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searching for yoga love… week 1

By catharine 20 April 2015 experts+events, home, wellness, yoga
searching for yoga love… week 1

Inspiring yoga and sound sleep get my month-long searching for yoga love challenge off to a good start. From gentle, calming lessons to beach fun, aerial yoga and asanas while flying…

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searching for yoga love…

By catharine 13 April 2015 home, yoga
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…

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it’s about love, people!

By catharine 13 February 2015 beauty+fragrance, home, spas, wellness
it’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…

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10 amazing life lessons from master healer anup karlsson

By catharine 28 January 2015 experts, experts+events, home, wellness
10 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.…

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anyone for cantoga? or yogantonese?

By catharine 12 December 2014 home, wellness, yoga
anyone 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…

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chocolate, tea and expertise

By catharine 3 December 2014 beauty+fragrance, home, nutrition, skincare
chocolate, 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…

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huge congrats to the winners of the 10th asiaspa awards!

By catharine 25 November 2014 experts+events, home, News, spas
huge 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…

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the french paradox at caudalie, hong kong

By catharine 30 October 2014 beauty+fragrance, experts+events, home, skincare, spas, wellness
the 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…

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the power of competition on moving more

By catharine 22 September 2014 fitness, home, wellness 1,970 Comments
the 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…

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hong kong’s record-breaking yoga class

By catharine 22 September 2014 experts+events, fitness, home, News, wellness 2,746 Comments
hong 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,…

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prana yum’s divine sugar-free drinks

By catharine 29 August 2014 home, nutrition, wellness 9,874 Comments
prana yum’s divine sugar-free drinks

It’s tough to find a commercially produced drink that isn’t full of sugar, unnatural ingredients and harmful additives. We all should have known better than to believe that Vitamin Water…

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5 super easy superfoods

By catharine 12 July 2014 experts, home, nutrition, wellness 5,557 Comments
5 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.…

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hong kong’s most stylish secret spa

By catharine 5 July 2014 beauty+fragrance, home, skincare, spas 4,629 Comments
hong kong’s most stylish secret spa

It’s luxurious and hushed. It’s beautiful. It’s curvy and sexy. It’s elegant. The Biologique Recherche Haute Couture Flagship Spa in Hong Kong’s Kowloon is part showroom, part bar, part spa.…

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resultime by collin: results – and fast

By catharine 2 July 2014 home, skincare, spas 4,518 Comments
resultime by collin: results – and fast

Results-driven, while also a delight of textures, French skincare brand Collin Paris has recently released its resultime range for extreme smoothing and hydrating. The power of packaging shines through with…

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best juice detoxes in hong kong

By catharine 28 May 2014 home, wellness 1,514 Comments
best 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…

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nealy fischer – born to spread wellness

By catharine 22 May 2014 experts, experts+events, fitness, home, wellness 2,426 Comments
nealy 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…

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change your life in 24 hours

By catharine 6 May 2014 experts, experts+events, home, wellness 4,250 Comments
change 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…

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how to love life – by pam chan

By catharine 30 April 2014 experts, home, wellness 4,572 Comments
how 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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running+beyond – diet basics

By catharine 29 April 2014 experts, home, wellness 2,494 Comments
running+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…

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running+beyond – top tips from peter lee

By catharine 18 April 2014 experts, home, wellness 1,150 Comments
running+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…

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