Today we are celebrating WORLD MENTAL HEALTH DAY 2018 Over the past 70 years there has been a drastic perceptual shift as to how individuals think about the practice of meditation in the western world. What was once thought of as a quasi psychedelic practice used by hippies to alter states of consciousness, is...
Welcome to the season of Keats’ mists and mellow fruitfulness… At this time of year, when the light and the dark make up equal parts of the day, and as the weather gets cooler, we begin to draw energy inwardly. In Ayurvedic terms, autumn is the season where Vata is predominant,...
Over the years I have experimented with dozens of DIY kitchen and bathroom recipes to find the ones that I like and that work. Below are my favourite organic beauty products that I made from scratch. The best thing about these is that none contains...
Today marks the Autumn Equinox, and the start of the Seed Gathering Season. Since 1998, The Tree Council has been organising Seed Gathering Season, the autumn campaign to inspire everyone to gather seeds, fruits and nuts and grow the trees of the future. The festival starts...
Slimy, slippery seaweed has been heralded as the new, must-have superfood. Seaweed refers to several species of macroscopic, multicellular, marine algae. The term includes some types of red, brown, and green algae. Despite its recently trendy, superfood status, seaweed has been used all over the world for thousands of years, but has most notably...
Mindfulness meditation is a powerful and ancient meditation technique that is proven to help reduce stress, alleviate anxiety and depression, and even help with pain and illness. Forbes recently reported that Brown University had found a convincing link between mindfulness meditation and improved cardiovascular health. Meditation’s...
The end of school holidays is fast approaching and it's time to dig out those lunchboxes and prepare for another term of school lunches. Before you groan in anticipation, think of these positives: no more hungry or bored kids loitering around the fridge and kitchen;...
The most likely health complaint you will have after a short haul flight will be simple aches, pains, and cramps. Not exactly, life threatening but best avoided if possible. However on longer haul flights your health can suffer when you are trapped in a seated position...
Aloe Vera is a succulent plant specie that has thick fleshy stems with spiny leaves. The fleshy stem contains the Aloe juice which has been used for various purposes since the beginning of the first century as an excellent home remedy. The juice and the gel...
Summer Travel Poses You Can Do Anywhere If you are planning to Hit the road for a summer vacation this year, there’s no need to take a break from your practice. Even if you’re travelling without a mat or don’t have the space to roll one...