After the festive season, resuming or starting a sporting activity might feel like a challenge. Overeating and lack of motivation make it particularly difficult to get back into the swing of things. Here are some tips to assist you in rekindling your sporting momentum.

Start slowly: Following a period of inactivity or feasting, don’t throw yourself into intense exercise! Keep your sessions short and moderate to allow your body to adapt gradually.

Set realistic goals: Avoid setting your sights too high from the outset. Instead, set achievable goals to keep you motivated.

Opt for an activity you enjoy: Choose a sport you like. This will make exercise more enjoyable and increase your chances of persevering over time.

Get a partner: Training with a friend or joining a group can make the experience more social and stimulating. You can also encourage each other.

Establish a routine: Build time slots dedicated to your sessions into your schedule. Creating a routine will facilitate your commitment and help you maintain your practice over the long term.

Prioritize rest and recovery: Give your body the time it needs to recover between sessions. Rest is crucial to avoid injury and improve your performance.

Getting back into or starting sport can seem daunting, but it’s entirely possible with a realistic and progressive approach. Remember, every little step counts towards your fitness goals!

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1) Disconnect from social networks, turn off your phone   

Spending your time in front of a screen is not good, and it increases stress.  

So, what better way than to disconnect yourself off from your screen for a few hours, an afternoon or even a whole day?  

Turning off your phone will allow you to reconnect with real moments: take a nice hot bath, read a good book in bed, go out to see your friends… Enjoy the present moment!  

2) Exercise    

After a long, tiring and stressful day at work, a workout is the best thing you can do!   

By doing a sport session, you will be able to let off steam and release all the accumulated stress. It’s up to you to choose what will relax you the most… All means are good to relax. Go to our streaming platform to watch our fitness sessions. 

3) Self-massage of the face  

What could be better than a good facial massage that you can do yourself? Not only does it give you a feeling of complete relaxation, it also relaxes your facial muscles and tones the tissues.  

All you need is a moisturizing cream or oil and your hands. 

Relaxation guaranteed! 

4) Meditation  

One of the best things you can do to relax is definitely meditation. Take 5 to 10 minutes: sit down, breathe and clear your mind.  

Meditation will allow you to let go, reduce your stress and anxiety and may even improve your sleep.  

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Coming from Asian lands, this apple juice-like tea improves digestion and protects our immune system. 

Kombucha tea has antioxidant properties and benefits for the intestines. In appearance, this tea looks like apple juice with the sparkle of cider, but it has an unstoppable protection on the body.

But where does this rare tea come from?

It all started in China, around 221 BC: the emperor Qin Shi Huang was already sipping glasses of Kombucha, to become immortal. He called this drink “Divine Tsche” or tea of immortality. The first writings on Kombucha were found in the 19th century. At the time, several scientists were studying the subject, including Robert D. Thomson who presented his work on the fermentation of vinegar. In the 80’s and 90’s, Kombucha was popularized and sold on the American market.

What does Kombucha look like?

Kombucha is the result of the fermentation of yeast and bacteria. This tea contains grapes, sugar and honey. Resembling the texture of a Japanese mushroom, called “Kombu“, this viscous texture gives the tea its name “Kombucha”.

What are the benefits?

The first benefit is the protection of the immune system. Secondly, the tea heals the bowel, thanks to the probiotics. It also facilitates digestion and has benefits on weight, as it inhibits fats and plays a role against cholesterol. Kombucha also gives a good energy boost, and eliminates toxins. 

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There are many ways to practice meditation. Vipassana meditation, Zazen meditation, Chakra meditation… each of these practices targets a different part of the body and mind to which it will bring its benefits. MyZen TV reviews for you the main meditation practices and their benefits.

Can we say that there are as many types of meditation as there are people on this planet? Not far from it! With meditation, there is a solution to every problem. If you know which type of meditation to choose.

Vipassana Meditation

The Vipassana meditation technique is one of the oldest in existence. It originated in India more than 2500 years ago. Its goal is the suppression of mental pollution in order to achieve total well-being. It is practiced through self-observation. By focusing on our bodily sensations which are in regular interaction with our mind. By exploring our deepest self, we come to find the intersection between our mind and our body. Through this experience, we become aware of our impure thoughts and come to dissolve them in order to await wholeness.

