Five Morning Rituals To Get You Moving
Making your bed may seem a bit military academy, but it’s actually a great way of setting your intention for the day: to not be sloppy. Personally, I like to go for a sunrise walk. I asked friends who seem to particularly have their act together what their own morning rituals are.
The Power of the Placebo Effect
On average, the placebo effect leads to improvement in 30 percent of subjects who receive it, and that number is even higher for other conditions like depression, where it gets up to 45%
Demystifying Cold Water Therapy
There are many ways to ease yourself into the benefits of cold-water immersion, starting with a cold shower for a minute, then building up to three.
The Henne, Kreuzberg, Berlin
Jenny Valentish admires the cuckoo clocks – and the marinated chicken – at a classic German watering hole. Bratwurst be blowed! The Berliners love other farmyard animals just as much as the Schweine, thanks, and the chicken truly has its moment in the sun at Henne in Kreuzberg. While this is a Berlin Kiez in […]
Bush boho
Victorian country town: Castlemaine is tipped for a property boom and Melburnians who have already made move, nostalgically compare the arty bolthole to Fitzroy or Northcote.
The Real Hotel California, Los Angeles
Jenny Valentish finds herself haunting the real Hotel California… With The Hotel California it’s not so much a case of “you can never leave” as “you’ll never want to”. This boutique hotel is ideal for the lone female on the trot, right down to the 100% Egyptian cotton sheets. The gated hotel buildings lead directly […]