After writing my first book on sustainable living, I knew the way it needed to be launched to the world was in person. With this in mind, I grabbed Tim, my husband, furniture from our lounge to create an epic event photo booth, several boxes
OPINION Alesha Arrowsmith shares her experience of losing her mum age 21 and coping with grief. When you lose someone you love it can feel like your whole world stops while everyone else's keeps turning. I was 21 when I lost my mother to cervical cancer. Your
Words Gemma Monachino We need to exercise for its many benefits to our health, and it's now recognised that the best way to exercise is to play. Yes, adults too.We all know there are many benefits from exercising, including physical and emotional wellness– but did you
Ayurveda is the science of daily living and a 5,000-year-old preventive medicine system, which operates as a fundamental ecosystem for life and living within nature’s laws. It examines all the energies in the universe that are internal and external to our being, as well as
In Ayurveda, we look at the body as a whole being, composed of the body, mind, and spirit. That means we always look at the interconnected relationship of our whole being and we focus on the importance of nourishing ourselves in this way. For example,
In our culture, the value of pleasure is sometimes underestimated. But sources of pleasure, such as our hobbies, aren’t just the opposite of work. Rather, they provide numerous benefits that promote psychological health and help us build a good life: Providing novelty We can’t change careers too
Have you ever sat down with your knitting and found yourself overcome with a sense of calm and wellbeing? Or maybe you get a hit of calm and pleasure from cooking, crocheting or even colouring in. What’s key is that you experience the sensation when you’re
Photography Jane Ussher Wendyl Nissen figures out the freedom of letting go of your expectations and knowing your limitations. “Know your limitations.” Those three words were said to me a few months ago when I was visiting my old friend Catriona in Sydney. If anyone else had said
Photography Toha Media Kate McLeay begins reading from the pile of letters she’s received from inmates who write to thank her, and her sponsors and supporters, for the work she has done within Hawke’s Bay Regional Prison.“It has helped me out a lot through the stressful
PRODUCED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH GOOD X BRAVEFACE. We all know what it’s like when we’ve not had enough sleep. The following day isn’t exactly dreamy. A lack of a good night’s sleep can be due to a host of reasons, stress being one culprit. When