Kundalini Meditation

This type of meditation is performed in 4 steps: shaking, dancing, standing and relaxing. Its goal is to make our energies circulate along the path of our spine, starting from the first chakra, at the intersection of our legs, to the last one, at the top of our head. By mastering this vital and powerful source of energy, we come to be aware of our bodies, our thoughts and our emotions. This practice of Kundalini is however not recommended for people suffering from bipolar disorders or depression because the awakening of our energies can be a rather brutal shock for more emotionally fragile people.

Tonglen Meditation

Tonglen meditation is the meditation of acceptance. Tonglen means “to take and to give”. Everyone encounters painful events in their lives that leave scars forever. The loss of a loved one, a break-up, illness: we tend to suppress our intense pain for fear of being overwhelmed. But holding in our emotions is destructive. By meditating, we learn to accept them in order to better live with them by paying special attention to our breathing and by developing our sympathy for others.

Zazen Meditation

As the name suggests, this meditation focuses on Zen. “Za” means “sitting” and “zen” means meditation. Zazen corresponds to the very famous posture adopted by the Buddha during his meditations and which has remained engraved in the collective imagination as the basic posture of meditation. The zazen meditation is practiced in two stages, from 20 to 50 minutes, each one interspersed with a meditative walk of about 10 minutes, the kinhin. In temples, zazen is practiced twice a day, in the morning and in the evening.

Chakra meditation

Chakras. We hear about them every day, but do you really know what they are? The word chakras, in Sanskrit, could be translated as “junction points of energy channels”. According to Buddhist culture, the human body has 7 chakras, which means 7 energy centers in the whole body. Chakra meditation invites us to focus on the sounds to visualize and connect to each of our chakras in order to reach a state of interconnection between our body and our emotions.

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Just starting out in yoga and not sure what accessories you will need? MyZen TV shares its list of 5 essential accessories to start yoga.

Accessory 1 : yoga mat

The yoga mat is the most essential accessory for your yoga sessions. It will accompany you during all your figures. There are different models, different sizes and materials… You have to choose what will correspond to you the best. Pay a particular attention to its cleaning, after each session, because it is in constant contact with the feet, the face, the sweat…

Accessory 2 : the flask

Hydration is essential during physical activity, so don’t forget your flask ! And forget about plastic water bottles, which are disastrous from an ecological point of view.

Accessory 3 : the yoga brick

The yoga brick is useful to realize some postures of yoga. There are different thicknesses and different materials : plastic, wood, cork…

Accessory 4 : a comfortable outfit

Choose a comfortable outfit in which you feel great. Choose soft clothes, close to the body to facilitate your movements and the realization of positions.

Accessory 5 : a bag

Finally, the last essential accessory is a large bag in which you can put all your yoga necessities away !

You are now well equipped! These 5 essential accessories to start yoga will allow you to be serene for your first session. Visit our streaming platform MyZen TV to discover many yoga classes for all levels.

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It has never been easier to relax and laugh. MyZen TV presents one of the most enjoyable yoga practices in the wellness trend.

The actor Charlie Chaplin said that “laughter is self- healing”. Without a doubt, we need to laugh more than ever!

The benefits of a good laugh are multiple, laughter is a therapy. Created in 1995 by the Indian doctor Madan Kataria, the laughter clubs developed in France in the 2000s. Under the guidance of a facilitator, a group of people practice the yoga of laughter.

How does it work?

The objective of laughter yoga is to mingle laughter and yogic breathing to bring more oxygen to the body and the brain. Laughing with friends or colleagues is THE most pleasant anti-stress method. Joy of life, enthusiasm, vitality of the practitioners: laughter yoga is really an experience to practice together. Laughter yoga can have positive social effects, this is also recommended by the French Federation of Cardiology.

What are the benefits?

Firstly, yoga releases fears and insecurities and allows you to improve your self-image. Secondly, laughing with each other allows you to open up to others: laughter improves your health. Indeed, when we laugh, our body produces endorphins, which allows us to relax and reduce anxiety.

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