Ah Christmas morning! It’s quite possibly the most uplifting and connecting time of the year right?! Take a moment to reflect back to when you were a kid…there really was no greater excitement and joy than waking up with the wonder of what Santa had left under the tree, or the anticipation of a day of festivities shared with family and friends. Not to mention that summer holiday feeling; swimming at the beach in the afternoon, playing cricket in the yard, and staying up late, that goes hand in h .....
Living a healthy and mindful lifestyle is all about consistency and maintaining balance, especially when it comes to food, drink, sleep and stress management. The trick is to achieve that balance without missing out on the good times. Ah (sigh), if only it were so easy. Well, we all know that the busy festive season is abound with opportunities to over-indulge or stay up late, and that can potentially wreak havoc with balance if you’re not mindful. However, by paying attention, (non judgmentally .....
We’ve all heard about it, read about it, know someone who knows someone….We’re talking about those people who rise with the lark, or the sun, (whichever comes first) and do it with ease. What’s more, apparently they do it with a smile on their face! Well, don’t be disheartened if that’s not your natural disposition. According to The Body Clock Guide to Better Health only 1 in 10 people is a true morning person, while 2 in 10 are night owls and the rest of us are somewhere in the middle(1). Unfor .....
Linen House have called it! It’s the summer for relaxing. And who wouldn’t want to indulge, relax and stay a little longer when the bedroom looks this good. To get in the mood for some Summer unwinding, Linen House went coastal for their Spring Summer 2016-17 campaign shoot. They chose a house in the picturesque town of Lorne, Victoria with ocean views and gum trees providing the perfect backdrop to their fresh and contemporary range of bed linen. We caught up with the Linen House team to find o .....
Ever since Charles Dickens wrote about a crumb of cheese affecting Ebenezer Scrooge’s sleep in his popular book, A Christmas Carol, myths have abounded stating that eating cheese before bed can affect our dreams. In fact, there are almost as many stories about how cheese can affect dreams as there are types of cheese. However, the interesting thing is, there has only ever been one study about cheese and dreams and it wasn’t by a sleep expert, dream expert or university department specialising in .....