WellBeing

Where do you find spaciousness? How do you create space in your life? One of our favourite ways to find space is through words — in a book, on the pages of WellBeing, in a poem or by speaking them out loud. When reading a book, for example, you sit i

In this study researchers tagged razorbills, black and white seabirds similar to puffins and guillemots. Razorbills spend most of their time at sea, foraging or resting on the ocean surface, and only come ashore to breed. The aim of the study was to

Youheum Son T: +1-917-951-4692 E: yson.art@gmail.com W: youheumson.com I am an illustrator and designer based in New York. I grew up mainly in Seoul, South Korea, and in different parts of the US. My illustrations are influenced by nature and the dif

You’ve settled on a timber-look floor. But, at the shop, you’re inundated by brands, colours, grains, sizes, finishes and species of wood. There’s also engineered wood, floating wood, reclaimed wood, wood look-alike vinyl and tile, and environmentall

Antioxidants tend to be most plentiful in plant foods (although there are exceptions, such as wild salmon). Often the antioxidants are the pigments that give fruit and vegetables their colour. It’s one of nature’s great synergies that these colourful

For two decades I have moved in my favourite two realms: yoga and creativity. As a writer and performer, I’m a creative soul. As a yoga student and teacher, the path of yoga practice has been my life. I often get asked when I am going to choose one o

The pace of modern life demands convenience to function, but often at the expense of primal instinct. Being able to turn on a switch and instantaneously acquire light, heat and entertainment has distanced us from our wildness and the biorhythms of na

Controversial but highly influential 19th century German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche famously said, “There are no facts, only interpretations.” And while he quipped this more than a century ago, the observation is as relevant as ever today. For a

“The world is but a canvas to the imagination.” ~ Henry David Thoreau It’s no accident that the word “imagination” contains the root for the word magic. Its processes take place mysteriously in the inner world of the human psyche and seem to defy log

In the past two centuries we’ve come a long way in our attitude towards understanding sexual pleasure and the orgasm. Less than 200 years ago it was believed a woman was not capable of experiencing orgasm outside of sexual penetration by a man — and

A long walk provides many benefits. Walking is simple and safe, can be done anytime, anywhere and is suitable for most people. During periods of high stress, long walks through natural landscapes can be therapeutic in loosening tension’s grip and fre

In rural areas it is increasingly common to see, dotted across the landscape, giant metal poles with three hypnotically rotating blades. To some people, wind turbines are visually appealing; to others they are ugly. For a third group, they are a mean

If you’ve ever been told to “stop acting like a baby”, we have some good news for you. Embracing your inner child, or soothing yourself as you would a distressed baby, can be a way of healing past traumas as well as reducing anxiety and feelings of s

Is freedom the secret to happiness? It’s an assumption that the more freedom you have the happier you will be in life, but is this entirely true? Having the freedom to use your time however you like and the money to buy whatever you want is often reg

We all have male and female qualities within us, but men and women do have physical differences that mean differences in how their health plays out over a lifetime. The days of men refusing to talk about their health are, hopefully, behind us but som

A retrospective cohort study of 792,130 children conducted in 2018 and published in the esteemed JAMA Paediatrics Journal found a statistically significant association between the use of acid-suppressive medications and antibiotics with the developme