Personal Stories

  • How Advent Calendars Became More Than Just Chocolate

    A few years ago, I crazily decided to swap chocolate Advent Calendars for the Lego Advent Calendar. I cannot remember exactly, the reasons why, but I think it might have been geographical! The humidity and heat of Singapore didn’t allow for the storage of chocolate, unless it was kept in...
  • Yoga IS for everyone

    Following my previous article, I have had many people saying that yoga isn’t really something that they thought about doing. I’ve heard everything from both ends of the spectrum. From “it’s too hard” to “it’s too easy for me” or “I like to work hard and sweat not just relax and stretch”...
  • He Named Me Malala. Her Story, My Inspiration.

    Rushing around in my usuallly unfocused haze one Wednesday in April, a message dropped into my WhatsApp from a dear friend reminding me that she’d got tickets for us to see the new National Geographic documentary about Malala Yusuf Zai. Malala is the teenage girl who survived an assassination...
  • Being a Yoga Teacher was Not my Goal, Yet Here I Am

    From a young age I have always loved any sort of sport and exercise so when it was time to go to university, it was a no brainer that I chose a degree in the science and management of health and fitness. Following university I worked in health clubs designing and managing their fitness...
  • That Mummy… Yep, the One That Embarrasses Her Kid

    We’ve all had them. Those moments when we look at our kids and think “just grow up already”! And equally as often do we think “Please… Slow it down. Just stay my baby forever.” It’s like a never ending trudge to the inevitable. And my inevitability is towards being...
  • About Steaming Onsens and Baring it all at 42

    Shy ladies (and gentlemen), this post may not be for you. It’s about the beautiful Yunomori Onsen & Spa, turning 42 and getting naked. Yes, people, this is about my very first foray into public nudity at an onsen. So, if you’re a tad shy about these things (like I was) and...
  • Nature Talks – My Journey into Natural and Clean Beauty

    “Perfect skin, a healthy glow, that dewy complexion… these are my skin goals.” For as long as I can remember, I have aspired to the ideal of beauty that is presented to us time and again through glamorous editorials and red carpet looks. Images of models and celebrities who...

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