Get better sleep in 2023 Sleep is incredibly important for maintaining optimal health and wellbeing, yet most South Africans are getting insufficient sleep. In fact, according to the sleep tracking app, Sleep Cycle, South Africans are getting fewer sleeping hours than...
Feng Shui Everyday Feng shui author and teacher Lillian Too explains that Feng shui literally means ‘wind and water’ and goes back at least to the fourth century BC and has its origins in the I Ching. It can be interpreted as ‘auspicious heavenly influence, beneficial...
NO MUD, NO LOTUS – HELLO VIETNAM I stood patiently on the stone steps leading up to The One Pillar Pagoda, Hanoi, capital city of Vietnam, as two young women solemnly climbed the steps to lay their offerings of fruit and flowers at the feet of the goddess of mercy and...
Party On! With Alani’s Tantalising Detox Treats Uplifting Cherry While you’re holding onto the last bit of celebratory holiday vibes, this beautifully uplifting concoction is simple, yet effective for the body that needs to restore itself. Potassium-rich coconut water...
Homegrown Rooibos Tea May Be Able to Alleviate Bothersome Nasal Allergies For many South Africans that suffer from allergies, Rooibos (Aspalathus linearis) has been a welcome remedy but, up till now, evidence has been scant to support this notion. Given the high cost...
In Japanese, there are three words for ‘heart’: Shinzou, which refers to the physical organ, ha-to, which is the Anglicised word for a love heart, and kokoro, which is not easily understood in English. Kokoro unites the notions of heart, mind and...
