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According to Chinese astrology, 2014 is the Year of the Wooden Horse. That Chinese Zodiac is believed to be a positive and strong-willed character. This Year of the Wooden Horse is perfect for purchasing that item you have been eyeing at Lazada Philippines! And you are in luck! The nation’s biggest online shopping mall is currently holding a big Chinese New Year Sale until February 3, 2014!

What better way to start the year than through a detox that will cleanse away the old and bring in the new and healthy you for 2014. ECHOyoga Shala recently opened its doors at their new space at Kalayaan Avenue, behind Rockwell in Makati City. Scheduled are a number of workshops this January, one of which is a whole day COMMUNITY DETOX on January 18. With pranayama or breath work, yoga practice, meditation and talks, the whole day is set to allow everyone to release not only physical toxins, but emotional and mental baggage as well. With a cleansing fast of juices and fresh salad through a partnership with Juju Cleanse, ECHOyoga Shala’s Community Detox is meant to prepare you for 2014. Sessions for forward mapping the year are also included. To be led by senior certified yoga teachers Jeannie Javelosa, Marilen Elizalde and Anne Contreras, the day promises not only an enlivening physical practice, but integrates the emotional, mental, and spiritual dimensions of yoga as wel...

ECHOyoga Shala offers a yoga therapy workshop focused on the spine and lower back pain. YOGA BACK CARE will be run by Anne Contreras on January 25, Saturday from 4-6 p.m. The one-off workshop is especially designed for those suffering from scoliosis and lower-back stiffness and pain. The workshop aims to educate the student in the use of daily regimen of self-care that acts to manage and ultimately prevent the reoccurrence of back pain through healthy postural and movement patterns. Anne Contreras has been involved in a yoga practice since 1995. She is trained in Ashtanga Vinyasa and Iyengar yoga in Indonesia, Thailand, and the US, and is a certified teacher. Her teaching style incorporates her knowledge of Traditional Chinese Medicine, as well as her decade long Vipassana meditation practice. She has a Masters degree in Counseling Psychology from Sofia University (formerly the Institute for Transpersonal Psychology) in Palo Alto, California, USA. She shares her counseling experi...