Like the idea of leaving a festival feeling better than when you arrived? I went along to the Detox Healthy Beauty Festival at Archerfield Walled Garden proving festivals are not always about booze and mosh pits. The face of festivals is changing. Where once it was all about mud-covered wellies, world-famous live bands and drunken…

Earth matters and Bernie Rowen-Ross urges us to slow down and think more deeply about the simple things in life – such as a walk in nature. As I write, my back is warmed by the sun, I hear the birdsong and all is well in my world. I’ve just returned from an evening walk,…

Bernadette Petrie tells us nothing in this life is permanent. As I sit down to write my column, I am a day late, having wasted precious energy fretting over an estimated utilities bill, which sent me into a total head spin. Ironically, I’m also on the eve of publishing my first self-help book – Permission…

One of the many aspects of Yoga I truly love is that you can grab your mat, pop it into your kit bag and practice just about anywhere. Here are two easy poses to practice. A lot of people tell me they would like to practice Yoga at home – perhaps in the morning or…

Everyone seems to be a yogi these days, from your best friend to your co-worker to your aunt But if, like me, you have yet to attempt the Warrior II or Mountain Pose, taking your first yoga class can be a little intimidating. What if your hands sweat and you fall off the mat? What…