50 is coming…
In 100 days, I’m going to turn 50. Breathe… Yes, I know, gazillions of people have been there before me, and having an issue about turning a half-century makes me…
Read moremini 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 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 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 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 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…
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 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,…
Read morerunning+beyond – diet basics
Every day personal trainer Pam Chan logs up to 5 hours working out and eats 12 snacks/meals to keep up her energy. Result? She looks about half her 44 years…
Read morerunning+beyond – top tips from peter lee
How do you improve your running style? According to Peter Lee, running trainer, slow down to a walk, working on your posture. Then re-introduce running; little, slowly and often. Listen…
Read morerunning+beyond
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 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 year, new you – wellness retreats for 2014
New year, new you… or so the voice in your head goes. But if 2014 started in a blur of vice not virtue, CNY is your second chance for resolutions…
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