culture

Looking for a new book or podcast this spring? Check our our latest book reviews to find out what the WellBeing team is reading, watching and listening to.

Plant medicines have played a pivotal role in health care and beauty rituals around the world. Weaving traditional plant wisdom into your daily beauty routine through the food you enjoy or products you choose to apply topically can help to naturally boost your health from the inside out.

Is workplace culture still dominated by masculine values?

Copying is a cross-cultural no-no.

Hainan Island, China’s favourite holiday destination, boasts some of the cleanest air in the world a pilgrimage site for Buddhists.

Writing about music is like dancing about architecture, goes the old joke. But sometimes you just have to wonder about the what, the how and the why of it.

I thought we’d diverge off the usual yoga topics for just a moment to discuss a woman whose influence and scope is worldwide. People quote her, idolise her and buy products, read books and watch movies based entirely on her opinions on them. It is of course, Oprah!

Luminously colourful and wildly exotic, Rajasthan is India at its most vivid; a rugged, rarefied moonscape embellished with dazzling people, sumptuous palaces and imposing fortresses.

Once you’ve discovered the hidden wonders of the Solomon Islands — the vibrant coral reefs, warm, clear lagoons and active volcanoes — keeping it to yourself will be the hardest part of your journey.

Malta is a country with a rich past of goddess worship and temple culture that most people know little about.

Hawaii has a culture of healing, purification and forgiveness. The spectacular weather coupled with the “slowing of time” make for a perfect setting to renew the soul.

Countless books have been written about them, film and TV shows are fascinated by them and a large number of people believe in their existence. So what is it about angels that has us so enraptured?