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

The carbon-neutral Wolgan Valley Resort & Spa offers a lavish and restorative experience that comes all too naturally.

Recently, while holidaying in Malaysia, I walked by an Ayurvedic clinic and started chatting with the owner. My skin is always something I’ve been fanatical with – probably because it’s always given me so much trouble. When the owner recommended I try Shirodhara, I didn’t need much convincing. I’ve always been fascinated with Ayurveda and had heard so much about the benefits this treatment offered.

I don’t think I’m alone in saying this, but I really struggle with meditation. What makes it worse is that every time I try to learn the skill, I get distracted, discouraged and give up. I’ve made feeble attempts a couple of times this year; I’ve read the first few pages of the book Hurry […]

One mum road tests wash’n’wear nappies to find out if the modern cloth nappy (MCNs)is the answer eco-conscious parents have been looking for.

You know you’re in for a ride when the book you’re reading opens the second chapter with this quote: “You gain strength, courage and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. You must do the thing which you really think you cannot do.” Eleanor Roosevelt. Wow. I’m […]

Body psychotherapy is the new modality that allows you to become grounded, feel safer and move on from hidden hurts.

Situated on top of a hill in the healing environs of Byron Bay, Gaia Retreat and Spa is a little piece of heaven.

A relatively new getaway, Gwinganna Lifestyle Retreat has a magnificent mountaintop setting, luxurious amenities and incredible views.

If it’s time to make amends for the indulgences of the holiday season, The Golden Door offers just the right amount of healthy living with a touch of indulgence thrown in.

If you have chronic joint or back problems or perhaps a recent injury — or you’re just not keen on the more vigorous types of massage — this gentle, underwater modality may be just what you need.