airwaves and seasonal allergies making many of us more prone to infections. But you don’t have to fall victim to this seasonal assault. Yoga’s holistic sister science, Ayurveda, has long identified spring as a peak time of susceptibility to illness, but it also suggests some simple changes to your lifestyle so that you can bolster your physiology against unwelcome visitors this season.