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Jetlag? Stress? An overwhelming urge to press pause and hibernate for a few days? The Strand has the perfect treatment for you… After a summer spent in the British countryside…
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!…
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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 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 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 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 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 morebest juice detoxes in hong kong
Ask anyone trying to kick-start their diet and fitness program for the summer, and you may find they are convinced that juice detoxes or cleanses are the way to go. We…
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 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 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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Need to move more? De-stress? Rediscover nature? Go for a run! Today is the day of the London Marathon 2014, and spas+beyond celebrates this immune system boosting, mood lightening, creativity inspiring…
Read moredetoxing – for a day
Detoxing for a day… You’ve got to wonder, is it even worth it? However, I tried Sense of Touch’s Digital Detox yoga-massage-juice day – and it was a good challenge.…
Read moresupercharge your body
Every Monday and Friday morning I get up at 6.30am. Sometimes it’s easy, most often I’m groaning at the brutal awakening. But I know I’ll feel great once I’m stretching…
Read moresupercharge your health
At spas+beyond March signals the onset of spring. Nature is waking and the first buds of the year are beginning to bloom in the strengthening sunshine. What better time to…
Read morehappy new year of the horse!
This Chinese New Year may you gallop into the year of the horse with boundless energy, glowing health and blissful happiness. Destined to be a happy and healthy year, don’t…
Read morenew beauty – team #fitnotthin
By 6.15am one recent cold January morning the car park at my local sports complex was full. I shrugged thinking that for most of these car drivers, this new…
Read moreseasonal advice from the expert
With the seasonal overindulgence taking its toll spas+beyond turns to wellness guru Helen Norman for some last minute energy boosters and tips on staying calm and grounded over the coming…
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