When I was a child I was endlessly told that I was too sensitive. Even progressing into early adult life, I was always ‘too sensitive’. Let me tell you now, there is nothing wrong with being too sensitive as long as it means that you’re compassionate, empathetic, intuitive, thoughtful. However, although I am all of … More Learning To Be Kind To Yourself

I had the absolute pleasure this weekend to stumble across the most most gorgeous plant nursery I have ever seen. Whilst out, wandering around an area I had not visited before; I saw a tall baby pink wall and a interesting kind of igloo, in what I thought was someones back garden. It was then … More Arizona Living

Well, what can I say. Git Git Waterfall has got to be up there as one of my favourite things to do in Bali. Located about a 35 minute drive from Lovina, or a 2 hour drive from Ubud, situated high up in the mountains and surrounded by the most stunning scenery, Git Git Waterfall … More Git Git Waterfall

Over time I have changed the way I eat alot, mostly because of acne and mysterious stomach aches. When I get a bad stomach, nine times out of ten, I also seem to have a breakout which makes me think the two issues are related. Maybe what i’m putting into my body wants to get … More Is Macrobiotics The Way Forward?

“Dairy is nature’s perfect food — but only if you’re a calf.” We are drilled into us as children that Dairy is good for us! However when you really research it, theres not much to say it is! Dairy’s good for your bones, is always the classic line we get told as kids however countries with lowest … More Dairy Is The Devil

Three-part breath is one of the most grounding breathing exercises you can do. If done correctively its a way of bringing all of your attention to the present moment and get in tune with the sensations of your physical body. It’s often taught at the beginning of yoga classes as a way to transition students … More How to Find a Full Yogic Breath

So, I briefly mentioned this product in one of my recent posts : A Simple Skincare Routine but I just wanted to give it all the attention for a moment, because it is just so wonderful. I’ve always been scared of moisturisers. I used to think that if I moisturised it would make me break out. I thought because I had very oily acne prone skin, all it would do is clog me up more and makes matters worse. This was all before I actually knew my skin type. Most of us will jump to the obvious ones … More Neals Yard Frankincense Hydrating Cream

Yoga, Creativity, and the Art of Making Mistakes By Ali Shevlin As a yoga teacher, I consider myself a pretty creative person. I’m constantly designing, making, shifting, adapting. My body is the paint, my yoga mat the canvas. Sometimes my sequences are pretty black and white, other times I add a few splashes of red, … More The Art of Making Mistakes

The words ‘Cinque Terre’ means ‘5 Lands’ so before travelling to this part of Italy, understand that Cinque Terre describes an area made of five main villages; so before you plan your stay you’ve gotta figure out which of the five villages you want to stay in. The Five Lands: Riomaggiore Our Favourite Village. Riomaggiore has … More Cinque Terre

I cannot tell you how when travelling through Italy, train is by far the easiest and quickest form of transport. Our overall route of this particular trip when we visited Cinque Terre, took us from London via France and Spain to finally Croatia by train with most of our time being spent in Italy. While … More Cinque Terre By Train