Why Morocco Should Be Your Next Travel Destination
Morocco combines vibrant culture, ancient medinas, and stunning landscapes from the Sahara Desert to the Atlas Mountains. Discover the best time to visit, explore the breathtaking Ourika Valley, immerse yourself in authentic Berber culture, and find all the reasons why Morocco should top your travel bucket list.
The Power of Sound Healing, Connection and Vibrational Wellness
Sound is everywhere around us, and through vibrations, they affect the objects and bodies around them. As such, certain sounds and frequencies can promote healing and calm energy throughout our bodies and minds. Discover how sound baths, meditation, and vibrational therapy can enhance your physical and emotional wellbeing through mindful connection.
Reconnecting With Your Inner Peace: Mindfulness and Meditation
Mindfulness and meditation have emerged as powerful tools for maintaining mental health, and reconnecting with our minds, bodies and souls. This blog explores how our minds and bodies are connected, and why introducing mindfulness and meditation practices into your daily life can enhance your physical and mental wellbeing.
The Ultimate Guide to Cold Water Therapy: Benefits, Safety, and Getting Started
Cold water therapy has surged in popularity in recent years. Whether you're an athlete seeking enhanced recovery, dealing with inflammation, or simply looking to boost your mental and physical wellbeing, cold water therapy offers a natural and effective solution. This blog explores cold water therapy, how it works, different methods, practical safety tips for getting started, and how it can enhance your physical and mental health.
Tour du Mont Fort: Hiking Route Guide
A high-altitude big day hike with some spectacular, otherworldly vistas. Recommended for those who are fit and sure on their feet. There can be sections of snow and ice to traverse over even in the height of summer. Make sure you align your hiking times with the cable car schedule (especially to be able return to Verbier!)…
Val de Bagnes Hike: Fionnay To Bonatchiesse
This was one of the most scenic and enjoyable hikes of our entire time in the Swiss Alps. It is a challenging day out, with a couple of very steep sections. In particular, Col su Sarshlau is not to be attempted by those with vertigo. Avoid if the conditions are wet or slippery. The views are incredibly rewarding though…
Verbier Hike: Les Ruinettes - La Chaux Col Termin - Fontenay
This is a scenic, but accessible half-day hike. This is highly recommended for those who are not experienced hikers but still want to enjoy some dramatic views of the Grand Combin, and feel as though you are in high mountains. It is well marked and very secure underfoot the entire way…
7 Of The Best Novels Set In Italy
These are some of the best novels set in Italy to inspire wanderlust and travel. I’ve made a selection of the top 7, with a healthy mix of genres, including history, crime, romance, and thriller. All have in common a superbly crafted landscape over which your imagination can roam…
Leadership Retreats for women
Malina and I met in 2018 on a Botswana & Cape Town Yoga Safari. Malina was a guest on the retreat and we have stayed in touch over the years. She has had a varied career - journalism, communications, marketing, and business strategy - and is now turning her talents towards leadership coaching. Malina and I share a passion for adventure, nature, sailing and personal growth, and we decided to put together female leadership coaching experiences for you - in Italy and Norway…
The Ultimate Guide To Planning Your Africa Safari
Most of us have seen African animals in a zoo, or in a wildlife TV series or documentary. You might readily hear David Attenborough’s voice in your head, and perhaps you had a mangled collection of ‘Big Five’ soft toys that fed your imagination and wanderlust as a child. Seen in the wild, raw, and unspoilt African wilderness, these animals are something of a spiritual encounter…
Best Spa and Wellness Resorts in Croatia
When it comes to top spa destinations, people usually think of the elite Alpine resorts in Switzerland and Austria, Asian paradise settings, such as in Bali, or the Nordic saunas, steam-baths and ice-plunges in the Scandinavia. Croatia is a lesser known, yet no less impressive (and indulgent) spa destination. Travellers and spa-seekers alike are waking up to this and beginning to gravitate towards its stunning island resorts and inland retreats.
Yoga and Menstruation: What Is Safe And Healthy
It is likely that you have heard yoga teachers casually announce in class that if you are on your ‘moon cycle’, or menstruating, you should avoid certain poses. Some yoga traditions - Ashtanga, for example - strongly advise against all yoga practice and exercise on the first few days on a woman’s cycle. This has been the ‘traditional approach’ …
Top Ecotourism and Sustainable Tourism Lodges in Kenya
Kenya is a top ecotourism destination. The top 6 lodges: Sirikoi; Olepangi Farm; Watamu Treehouse; Little Governors Camp; Porini Amboseli Lodge; Tawi Lodge.
What is ecotourism and sustainable tourism? Global tourism accounts for an estimated eight percent of global greenhouse gas emissions. Tourism is a major international industry and a source of livelihood for hundreds of millions of people. The catchphrase from the Sustaining Tourism organization goes, “whilst not everything depends on tourism, tourism depends on everything”. What this means is that all aspects of the natural and manmade world - and where they intersect - are imperative to the continuation of tourism in any given area….
Can scientists save the functionally extinct Northern White Rhino species?
The northern white rhino species has been declared functionally extinct. The window period before the species is fully extinct is closing, as only two females remain in northern Kenya, Najin and Fatu. Najin is elderly and has health problems, Fatu is her daughter and although relatively young at 20 years, she cannot carry a calf to term. Scientists, spearheaded by a non-profit initiative, BioRescue, are on a mission to save the species by planting an embryo in a surrogate mother, Owuan, a southern white rhino…
Meditation for Menstruation
In Ayurveda the menstruation cycle is considered to be a natural and powerful process of detoxification for the body that aligns to the 29.5 days of the lunar cycle. Like all bodily processes, menstruation is governed by the doshas. In fact, the cycle is divided up into different phases - Vata, Pitta, Kapha phases. If you have any imbalances in your constitution, you are likely to experience irregularities, pain, PMS, insomnia, and any number of difficulties…
Daily habits to ease anxiety
There is no quick fix for anxiety disorder. As someone who has suffered from anxiety for much of my adolescent and adult life, I have learnt that it is best managed through implementing sustainable habits that you can integrate into your everyday routine. These include, enjoyable exercise; time in nature; a balanced, mindful eating routine; prioritising sleep; less screen and social media time; journalling; and meditation…
Examples of Yoga Mudras
This is a useful and accessible introduction to yoga mudras, (sometimes called finger yoga), especially for those who are new to yoga. In this article we will explore the meaning of yoga mudras, the benefits, how to apply them into your practice, and some easy-to-follow examples of yoga mudras…
Yoga and Menstruation
Is it safe to practice yoga on your period? To answer this question we have to begin looking at the philosophy of yoga: The same Vedic texts that the modern practice of Hatha yoga (yoga of postures and breathing techniques) are derived from are quite clear in their advocacy that a woman's cycle is both powerful and fragile. This is a time when you are 'full mooning'.
Yoga Mudras - An Overview
Aspects of yoga practice are concerned with the relational patterns between different areas on the hand and fingers and parts of the brain. Like the study of reflexology on the feet, the hands have been found to be highly sensitive, potent areas of neural and energy pathways and meridians. Drawing on this wisdom, it has become custom in some yoga practices to focus ...