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From Shelves to Minds - The Push to Improve Book Access in South Africa

Survey shows slight improvement in South African book ownership, but challenges remain, Johannesburg,...

Why a well workplace matters?

In today’s rapidly-growing digital landscape, the tech industry, more than ever, is regarded as a being...

Third Eye Thoughts

“Opening your third eye can lead to a profound sense of spiritual connection and a greater understanding...

Manifesting Abundance

Affirmations are your conscious thoughts. Affirmations, really, are simple. They are you being in conscious...

The Power of Crowns

#GiveThemACrown Reimagining Female Empowerment with Give Her A Crown In a world where stories shape our...

Fearless Aging

Pieter-Dirk Uys Discusses Life, Love and Laughter Pieter-Dirk Uys, a beloved figure in South African...

The Daffodil Principle

“Mother, you must come and see the daffodils before they are over.” This is how Jaroldeen Asplund Edwards...

The Mighty Dandelion

Alternative Names: Lion’s tooth; priest’s crown; swine’s snout; Taraxacum officinale While many people...

Wellness Wild Retreats

The single overriding objective in wellness is creating constant personal renewal where we recognise...

Get ‘your daily cup of calm’

The long-term health benefits of the South African-grown Rooibos tea have gained worldwide attention...

Wellness Within

Wellness Within™ Precedes Everything Else How so? In this frenetic world that we navigate daily, it’s...

Nianell, Love is Home, My Story

An interview with Nianell, multi-platinum singer, songwriter, author, healer, teacher and motivational...

A Tribute to Louis van Loon 1935 - 2024

Founder of The Buddhist Retreat Centre, Ixopo KZN, South Africa “From you I learnt words beneath the...

Winter superfood soup recipe to keep the flu away and your skin glowing

During winter, nourishing the gut with wholefoods and superfoods is important to support the immune system,...

Yin Yoga is for Everyone

Yin Yoga is a gentle and uplifting practice that helps us heal both our hearts and minds. It is the ultimate...

Gold at the Chelsea Flower Show

Grootbos Private Nature Reserve played a significant role in South Africa’s triumphant return to the...

People Saving Rhinos

THE RHISOTOPE PROJECT Part three of a profoundly significant trilogy “Science saving Rhinos. Rhinos Saving...

Bali Green - Eco Habitat Extraordinaire

Green Living is a practice that comes from living in harmony with the earth. One such way to do so is...

Jamu Juice

Jamu Juice or Essence is the merging of the alchemy of East and West. This powerful body tonic not only...

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Rescuing and Rewilding Africa's Wildlife and Landscapes

A unique, groundbreaking NGO has launched in Southern Africa, which promises to disrupt the conservation...

What and Who are Elephants Alive?

“Our mission is to ensure the survival of elephants and their habitats and to promote the harmonious...

Rhinos Saving People

“Science saving Rhinos. Rhinos Saving People. People Saving Rhinos.” THE RHISOTOPE PROJECT. Science Saving...

The Revival of Gematria

Unlocking the reconditioning power of words and numbers In late November 2021, a seed of inspiration...

Take your relationship to new heights with Tantra

In the fast-paced modern world, establishing deep and meaningful connections in our relationships can...

Spiritual Awakening

My Story by Dino Vidovich of the alternative hard rock group from California called Sages. I had my first...

Science Saving Rhinos

“Science saving Rhinos. Rhinos Saving People. People Saving Rhinos.” THE RHISOTOPE PROJECT. Science Saving...

The great ozone debate

Ozone is not a drug and it is not a magic bullet. It is a therapeutic tool of great power which can aid...

Dancing with your Shadow and the Eclipse

Conversations with Kuthumi and Celestial Companions I AM Kuthumi, and I come forward upon the Rays of...

What your morning beverage says about you!

Millions of South Africans reach for a cup of tea or coffee each morning. Ever wonder why you favour...

Developing a Sustainable Social Bioeconomy

With new archeological discoveries and articles on fauna, flora and bioeconomy, International Rivers...

IN SYNC WITH YOUR BODY & MIND

IN SYNC WITH YOUR BODY & MIND by Ed and The OM Team | Mar 1, 2022 | Autumn 2022, Digitorials | 0...

Our NEW Odyssey Identity

Our NEW Odyssey Identity An Expression of Deep Gratitude Fellow sojourners our bright new site, in the...

Paramahansa Yogananda

Paramahansa Yogananda by Ed and The OM Team | Autumn 2022, Print Articles, Spiritual Living, Thought...

