What do you do when you’re diagnosed with coeliac disease in your mid-50s and have to change your lifetime diet?

Mindful in May, the meditation program I’ve been following for the past month with varying degrees of success, ends this week. Thousands of keen meditators and their friends — maybe including you — have raised precisely $78,746 so far to help bring clean water to some of the world’s poorest areas. What a feat! That’s not all […]

A chiropractor answers the truth about your bones and the treatment they require.

I was feeling a little over meditation this week. Perhaps I shouldn’t be saying that on a meditation blog (particularly when my month-long Mindful in May meditation challenge is only halfway through), but it’s the truth. It’s not that I haven’t been enjoying meditating daily — I love the space it brings to my life — it’s just […]

Engaging in a creative activity brings similar benefits to meditation and, for some, respite from long-term illness.

Golden Door’s Healthy Lifestyle Weekend retreat is tailor-made for busy people wanting to get back on the right track.

Ah, food. It nourishes you, it gives you life, it is the reminder of childhood memories and the protagonist of occasions that knit your life together. We all know that what you eat is the cornerstone of a healthy life — but how you eat is also important. Do you scoff your dinner in front of […]

The ancient Chinese medicine ziziphus spinosa is finding scientific validation as a gentle aid for sleep and relaxation.

It’s 5.30am. It’s dark outside the yoga studio, it’s dark behind my eyelids and I’m struggling to focus on anything that isn’t my stomach. It may not be the most fortuitous of starts to 31 days of mindfulness, but it can only go up from here. I’ve signed up to Mindful in May (MiM), a […]

A couple found hope amid the challenges when they discovered the right path for their autistic daughter.

Osteoporosis can be a debilitating condition but ancient Ayurvedic techniques offer powerful relief and treatment.

The local community that campaigned to prevent the damming of the Mary River helps to make the area feel so welcoming.