Article Category - Health/Wellness

PHUKET Meditation wants to transform the way you think about meditating and bring it into your everyday life.

MANY people might believe that alcohol impaired (AI) drivers are usually alcoholics, but in fact, 80 percent of AI incidents are caused by binge drinkers.

THE sight of the group of men literally falling out of a bar and hitting the pavement fighting should have been followed by a Singha vested and flip flop wearing John Wayne telling the farang varmits to never come back to Patong.

KHUN Tim Thunrat is an experienced exponent of Karsai Nei Tsang. This is a powerful healing therapy, also known as genital health massage, that has been practised in Thailand for many centuries.

If the thought of the gym makes you want to dive back under the duvet, then find something that appeals to you, such as tennis, Thai boxing, horse-riding, or rock climbing.

THE pitch shot is a short approach shot which goes up in the air and lands without rolling too far forward. It can vary in length from anywhere between 50 yards to up to 100 yards, and is mostly used to get the ball to fly over bunkers or water hazards guarding a green. But hitting a pitch shot to a well bunkered green can be intimidating for many players, but it’s not as hard as it looks.

There’s a big difference between putting the ball and making putts. Many golfers work too much on the mechanics of putting and not enough on making putts. Even on the European and US tours, there are many good-looking strokes, but only a handful of great putters.

ROXANNE de Guzman has trained in many schools of yoga, principally Iyengar and Anusara, and understands that although a ‘teacher’, we always humble ourselves as students of any discipline. Roxanne has her own approach to yoga, including the relationship between breathing, mind control, and meditation. “Yoga is non-competitive. It’s not about being ‘holier-than-thou’ or judging yourself or anything else,” she said.

A REALLY good golf swing has to pass through five basic positions or reference points. Today I will be discussing a few of the basic reference points. In photo A, you can see how the shoulders, arms, hips, knees and feet are all lined up and parallel to where you’re trying to hit the ball. With all good players this never varies because if you are not set-up correctly, you will have little hope of hitting good consistent shots.

MOST golfers know that an effective exercise program can prevent injuries and lead to a better golf game. But not all trainers have a solid understanding of golf. For example, a tennis player wouldn’t dream of going to a football coach to get out of a hitting slump. A CHEK golf biomechanic focuses on improving function through corrective training.