Solopreneurs Join Wisdom Wednesdays

SOLOPRENEURS Join WISDOM WEDNESDAYS 12:30 to 13:30 on the first Wednesday of each month on Zoom.Each...

Relationships and Sexual Intimacy: A Tantric Perspective

Sex is just the beginning, not the end, but if you miss the beginning, you will miss the end also. In...

The 10 Commandments of Attraction

Do you ever wonder what it is that makes some people attract wonderful opportunities and joy to their...

Self Discovery through Earth Discovery

We hear the questions you’re asking yourself. We understand in this current climate of change in our...

Is Kratom right for you?

Anyone with even a remote interest in natural remedies and plant-based medicine has probably heard...

Neurocoaching

Neurocoaching by Ed and The OM Team | Holistic Living, Print Articles, Summer 2021 Coaching is about...

Sunshine, Fresh Air and Wide Open Spaces

Sunshine, Fresh Air and Wide Open Spaces by Ed and The OM Team | Digitorials, Print Articles, Summer...

The Mechanics of Meditation

The Mechanics of Meditation by Ed and The OM Team | Print Articles, Spiritual Living, Summer 2021 Words...

South Africans ‘Waste’ Opportunities to e-Recycle

South Africans ‘Waste’ Opportunities to e-Recycle by Ed and The OM Team | Green Living, Print Articles,...

Lack of Black Stem Cell Donors has Fatal Conssequences

World Cancer Day 4.2.2022 is themed: ‘Spread the word, speak up and stand up for a cancer-free world,...

Knight & Samurai

Knight & Samurai by Ed and The OM Team | Good Reads, Print Articles, Summer 2021 The duality of...

Seychelles Eco-Destination of Choice

Seychelles Eco-Destination of Choice by Ed and The OM Team | Green Living, Print Articles, Summer 2021...

Raise Your Vibration with Ormus

Raise Your Vibration with Ormus by Ed and The OM Team | Digitorials, Print Articles, Summer 2021 This...

Secret Onions

by Jen Grobowski Jen Grobowski is a Soul Journey healer who has been in holistic healthcare for 25 years....

Pumpkin Finds Her Kindness

Bianca Flanders A children’s’ story about finding your kindness when the big green monster of jealousy...

Surrounded by Setbacks

Or, How to Succeed When Everything’s Gone Bad by Thomas Erikson Not everything goes the...

Journeys with Plant Spirits

Plant Consciousness Healing and Natural Magic Practicesby Emma Farrell In this guide, Emma Farrell explains...

Alone. Together. Loved. Forever.

A Memoir by Ingrid Lomas Ingrid captures her audience’s attention from beginning to end as she charts...

Critically Endangered Vultures Return Home

Critically Endangered Vultures Return Home by Ed and The OM Team | Green Living, Print Articles, Summer...

Enlightenment

Words Yolande du Plooy We live in a world where each of us is conditioned in a certain way, be it the...

Generational Trauma Conversations

Generational Trauma Conversations by Ed and The OM Team | Print Articles, Spiritual Living, Summer 2021...

Crystals for Every-Day Living

Crystals for Every-Day Living by Ed and The OM Team | Holistic Living, Print Articles, Summer 2021 Words...

Conscious Parenting

Conscious Parenting by Ed and The OM Team | Conscious Living, Parenting HELPING CHILDREN DEAL WITH GRIEF...

Turn Over a New Leaf with These Three CBD Products for Wellness and Good Health

Turn Over a New Leaf with These Three CBD Products for Wellness and Good Health by Ed and The OM Team...

Feeling Stressed? Find Out How CBD Can Help

Feeling Stressed? Find Out How CBD Can Help by Ed and The OM Team | Oct 5, 2021 | Digitorials, Print...

Homegrown Rooibos Tea May Be Able to Alleviate Bothersome Nasal Allergies

Homegrown Rooibos Tea May Be Able to Alleviate Bothersome Nasal Allergies by Ed and The OM Team | Holistic...

Waterboy

Making sense of my son’s suicide ‘The hole gapes still. It always will. And I fall in periodically.’...

The Holly Space

The Holly Space was created out of acknowledging the need for bringing people together to connect and...

Shift Your Alignment, Access Your Greatest Potential

Shift Your Alignment, Access Your Greatest Potential by Ed and The OM Team | Digitorials, Print Articles,...

Quality Counts

Quality Counts by Ed and The OM Team | Digitorials, Print Articles, Spring 2021 When purchasing any natural...

