5 things to do today: Sign up for a yoga workshop at Urban Yoga and check out three of the UAE’s newest retail concepts

Plus, make plans to attend an introduction to the Viora treatments at the Euromed Clinic; attend a lecture on piracy; and hear a talk by Neil MacGregor, the director of the British Museum

Urban Yoga is hosting a You Know You Knead It Massage Balls workshop, which helps alleviate tension and stress. Courtesy Urban Yoga

Sign up for the You Know You Knead It Massage Balls workshop at Urban Yoga. Learn about your body's tension patterns and how to alleviate the pain, stress and tension with yoga postures and self-massage using Yoga Tune Up Therapy Balls, which can be used in your daily routine. On May 2 and 3, from 10am to 12.30pm and 2.30pm to 5pm, Urban Yoga, Aspect Tower, Business Bay, Dubai, 04 369 7882, www.facebook.com/UrbanYogaDubai

Check out three of the UAE's newest retail concepts – Shoreditch Muse, Anthropology of Design and Mahani – in a trunk show called Pieces, which is a one-stop, pop-up shop for summer fashion purchases that runs until Thursday. From 10am to 9pm, The Space, twofour54, Khalifa Park, Abu Dhabi, www.facebook.com/theSpaceAD

Plan to attend an introduction to the Viora treatments at the Euromed Clinic. Tomorrow, the aesthetician Rebecca Treston will perform demos and explain the post-treatment benefits. Offers will be available for guests, including discounts and goody bags. From 9am to noon, Euromed, Villa 611, Jumeirah Beach Road, Dubai, 04 394 5422

Attend the lecture Panorama of Piracy and Legal Issues in the Indian Ocean, moderated by the rear admiral Antoine Beaussant, commander of the French forces, Indian Ocean. Starts at 5pm, Amphitheatre Robert de Sorbon, University of Paris Sorbonne Abu Dhabi, Al Reem Island, 02 656 9555, www.facebook.com/UniversityParisSorbonneAbuDhabi

Hear the talk Unlocking Objects, in which Neil MacGregor, the director of the British Museum, will explore objects featured in the exhibition A History of the World in 100 Objects and investigate their power to tell stories and forge global connections. From 6.30pm to 7.30pm, Manarat Al Saadiyat, Saadiyat Island, Abu Dhabi, 02 657 5800, www.saadiyatculturaldistrict.ae

* Compiled by Ellen Fortini