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As a personal trainer, the more clients I trained, the more I realised that focusing on just exercise and nutrition alone isn’t enough to achieve sustainable health and wellness in modern society – not just for my clients, but for myself as well. Yoga fills that gap, providing flexibility training, deep breathing development, stress relief, …
Diary of a yoga teacher in training: Pregnancy yoga Read More »
As a personal trainer, the more clients I trained, the more I realised that focusing on just exercise and nutrition alone isn’t enough to achieve sustainable health and wellness in modern society – not just for my clients, but for myself as well. Yoga fills that gap, providing flexibility training, deep breathing development, stress relief, …
Diary of a yoga teacher in training: Back into it Read More »
RRP: $39.99 (hardcover), $11.99 (e-book) As a qualified nutritionist, Julie’s kitchen philosophy is that food should be made from real, whole foods. However, as a busy working mum of two, she also recognises the day-to-day difficulties behind the seemingly simple task of just getting healthy food on the table for the family at the right …
Book review: Healthy Easy Dinners for Busy Mums – Julie Bhosale Read More »
Mother’s Day was an extra special one in our household this year as it was my first time celebrating it as a mum. As I have Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome, it was always in the back of my mind that my road to motherhood could be a tough one but we were blessed to have Miss …
Modern life can be crazy hectic. I may be training as a yoga instructor (which you’d think would make your life calm and laid back), but even I struggle to find the time to de-stress between training clients, studying, blogging, running the household and raising our 8-month-old daughter. Mini relaxation exercises may seem like they’d …
I’ve constantly had issues with dry skin on my feet, so when I spotted the Express Pedi in the beauty aisle on my regular weekly trip to the supermarket I was intrigued. I must confess I spent a good several months weighing up whether to purchase this before I bought it; at $54.99 it’s quite …
I used to love using face masks pre-baby but must confess I haven’t had the time to stop and think about doing something for my own beauty regime in the past seven months since she arrived like a little whirlwind! I haven’t quite got round to having a facial done professionally yet (will put that …
The online world is a wealth of information on wellbeing, health and fitness, and there are some great local bloggers and social media motivators who have sprung up from New Zealand. Here are my top picks of New Zealand’s healthy lifestyle blogs and online experts (apart from yours truly, of course!) who will help you …
It’s Valentine’s Day tomorrow and new research from Durex reckons that almost half of couples would rather do something out of the norm instead of buying stereotypical roses and clichéd cards; in fact, 65 per cent of couples don’t look forward to V-Day because it’s too commercial. The pressure to find the perfect gift, make …
Although I often wear makeup, I don’t tend to use much else in the way of beauty products on my face apart from a decent night cream. As the skin on my face is sensitive and reacts with many products, I’m a little cautious about any beauty products I come into contact with because of …
Product Test: Essano Rosehip Moisture Restorative Night Creme Read More »
Beth Shaw’s YogaFit combines challenging conditioning work with yoga to improve your strength and flexibility, creating a total-body workout. Extended and updated, this highly acclaimed programme aims to increase your overall health, energy and vitality, while creating a stronger and leaner body, reducing stress, improving posture and increasing concentration. What’s inside it? Beth Shaw – …
Recently my trusty mini food processor fought its last battle – turns out that despite managing to cut and grind just about everything I threw in it, the one thing that killed it in the end was candy canes (I was hosting a baby shower with a hot chocolate self service bar and wanted crushed …