French the natural way: pas de panique ! How to relax in 3 steps

Coucou les French learners,

C’est déjà la fin du mois d’octobre, oh non ! Le temps passe vite ! It is already the end of October, time passes by quickly!

“Time passes by. And each time time passes by, something fades”

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How to improve attention by breathing consciously?

Conscious breathing exercises are a big part of yoga and I must admit that at first they were not my favorite part. I started doing yoga because I wanted to get back in shape after giving birth to my third child and I wanted to exercise.

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Homemade plum tart

When it comes to making a tart nothing beats homemade sweet pastry dough! Jamie Oliver’s head chef pastry articulates it perfectly in his post on tips for perfect homemade pastry: “Making your own pastry may seem like a slow and intensive process, but that’s the joy of it.

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Restorative yoga before bedtime

One thing that I did achieve during my maternity leave is to get back into shape. In fact, I have never felt so good and so fit in years! First I started to do yoga on a regular basis but I noticed I needed more cardio workout so I decided I would have a go at running.

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Yoga during homeroom time

I have become a yoga fan because it has benefited me a lot during this past year. I can see the benefits for anyone, especially youngsters who are going through difficult stages in their lives: body changing, hormones kicking, big exam time… When I have a homeroom (or form in English from England!) next year,

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