happy

5 ways you can go from crappy to happy

I am usually quite a happy person and it’s something I’m asked often… how it is that I am so happy and smiley so often. To be honest with you, I am not happy and smiley ALL of the time. I am human after all…  and I, much like everyone else have ‘those days’ every [...]

risotto

Three onion quinoa risotto + a FREE guide to healthy living in Perth

My journey to abundant health began when I was living in Perth, Western Australia. I found that when I first started out and exploring the world of healthy living, I spent a large portion of my time googling “where to find organic food” and “healthy raw/vegetarian restaurants”. Google is fabulous, but if you’re anything like [...]

I trust

When life feels worse than Chinese water torture… + A FREE MEDITATION

Do you ever feel like you are all alone with your challenges, as though even if God is listening He isn’t responding? Robbie Williams has a great line in his song ‘Feel’ that sums this up nicely: “I sit and talk to God, and he just laughs at my plans” When life feels worse than [...]

Feel the fear and do it anyway

Feel the fear and do it anyway – our skydiving adventure video

April 26 2013 marked 5 years of being happily married and to celebrate in a typical Aiken way, we decided to do something romantic… yeah right! We wanted to get outside of our comfort zone and do something a little crazy, so we held a mini poll on our Facebook page asking you – our [...]

carrotcake

Raw layered carrot n goji cake recipe + 10 ways to eat more raw

I’m going to let you in on a bit of a secret… I don’t condone consuming a diet of only raw food. EEEK… crazy right? No way, not at all. Depending on where you live in the world, the season you are currently in, and your body type, it may not actually be right for [...]

taketheleap

Why I gave up $100k for a life of uncertainty

 I will never forget the declaration I made in 2006 just 6 months before we left our tiny CBD apartment in Melbourne that we adored so much… “I will never live in my hometown ever again… not for anything!”. There may have even been a foot stomping in there – I was pretty damn serious. [...]

Food, smoking, alcohol, drugs? How to overcome your addictions

Food, smoking, alcohol, drugs? How to overcome your addictions

By Curtis Aiken. If you have experienced amazing health and energy you will know that these feelings are a far more enjoyable way to live than feeling crappy. Yet for some reason, when you saw the title of this article you thought to yourself, “what’s this geezer got to say, then? I’ve got a habit [...]