searching for yoga love…
I believe in yoga. I want to make it a habit. I just haven’t fallen in love with it. Yet. So I’m challenging myself to a month of practicing yoga…
Read moreget out, workout, revive, repeat…
I love taking my workouts alfresco. And right now in South Africa I’m either jogging along a beach, horse riding through the Garden Route’s famed fynbos hills, kloofing (abseiling and…
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 of asia’s best retreats during the peaceful year of the goat
Goodbye galloping horse, hello harmonious goat! This February marks the start of the lunar year of the green wooden goat (or, confusingly, sheep or ram). Wood is associated with spring…
Read moreit’s about love, people!
It’s Valentine’s Day tomorrow and I’ll bet there are a bunch of you who haven’t done the panic buying of the gift yet. I’m not a great one for putting…
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 morenew his ‘n’ hers in hk
Be the ultimate power couple with these grooming products, hitting the shelves at Joyce Beauty just in time for the party season. Fresh from the Uk they bring the latest…
Read moredeliciously healthy christmas gifts
Here at spas+beyond we’re feeling the Christmas spirit! So here are some super health-boosting, beauty-fying, taste bud-tempting and all round delicious treats that will make you feel good and look even…
Read moreanyone for cantoga? or yogantonese?
When is yoga not pure yoga? When it’s a Cantonese lesson. At Hong Kong’s Yoga Bam Bam studio, instructor Matina Cheung gently repeats and repeats Canto vocab until you’re thinking…
Read moregive up counting sheep for 2015
For anyone who needs some serious catch-up on their zzzs, Six Senses’ new Yogic Sleep retreats leave you totally refreshed, with new reserves of energy and new sleep skills to take home.…
Read morechocolate, tea and expertise
I love the idea of this indulgent mix of dark chocolate truffle fondue, house blended tea or coffee and a personal skin consultation – it’s the perfect afternoon treat after…
Read moreholistic health at avani bkk
AVANI Atrium Bangkok has just opened up in the Thai capital. Anantara’s ‘young’ hotel brand is pared down to the essentials while tuned in to the wifi generation with their…
Read morehuge congrats to the winners of the 10th asiaspa awards!
The AsiaSpa Awards 2014 was another classic AsiaSpa event – high-octane, super-glam and networking-tastic, with one mad Japanese theme, two floors of champagne-fuelled fun, endless sake shots and the best…
Read morethe french paradox at caudalie, hong kong
Caudalie’s new spa is a doozy, a sweet satellite of their gorgeous Bordeaux resort Les Sources. Right at the start of super-hip Gough Street, it’s tough to pass the arched…
Read morethe power of competition on moving more
One of the best ways for me to get myself moving is to sign up for a race. It gives me an unmovable deadline, keeps me training for fear of…
Read morehong kong’s record-breaking yoga class
History was made recently, when Hong Kong’s biggest om of yogis and yoginis took to their mats at Central Harbourfront during the Green Summer Festival for #OmTogether. Over 600 people,…
Read morethe skypool overlooking st paul’s
There’s something about The Shard – how can you not want to explore this iconic, super-sized pyramid in the centre of London? Even better, stay a night at the building’s Shangri-La…
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