mini retreat at chuan body + soul
Walk up the beautifully lit catwalk to Chuan Body + Soul’s reception and you’ll find one of the city’s most stunningly designed, teeny-tiny, gym-pool-spa sanctuaries. I was there to explore the recently…
Read moreHair secrets uncovered, with Lisa Caddy
How much do you actually know about the silky tresses that hold the power to make you feel incredibly sexy or the bad hair day craziness that unravels your confidence?…
Read moremore than a facial, dien chen heals the body, mind and emotions too
A ‘facial’ without skincare products? Sounds strange, but Dien Chen Reflexology treats far more than simply the skin. I have a love-hate relationship with foot reflexology. No doubt because of…
Read moreawakening of… self
I wrote about Pia Prana Muggerud’s Awakening of Love programme last year – check my post here. It is, in my mind, as much an awakening of self, and above…
Read morea powerful MOT for love and life
Awakening of Love retreat, with Pia Muggerud Is there something missing in your life? Are you unsure if you’re in the right relationship, the right job, the right place, the…
Read moresearching for yoga love… weeks 5, 6, 7, 8 and a bit
Beachside yoga, aerial yoga with a real yogini, flexibility patience pays off, AYC madness, barre v yoga, and drum rolllll… real honest-to-goodness glimpses of yoga love. It’s finally, really happening!…
Read moresearching for yoga love… week 2
Monday I started this week off with a beginners’ class at The Iyengar Yoga Centre of Hong Kong. I’d long been curious, I knew only sketchy details of B. K.…
Read moresimple, insightful tips for work and life
Love your work, to increase your energy, to keep focused on the present, to enrich your future, to spread happiness… Life 101. The Vedanta Treatise by Swami Parthasarathy is the book that was…
Read morespring cleaning… your nose!
Sounds delightful, doesn’t it! And hardly in keeping with the refined and beautiful palace and surrounds of Ananda in the Himalayas. However jal neti, the pouring of salt water up one…
Read morevoluntary-ish vomiting at ananda
It’s usually a latte, not two force-fed litres of warm salt water that I’m craving first thing in the morning. But at Ananda in the Himalayas it turns out not…
Read moreananda – a down-to-earth retreat up in the clouds
Here at spas+beyond we are celebrating India’s most colourful festival, Holi, with a series of blogs on the divine retreat Ananda in the Himalayas, the place to learn new detox skills…
Read more10 amazing life lessons from master healer anup karlsson
Originally from the Uk, Anup is a healer. His talents are wrapped up in titles like life coach and spiritual coach, international speaker and seminar leader, mentor and Reiki master.…
Read morelasting tlc from singapore’s damai spa
When your face looks as tired as you feel, it’s time to let the pros take over. Nature, space and tranquility, TLC from everyone you meet and intelligent, beneficial treatments…
Read more5 super easy superfoods
From chia seeds to goji berries, oily fish to dark chocolate, garlic to green tea, there’s an increasing array of ‘superfoods’ on local supermarket shelves in Hong Kong these days.…
Read morehow do you go from carnivore to vegetarian?
From committed carnivore to loving meat free Mondays to going vegetarian or even vegan – what are the psychological steps? Stubborn refusal to gradual understanding and finally the lightbulb moment? Me, I’m…
Read morenealy fischer – born to spread wellness
This weekend a stellar collection of lifestyle and wellness household names fly in to Hong Kong for the MAYYA Urban Wellness Retreat. A 24-hour wellness smorgasbord of nutrition, fitness, yoga and…
Read morejo malone: lessons on life
‘The same heartbeat but two different brands,’ is how Jo Malone cleverly differentiates between the eponymous Jo Malone and her latest venture, Jo Loves. Few will not recognize the…
Read morediary of an ultra-runner: marathon des sables
Neil Orvay, co-founder of Hong Kong’s Sense of Touch spas, shares the sun, sand and sweat of running the Marathon des Sables 2014. During the six days of 250 punishing…
Read morechange your life in 24 hours
Do you want to be healthy? Do you want to want to be healthy? And mindful? And living to your very fullest potential? The Mayya Movement is fitness, yoga and…
Read morehow to love life – by pam chan
Love your job, love exercise, love healthy food and treat yourself every now and then. This is Pam Chan’s life philosophy. She shared her advice in running+beyond – diet basics,…
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