Unveiling the Magnificence: Harnessing Mental Fitness for Inner Peace

Self-Discovery Through Earth Discovery

Ever thought about how you feel fabulous in certain locations but in other places you experience discomfort,...

Reviewing the Tapestry of Your Lived and Unlived Life

embracing a fulfilling late life. ...

Isolation & the Importance of Human Connectedness in these Unusual Times

In the 2000 film Cast Away, Tom Hanks plays an obsessive, clock-watching businessman, who finds himself...

The ‘Silent Dis-ease’

Words Val Ball and Ruth Manson-Bishop “She almost thought she’d said the words aloud, but she hadn’t....

Shinrin-yoku (森林浴)

Forest Bathing for Optimal Health Japanese researchers have discovered that forest bathing, also known...

Turning Tragedy into Hope

For those struggling with depression Success TMS, a leading provider of Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation...

The Swing of Life’s Pendulum

Words PW du Plessis Attraction and abandonment, the continuum of rebirthing While the cat, Samantha is...

Personal Health Literacy

This is the degree to which individuals have the ability to find, understand and use information...

#GiveHerACrown 2021

#GiveHerACrown 2021 by Ed and The OM Team | Digitorials, Print Articles, Spring 2021 WE’VE GOT THE POWER...

‘The Wilderness Between Us’ by Penny Haw

‘The Wilderness Between Us’ by Penny Haw by Ed and The OM Team | Print Articles, Spring 2021 The Story...

Don’t make excuses, don’t doubt it...YOU CAN!

If you really want the ‘healthier you’ to materialise, you will have to navigate round that obstacle...

Crystal Healing: A Symphony Composed of Minerals

Crystals can be used for healing physical, emotional, mental and spiritual imbalances through crystal...

Did You Know?

Mid-life adults today face financial strain and are struggling to provide for their own retirements as...

Blayz Creations

The Place Where You Can Find a Wonderful Range of Esoteric Delights Situated at No. 4 Swallow Drive,...

Cape Artist Breathes New Life into Used Coffee Capsules

The Table Bay’s mascot, Oscar, is now immortalised in aluminum Millions of coffee capsules are used around...

City-Zen

creating cleaner, greener and safer cities We all dream of a community where we can raise our families...

Connecting the dots backwards

Growing up I enjoyed playing outdoors. I was a Brownie, then a Girl guide; I did speech and drama; I...

Gender Based Violence & the search for the purpose to ‘live on purpose’

GBV (Gender-based Violence), the term for these hurtful and sometimes unforgivable acts; slowly our world...

Crystals & numerology

What Do Numbers and Healing Crystals Have in Common? Numerology offers a surprisingly accurate tool to...

How to Tap Away kids' Anxiety

If your child is struggling with anxiety due to Covid, they are not on their own. Anxiety issues...

Left Undone

Words Carolyn Chilton Casas Left undone – a prompt given to us in a writing class. My first response...

The Sweet Workings of Wound Care

SA in dire need of increased burn awareness and education. Many burn injuries occur in disadvantaged...

The Great Zimbabwe

Dearest Children Did you know that Zimbabwe is a country immediately north of South Africa? In the city...

Palaces of Stone, Uncovering ancient Southern African kingdoms

By Mike Main and Tom Huffman Across the face of Southern Africa are more than 566 remarkable stone palaces,...

NAMAQUALAND Eco-Destination of choice

“The Earth laughs in flowers” Ralph Waldo Emerson When essayist, poet and leader of the transcendentalist...

Self Healing, Anxiety and Depression, With Remedies from Your Garden

Words Desiree Campher, Herba Farmacy Stress is an epidemic and, even though it is the most widespread...

The Awakening Soul of Southern Africa

A great Light is radiating here and now over South Africa. A flood of cosmic power is being transmitted...

Laugh Your Way to Good Health

Words Heinrich Visser It’s said that laughter is the best medicine and scientific research is finding...

Self-Discovery Through Earth Discovery

Ever thought about how you feel fabulous in certain locations but in other places you experience discomfort,...

New Age Medicine or Ancient Science?

In our healing centre and retail shop, we hear this term ‘new-age’ being thrown around...

Kratom for Africa

Things happen for us, not to us. This tenet can be found in most of the world’s spiritual traditions....

Divine Space

COLOUR AND CONSCIOUSNESS TRAINING ACADEMY I have been teaching metaphysics since 1993 and began my journey...

Neuro Life Coach

Transformation and Fulfilment with a Life Coach As a life coach, my business is changing lives, assisting...

Reconnect and Balance

Reconnect and balance, body, mind and soul. We all experience challenge and trauma in the course of our...

