How important are things like a healthy diet, nutrition, and getting the right amounts of sleep?
JK: Yoga helps you get in touch and make friends with your body, rather than feeling it’s an alien thing. The more you get to like your body, the more you’re going to feed it well. Then you begin to feel healthier and more motivated to move instead of vegging out in front of the TV and tucking into convenience food. RYG: Can you suggest any relaxation techniques to calm us down and take the stress out of a situation such as at exam time? JK: First of all you’ve got to get a good night’s sleep. There’s a whole sequence of poses in yoga that you can do prior to going to bed that will calm your nervous system and induce a better night’s sleep. When you get to the exam room it’s about focus. Often we’re so worried about final results that we can’t even be present for the exam questions straight in front of us. You’ve actually got to just sit and be in that moment, read the questions and just take it as ‘This is this moment right now’. You will then give your complete energy to it. One of t
