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Blog 93: Yoga, the gateway to your Spiritual Journey.

Krystal began her daily yoga practice over five years ago, she's now a qualified instructor. We sat down to ask all about her journey into a spiritual lifestyle to get a better understanding of the joy and flexibility that practising yoga can bring you. So sit back and put your crystals out to charge up, it's a good one.
scottishwomeninsport
April 17, 2023
ResearchSports Research

91: ‘Girl Stuff’

Flashback to the 2022 Athletics European Championships, a visibly frustrated Dina Asher-Smith blamed “girl stuff” for her ‘poor’ performance. This comment made by one of the sport’s biggest names got people thinking - why if something that affects 50 per cent of elite athletes worldwide, is there not more research being done and why is menstruation still such a taboo topic? We caught up with one of the speakers from our 2022 conference, Dr Laura Forrest, Senior Lecturer in Sport and Exercise Science at the University of the West of Scotland (UWS), to discuss her work in the field. After…
Morven Bruce
February 8, 2023