Nutrilife Probiotics

It’s about your Gut Feeling! The human body relies on the normal flora (probiotics) for several functions...

Stuck in a State of Perpetual Burnout?

“Are you feeling exhausted and run down even though the year has just begun? You’re not alone. These...

Pangolins: Scales of Injustice

Pangolins have long been sustainably harvested by local communities for their meat and scales, but today...

Vibrational Nutrition

Quantum physics asserts that everything has a vibrational nature. Of course, this applies to the food...

Legacy of a Rain Queen

Nolwazi Rahlaga is a survivor of a car crash that killed both her parents. In Nelspruit, South Africa,...

Natural Anti-Inflammatories, for Pain Management

In accordance with our Law of Pain, the origin of all pain is inflammation and the inflammatory response....

Important Monkey Business

Bambelela Wildlife Care The Bambelela Wildlife Care and Vervet Monkey Rehabilitation Facility is located20...

Rejuvenate Your Body With Rooibos

Many claim that tea can help flush out toxins, enhance the immune function and boost energy levels, but...

Olde Worlde Science Meets Modern Healing

The five elements Much like life today, life in Shakespeare’s time was an intricate system where everything...

The Crystal Touch

Crystals touch you in different ways. Have you ever noticed how children are drawn to crystals? Gently...

The Personal Odyssey of a Soul Called Raymond

“Why are we here? What is my purpose?” These fundamentally existential questions have vexed humankind...

Opening the Doors Within

A year’s supply of heavenly guidance and inspiration We would like to introduce you to one of the timeless...

Healing is LOVE…

A 40-year-old divorced father of two beautiful young girls, Mohamed was brutally attacked just after...

Healing the Natural Way

Phyto-Force is a very well-known brand in terms of herbal, particularly Western Herbal Medicine throughout...

From small bounces to GIANT LEAPS

Keith and Justine McFarlane discovered rebounding in 2002 when Keith studied Lymphology with Dr C Samuel...

Follow your Bliss

Sunshine, fresh air and wide open spaces You will never regret time spent at Umngazi Hotel & Spa...

‘The Brave Little African Girl’

‘The Brave Little African Girl’ by Thabitha Mathabatha is an insightful children’s book that sends readers...

Understanding Different Forms of CBD for Health and Wellness

In search of natural pain and stress relief options, many turn to CBD (cannabidiol) in its oil form to...

The Rise of the Green Generation

Millennials have certainly been characterised by a number of key traits; they’re smart, ambitious and...

What is the Relationship between a Fountain and the Words of a Good Person?

Proverbs 10:11 says, “Like a fountain of water, the words of a good person give life.”“I think this Proverb...

Let’s Get Sun Savvy

The sun produces energy in a variety of ways, from the heat we feel on our skin to the more visible and...

KZN South Coast Offers Visitors an Eco-Tourism Getaway

The KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) South Coast has entrenched itself as a top tourism destination, but what many...

Recession, Recovery & Reform

SOUTH AFRICA AFTER COVID-19 What should South Africa be doing to prepare for the ‘new normal’ after Covid-19?...

Social Media, Common Sense and…‘Keeping your Head’ in Crazy Times

We live in a time when thoughts – and more particularly feelings – sweep around the planet...

Lake Eland Game Reserve

COVERING AN IMPRESSIVE 2 500 HECTARES, WITH DIVERSE ECOSYSTEMS OF BUSHVELD, GRASSLAND, COASTAL FOREST...

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Relax and Revitalise with Chi-Chi’s Holistic Wellness Retreats

Chi-Chi’s first launched in 2006 on a beautiful, tranquil boutique wine estate and guesthouse on the...

And on the medical front…Portable device could diagnose a heart attack in minutes

Researchers from the University of Notre Dame and the University of Florida have developed a sensor that...

Harnessing the Sun

“Every small action you take toward a green, sustainable world makes a difference.” Ed and the OM Team...

Help nature combat CO2 emissions, in a small way? Plant a Spekboom Today

South African shoppers have been given the opportunity to shop more sustainably by carbon offsetter,...

Your Body, Your Choice

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Conscious Cleaning … turf the toxins

After the long and chilly winter season, when introspection and hibernation are the norm, spring starts...

Seven ways you can make meditation a part of your life no matter how, hectic or frenetic it gets. Most...

History of the Therapeutic Uses of Cannabis

Cannabis is a genus of herbaceous flowering plants in the family Cannabinaceae. There is some dispute...

