5 WAYS TO EXPRESS GRATITUDE AND BE THANKFUL IN YOUR LIFE
Every day is a blessing and we are the lucky ones to experience it. Expressing gratitude requires us to sit back, reflect and count our blessings. Every day we have two choices: to stay in bed and keep dreaming, or to wake up and make our dreams a reality. Neither one is wrong because it is how you want to...
November – embracing your uniqueness
As we approach the finish line of 2018, take this month to really channel in with yourself. Before the busy festive season arrives, make November a month of self-appreciation, self-love and a period of grounding and inner balance. Engage in a few practices that bring your attention to you. AFFIRMATION OF THE MONTH Mantras are powerful statements like affirmations. What you repeatedly tell yourself...
5 Daily Ayurvedic habits for a balanced lifestyle
Ayurveda is known as the sister science of yoga and a holistic lifestyle. I have been studying different holistic practices throughout my academic life and I can honestly say Ayurveda for me is the best. I say this because it is based on bringing balance in your body by actually learning about and completely understanding your body. I never really...
The Ayurveda doshas explained
Ayurveda is a life science and a beautiful lifestyle that anybody can follow. It is said to be the oldest medical system in the world, dating 7000 years ago and starting from the Vedas. The Ayurvedic lifestyle focuses on bringing the body in complete balance, this includes the physical, mental, emotional and energetic self. Its primary focus starts with the...
10 questions to ask yourself that will help you find your zest for life
In a world that often creates ideals to live in a specific way and strive to be a certain type of person, we can get pretty lost and miss out on what it is that truly makes our soul sparkle. Life is full of events that surprise us in every moment. We can make endless plans, but very rarely we...
How to channel your feminine energy
We are in an evolving stage within society, where women are finally starting to be given the opportunity to shine for their abilities. We see more women CEO’s now than ever, single mums doing an amazing job, successful female athletes and so on. It’s a wonderful thing to see that we are “allowed”/free to express our ability to just make...
Living mindfully and walking into the unknown
Six months ago I decided to give up most of my material possessions and embark on a new journey into the unknown. I am a firm believer in taking chances and living life to the fullest and I wanted to try something new; something that would get me out of my comfort zone completely; something to shake up the foundations...
3 ways to channel the full moon energy
Full moons occur when the sun and the moon are opposing, bringing the reflection of the sun onto the moon which creates the light. The moon represents the internal world, a more introverted approach; it is cooling and governs the feminine energy. The sun is about external expression, brightness, being open and light; it is heating and governs the masculine...
Love the skin you’re in
I once read an article about the new female "ideal" body. I couldn’t help but feel slightly annoyed over this. How is it that there is an ideal shape that as women we should strive towards? Isn’t it absurd that after decades of fighting for our rights, yet again there is something to differentiate ourselves from others. Body image is...
What you need to know about weight loss
I am a firm believer in living a healthy and balanced lifestyle. When it comes to weight-loss, this is a complex topic and each person approaches it differently. Unless it is advised by a medical practitioner, dietician or a certified expert, we should focus on our wellbeing as a whole (mentally, physically, emotionally) LEARN TO APPRECIATE YOUR BODYIF you appreciate your...