Spirituality

3 Nov 2012

Imagine a typical two-career couple facing all the challenges that success creates. Let's call them Winnie and Benson, both in their 40s.

He is a new partner at an international consulting...

City scope: stretching across borders

23 Sep 2012

Mumbai-based yoga instructor Asha Ambani doesn't sound surprised the ancient discipline is enjoying a surge in popularity on the mainland.

Animal cruelty is wrong

26 Oct 2011

I read a news story about some environmentalists in Australia who proposed killing the country's camels to reduce carbon dioxide emissions.

Awakening to happiness

26 Feb 2011

Joe Vitale is the author of several best-selling self-help books, such as The Key, The Attractor Factor, Zero Limits and Hypnotic Writing, and the creator of popular audio and DVD programmes,...

Patience finally pays off for Shum

25 Oct 2010

Lions' Fortune repaid connections patience with a long-awaited victory at his 23rd start for trainer Danny Shum Chap-shing and jockey Douglas Whyte. 'They've waited patiently for this win, he's a...

Opinion

Jake Van Der Kamp

An age-old problem and the sums that just don't add up

Howard Winn

HSBC suffers the Taibbi treatment in Rolling Stone

Shirley Yam

How tycoons' IPO 'losses' may hide profits at herd's expense

Quotes of the Week

Maybe sometime I would like to tell him about this situation

W, a woman who was born a man but had a sex change, is fighting to have the High Court declare she has the right to marry...

Corrections & clarifications

Monday's report ,'World Cup 3-D shows at cinemas in doubt', on page C3 wrongly stated that all 64 World Cup matches would be shown at the 11 shopping malls under the MTR Corporation.

Yoga chains' low prices meant they had to fail, says competitor

The recent collapse of two yoga chains may be a sign of a troubled market, but the way they ran their businesses was unsustainable, says the chief executive of the city's biggest yoga chain, who...

Stretching the limits

Requirements Yoga instructors have to be passionate about the spiritual healing system. They need to practise every day to stay in shape, and there is no place in the profession for someone who...

Count your blessings

Hongkongers live long, healthy lives and are generally financially secure.

Despite everything we have, our sense of well-being is often quite low.

POPPY KING

1. Puppies: 'They make me happy whenever I see them.'

2. Bikram yoga: 'It's changed my life and my perception of exercise.'

3. Coffee: 'I can't wake up without it...