21 Affirmations for 2021

1. As I turn my face to 2021, a brilliant new Sun dawns in my life! 2. This moment, this day I...

Conscious, Gender-Free Parenting

The goal of gender-free parenting is not to paint the parenting landscape with a wide brush of androgyny...

Co-creating with Crystals and Minerals

The fact that the ultimate goal of alchemy is the creation or manifestation of a stone is another key...

Effective Behavioural change through Modern Hypnosis

One of the little known factors about hypnosis is that it is very effective in changing a negative behaviour...

Escentia Has Something Exciting to Announce

We have some exciting news to share; after the rocky and bumpy road that 2020 brought along, we have...

Understanding the Different Forms of CBD for Health and Wellness

There is growing awareness about the possible health and wellness benefits of CBD (cannabidiol) and the...

Within Your Heart is a Dream

“May the dreams you dream today, be the life you live tomorrow” You are amazing. You are the creation...

Why Did God Make People Different from Each Other?

Rich vs. poor. Israeli vs. Palestinian. Girls vs. boys. Wouldn’t the world run much more easily if people...

Meld into the Perfect Shape for You, Right Now.

Meld into the perfect shape for you, right now. While the world agonises over the effects of the Covid-19...

The Return Journey

Odyssey translates literally and metaphorically as a great journey; the journey of life. As such, Odyssey...

What is the real cost of a cup of coffee?

Is the cup of coffee you sell and serve – or buy and drink, depending on which side of the counter you...

The BIG ED

Until now men who suffer from The Big ED (Erectile Dysfunction) have relied on medication to provide...

When was the last time you talked with someone about your health and received the personal attention you deserve?"

If you think about your last visit to the doctor, how much time did he/she actually spend with you? Did...

Immunity Wellness Protocol

With the world’s attention focused on Covid-19, the illness caused by the new coronavirus, people...

Aura.Soul.Art - Balancing Energy Artfully

‘Mindfulness’ – could be considered to be a state of mind, a moment-to-moment awareness of having an...

A Message from the Guides

Your earthly world is undergoing a series of profound and unprecedented energy shifts, the likes of which...

Get Summer Ready the Natural Way

Since the beginning of lockdown, many of us have indulged in one too many treats and are boasting fuller...

Awakening by Andreas Salver

The divine inspired Frontlet is designed to change your life. The Awakening Frontlet by Andreas...

COLLAGEN - Holding you together

To some degree, we’re all on a quest for eternal youth. No one wants wrinkles, dry and sagging skin or...

Legendary Stress and Pain Relief within Your Reach

Over the past few decades, one of the most debated topics of all time is the health benefits of the cannabis...

The Vegan & Plant Powered Show will go on!

… and will be both a live and online event with a Joburg show also planned South Africa’s...

Make the Most of Autumn's Harvest

Never will I ask an August sky: “Where has last July gone?” Oscar Hammerstein ll (from Oklahoma)...

It is in the Stars

The Mayans appeared ‘suddenly’ approximately 2 000 years ago as an advanced civilisation without the...

A New Kind of Intelligence?

Is contemporary education equipping us to live in harmony with the Earth and our fellow beings? “We educators...

Choosing a toothpaste? Consider sea salt, charcoal and cocoa

Natural ingredients including sea salt, charcoal and even cocoa are growing in popularity in the oral...

Eat-well, B-well Boost Your Immunity

While it is never a good idea to stoke any fear or create unnecessary panic, it is always a good idea...

My Home is my ‘Happy Place’ with Feng Shui

It’s been over a year since the world as we knew it changed almost instantly as a result of COVID-19....

Plant's Vegan Cuisine Alchemist

From the humble beginnings of a Bo-Kaap Café to a gourmet vegan restaurant in Cape Town CBD, Plant offers...

Rooibos Can Aid in Managing Diabetes

Experts say Rooibos should form part of a holistic strategy to tackle diabetes, which has been dubbed...

Ancestral Healing, Rediscover your Home in ‘Love’

Our ancestors are our origins, our power and our heritage. The themes that concern them mirror our own...

A Powerful Healing Odyssey

“They never told me getting honest with myself in recovery would be this hard.” A spiritual rock-bottom...

CBD Myth Busters

And a milestone for CBD use in South Africa For over 6 000 years, the cannabis plant has been widely...

Essential oils as vibrations and how they tune to the energy body

Celebrating 11 Years of Loving Commitment to Energy Healing Education and Consciousness Elevation in KZN

Energencia Academy, established in KZN in April 2009, offers you the opportunity to return to a more...

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