Getting Yoga Mainstream and Foodsmiles

August 1, 2017 - Mike Dilke

I enjoy putting together the RELAXBACK UK show as I get to chat with some very cool people and this week is absolutely no exception. Heather Mason has tasked herself with getting yoga accepted as a more mainstream therapy within the NHS. Having met her I have no doubt she will succeed in making big, positive, money saving changes in areas of the NHS. Andrew Allen is a prime mover in FoodSmiles - a group that encourages people to eat more healthily and be more active by growing their own produce. This is a win-win which I am sure will catch on more and more.

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Heather Mason has founded The Minded Institute and more recently The Yoga in Healthcare Alliance. The latter is a council of experts devoted to integrating therapeutic yoga practice into healthcare systems. Listen here  to hear how Heather sees this working and saving the NHS a lot of money in the process.

 

Andrew Allen is a member of FoodSmiles close to St Albans and Harpenden. The members work together to grow organic food and share in the work required and the benefits. It is very much a community that pools its resources so it is more efficient than all members having their own small garden or allotment. I can imagine the approach becoming popular and spreading. Hear how it works here.

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