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Sarah Lindsay / Q&A

15th November 2016

15th November 2016

By Shivraj Bassi

Sarah is a yoga teacher in London, and has accumulated over 1000 training hours and 3000 teaching hours.  Her concept, SALA, is built on the premise that yoga is for every body, not just the flexible or experienced student. She sat down with Innermost, and we asked her a bunch of questions.

"I was inspired to take up yoga after visiting my grandfather in California and seeing his clean-living lifestyle. I was bought up a vegetarian but wasn’t particularly healthy. Yoga opened a whole new world to me that included juicing and smoothies. It might seem obvious but for me they were revolutionary, and such an easy way to improve my health and wellness! My tips for a better life are to do what you love. Don’t force yourself to do something because you think you should. Find exercise and activities that bring you joy and you’ll get so much more out of it. Life's too short to punish yourself.”

Favourite Innermost Blend & Booster?

The Fit Protein because it's delicious, and for the post-workout lean muscle building. What you consume after exercise is the most important meal of the day. I carry sweet potato and chickpea mixes as a post-workout snack or I make a healthy protein packed smoothie. The Recover Capsules as I'm obsessed with magnesium intake and now that I've quit coffee I find it really helps my energy levels.  

What's your hustle?

I'm trying to bring yoga to every single person - all the benefits of the practice without the dogma. I call it Yoga For Every Body!

What do you do to maintain a healthy lifestyle?

Balance. I drink green smoothies and eat raw courgette but I also have lie-ins and drink red wine. I do whatever I want and never judge myself either way. Balance is key.

What does #liveinnermost mean to you?

Having a real sense of yourself, how you act, and most importantly, how you react to situations. The mind-body connection can be strengthened through observation. Like literally watching yourself, your thoughts, your body habits without judgement.

Usual breakfast?

Eggs, green tea and a cinnamon bun from my favourite cafe en-route to teach!

Biggest health vice?

I don't think I have any! I pretty much do whatever I want and don't see anything as a vice within reason. Last night I ate a whole pizza and this morning I had an almond croissant! I then went to yoga followed by a long peaceful walk. The pendulum swings both ways but I don't judge any of it as good or bad.

Your last workout?

Yoga self-practice earlier today!

What's on your bucket list?

A hot air balloon ride over Antarctica.

Favourite inspirational quote/words?

"Do no harm, but take no shit!" - Author unknown.

Where do you see yourself in 3 years? Be bold!

I move to New Zealand next September so who really knows?? The plan is to open up a yoga studio in Auckland and to later build from scratch our own home in the wilderness. Let's see if we can make our dreams come true...

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Navigating Indulgence with Chloe Thomas
Chloe is a life, nutrition and fitness coach from the South East Of England. She has been a coach for 7 years now, working mainly with women. Her goal is to help women become their healthiest and become the best version of themselves, Innermost helps to achieve this.    View this post on Instagram A post shared by CHLOE THOMAS || ONLINE COACH 🦋 (@_chloeinspires_) Our topic for July is Indulgence. Tell us what indulgence means to you, and what are your favourite ways to indulge. Indulgence for me is having time away from the chaos of life - relaxing in nature, reading a book, going on a hike, seeing a friend or family. I love being outdoors and going on adventures like kayaking or surfing and I love to travel! It brings me back to “me” and allows me to re connect with myself and my values. I do also like to indulge in some yummy unhealthy food every so often too- on my holiday recently I indulged in a delicious pizza and yummy scones! How do you strike a balance between indulging in something you enjoy and overindulging to the point of excess? I think this is important as it can become unhealthy if you over indulge too much as this can lead to an addiction. If you are indulging in something excessively it may be because you are unhappy in your life elsewhere, and are using that thing to avoid the pain or discomfort you are feeling in your life. For example, I see sometimes in my clients over-eating due to emotions (emotional eating), which is where they are over-indulging to try and avoid uncomfortable feelings - which inevitably doesn't work and leaves you feeling uncomfortable and guilty. In what ways can indulging in something be beneficial to our mental health and well-being? I guess it is important to take time out from our “go-go” lives where our brains are constantly being stimulated - especially due to our phones. So taking time to indulge in having time out with your friends or alone is important. I also think it is important to indulge in nice foods from time to time - especially in social situations.   View this post on Instagram A post shared by CHLOE THOMAS || ONLINE COACH 🦋 (@_chloeinspires_) How can indulging in certain activities, such as eating or drinking, have negative impacts on our physical health? Over eating or drinking can leave us feeling low in energy, low in mood and tends to exacerbate anxiety, aka “hangxiety” when it comes to alcohol. It can also cause weight gain and inflammation within the body which can lead to auto-immune diseases and illness. It is important to be conscious of not over-indulging in these two things too much - it's about striking that balance between a healthy amount and an excessive amount. How can we practice self-control and limit indulgences in order to maintain a healthy and balanced lifestyle? I think it is important to think about our future and what damage over indulging can do to our health long term. I try and remind myself of this. And even thinking of how you will feel the next week or day if you over indulge. For example, when I drink too much alcohol I sleep bad, it effects my training, my mood, my cravings etc - so I don’t drink often or in excess. I remind clients to think of their ‘why’ and also where they want to be in 5 months and 5 years time. Can indulgence ever be considered a form of self-care, or is it always a potentially harmful behaviour? I personally think it’s about that balance I mentioned before. For example, on my recent holiday I had a big pizza to myself which was overindulgent BUT I rarely have pizza - think the last time was February! So it’s fine for me to do it once in a while. I think too much indulging in anything is a sign that you may be not content in your life and are looking for something on the outside to soothe something uncomfortable on the inside (mentally speaking). What Innermost product(s) have you been loving recently? Definitely the The Digest Capsules I love them and so do my clients! They help with my bloating and IBS massively. I also love The Relax Capsules for around my period when i have PMS and trouble relaxing. They are great! Our final question is ... What’s your innermost desire that you’re hoping comes true this year? To reach even more women across the world to join my community of women and reach their healthy and fitness goals, build a better relationship with food and learn how to love their body again! I want to get women off fad diets and know there are easier ways to be healthy and lose weight! I would really like to be at the point where I can hold retreats for them by the end of the year. That's a wrap on this months interview questions. Thank you so much Chloe for your time! it’s been a pleasure chatting with you! To keep up with Chloe be sure the follow them on _chloeinspires_ Read more
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