9 of the best guided meditations
By Candice Aiken. I remember the first time I attempted meditation. I say ‘attempted’ because it only lasted around 30 seconds. For someone that is usually bouncing off the walls and talking faster than most can keep up with, it was quite the uncomfortable experience… you mean I have to sit in one spot for [...]
A simple guide to healthy living for busy people
By Candice Aiken. I tell you what – working full time really takes it out of you, doesn’t it?! I totally understand how self-care and getting healthy might be taking the back seat for some of you these days… I really, REALLY understand. Every so often I get home from work and I’m not going [...]
9 simple ways to rest, relax & reinvigorate your soul
By Candice Aiken. I must admit, I find it really, really, REALLY hard to relax sometimes. The go-getter in me feels as though I should be doing something in every waking moment because my to-do list is growing longer as the days go on, but then my higher self knows better and is well aware [...]
The Art of Attention & Yoga – Interview with Elena Brower
By Candice Aiken. I have always been aware of the health and spiritual benefits that come with regular practice of yoga, having “dabbled” in it for many years through various classes and home practice. However due to perceived time constraints and mismatched priorities I never really made yoga a daily ritual and it often played [...]
Tiny Devotions Mala Beads – Interview with Diana Charabin
By Candice Aiken. I recently posted about my newfound adoration for my Turquoise Ocean Mala beads handmade by Tiny Devotions. I stumbled across this beautiful company a long time ago in a search for a piece of jewellery with meaning, and boy did I find just that! For some reason or another, I held off purchasing this [...]
What rocks my world today?
TINY DEVOTIONS MALA BEADS In a massive online search for jewellery with meaning, I stumbled across these gorgeous handmade mala beads through one of my favourite blogs www.yogadork.com, a looooong time ago. I been lusting after them for long enough so I recently decided to put myself out of my misery and get one sent [...]
Multiple Sclerosis: It is what it is. Or is it…?
By Curtis Aiken (If you are wondering why I am writing about MS, check out our About page.) Traditionally we are taught that multiple sclerosis is demyelination of the nerves. In layman’s terms this means that the protective coating (myelin) around the nerves in our body is like the protective plastic around the wire of [...]
7 New Years Resolutions Worth Keeping
By Candice Aiken. We have all been guilty of making unachievable resolutions in the past. They normally strike in the heat of the moment New Years eve when you realise you’ve had one too many. Or the following morning whilst hugging the toilet after you realise again that you’ve had one too many! At the [...]
7 Steps to Detox Your Way to Exceptional Health
By Candice Aiken. ‘Detox’ is a bit of a buzz word these days, especially in the lead up to Summer when many people are on a mission to feel and look great. So why would anyone want to detox? Well, you would have heard the saying ‘out with the old and in with the new’, [...]
What’s Your Yoga Style?
By Candice Aiken. When you think of Yoga, you might imagine someone super-flexible in an awkward leg-tangled pose with incense burning in the background. Most of us are only aware of Yoga as a set of poses and while the tangled legs and burning incense might be your style, Yoga is not just simply a [...]
