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Meditation & Mindfulness

Meditation & Mindfulness
Articles and features on meditation and mindfulness, with a millennial focus, including mental well-being, mental health, lifestyle and health.
Jeweller Choo Yilin’s pieces are about identity. Photo: Handout
Jewellery

Luxury jewellery designers are embracing spirituality and mindfulness

Local brands fuse traditional Chinese motifs with a modern aesthetic, while Boucheron takes inspiration from Japanese art and philosophy.

Wellness

What is the horse pose in yoga? Only ‘3 out of 10 students’ can do it

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Wellness

How this luxury Cambodian resort offers a yoga experience few others can match

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How does humming help you reduce stress? Expert tips on yogic breathing

Humming stimulates the vagus nerve and has other health benefits, and is the base of the yogic breathing technique ‘humming bee breath’.

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Yoga instructor Samrat Dasgupta demonstrates Bhramari pranayama – or humming bee breath – at the Prana Yoga studio in Hong Kong. Photo: Edmond So
Wellness

Health benefits of mugwort and its role in TCM and Japanese herbal medicine

Mugwort is an antioxidant and anti-inflammatory herb with warming properties, used in East Asian traditional medicine and modern spas.

Wellness

How does 71-year-old yoga teacher look so much younger than her age?

From waking up with the sun to having lemon water to start her day, Argie Ligeros shares her secrets for ageing well.

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Could magic mushrooms help us live longer? What Bryan Johnson’s test showed

Johnson’s conclusions after taking magic mushrooms are backed by findings that psychedelics could extend life by rewiring the brain and more.

Recent research suggests psilocybin, the psychedelic found in magic mushrooms, could prolong life by improving mental health, reducing oxidative stress and improving DNA repair responses. Photo: Shutterstock
Wellness

This 93-year-old yoga teacher’s classes are packed every day

At 93, yoga teacher Salomon Delgado has no intention of retiring. His secret? Being a pescatarian, meditation and hugging – every day.

Wellness

Why, for these cancer survivors in Hong Kong, ‘healing isn’t a solo journey’

Gallivanting group Travel with 4 Jai will share how they turn illness into strength at Eaton HK’s Consciousness Festival starting November 8.

Wellness

Is there as much bliss to be found in a city walk as in one in nature?

Researchers are finding a lot of benefits to walking in urban areas – history and good architecture can provoke ‘a kind of soft fascination’.

Commuters on the Millennium Bridge in London in March 2025. Researchers are finding that city strolls can be just as good for your mental health as walks in nature. Photo: AFP
On Our Radar

Yoga, ballet and kombucha: the festival helping Hongkongers slow down

Hong Kong Ballet dancers, scientists and local artists converge at Eaton HK’s Consciousness Festival to explore the art of self-care.

The Hong Kong Ballet performs at Eaton HK. Photo: courtesy Consciousness Festival
Wellness

Is this the future of medical spas? Behind Canyon Ranch’s US$500m Texas resort

Women’s wellness often focuses on weight loss and appearances – but there is a shift towards empowerment and ‘health as a lifestyle choice’.

Wellness

A rare disease left him stumbling. Now yoga helps him stay balanced

Spinocerebellar ataxia type 3 affects 52-year-old David Lee’s coordination and speech, but Iyengar yoga has given him a new lease on life.

Wellness

What does the future of wellness look like? Luxe communities you can live in

Wellness real estate – building communities with homes integrating all aspects of wellness, from green spaces to farms to spas – is booming.

Fahid Island – a residential island just off the coast of Abu Dhabi dedicated to wellness and longevity – is one of the futuristic projects in development in wellness real estate. Photo: Aldar Properties
Wellness

Diagnosed with ADHD at 35, she now fights for awareness in Hong Kong

Amanda Fok is the founder of Let’s Talk ADHD and ADHD Awareness Week, at which adults can get free ADHD assessments on October 25 and 26.

Hong Kong’s ADHD awareness lags, says Amanda Fok, who founded Let’s Talk ADHD after her own diagnosis in 2008. She launched Hong Kong’s first ADHD Awareness Week in 2020. Photo: Let’s Talk ADHD
Wellness

Could a grandparent’s trauma affect your health? Ancestral healing explained

Experts say inherited trauma – passed down through generations – can be helped through ancestral healing practices to improve well-being now.

Wellness

‘I did not worry’: breast cancer survivor shares her story of love and faith

Aarti Pathak was diagnosed with breast cancer weeks after losing her mum. She shares her survival story, which she wrote about in a memoir.

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8 Pink October events in Hong Kong for breast cancer awareness and funds

Events this year include the annual Pink Walk from The Peak, an art jam that comes with a breast exam, wellness workshops and Dress Pink Day.

Nearly 2,000 “pink walkers” gather at The Peak to join the Pink Walk charity event organised by the Hong Kong Breast Cancer Foundation in 2024. This year, the event will be held on October 19. Photo: Elson Li
Wellness

Feeling down? How ‘museum therapy’ can ease stress and depression

More doctors are prescribing free visits to museums and art galleries to counter a range of mental issues.

Wellness

Rare cancer then divorce: entrepreneur’s amazing recovery from rock bottom

A rare bone cancer and his marriage’s end left Douglas Bray in despair. Now, he competes in some of Hong Kong’s toughest fitness events.

What to do in Hong Kong

5 of the best things to do in Hong Kong this weekend September 5-7

From a coffee rave to art to a Korean fashion brand’s new Hong Kong store, there’s a lot to keep you busy this weekend.

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No Coffee’s pop-up at East Hong Kong in Tai Koo will be held from September 1 to 30 November. Photo: No Coffee
Fame and celebrity

Not just Dua Lipa: 12 celebs who love yoga, from Jessica Alba to the Beckhams

Dua Lipa can do a headstand on a paddleboard, but these stars are great yogis too, from Matthew McConaughey to Gisele Bündchen.

Gisele Bündchen, Dua Lipa and Madonna have all practised yoga. Photos: @gisele, @dualipa, @madonnaliteral/Instagram
What to do in Hong Kong

5 of the best things to do in Hong Kong this weekend August 29-31

From a wellness day with an Olympian to a branded fashion warehouse sale, there is plenty to get up to this weekend.

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Wellness

Doctor battled breast cancer then menopause. But she found love along the way

Menopause expert Lisa Larkin talks about lifestyle changes and drugs to help with menopausal symptoms, and how good things can always happen.

What to do in Hong Kong

5 of the best things to do in Hong Kong this weekend August 15-17

A celebratory Indian feast, a thrilling Japanese animated movie and a 12-hour yoga workshop are among our recommended events this weekend.

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A still from Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Movie: Infinity Castle. You can catch the Japanese box office phenomenon at Hong Kong cinemas this weekend. Photo: Aniplex
Fashion

US streetwear brand fuses hip hop, mental health and ‘healing’

After his mother died, Jonanthan ‘Quest’ Brown dove into spirituality to overcome his grief. Now Heal, Homie is helping others do the same.

Jonathan “Quest” Brown is the founder of Heal, Homie, a streetwear brand from which profits go toward providing mental health services to those who need them. Photo: Instagram/healhomie
Wellness

From Disney to drug overdose, how this addict turned his life around

Hong Kong-based James Gannaban reveals how discovering yoga and becoming a teacher helped him recover after hitting rock bottom.

Wellness

How burned-out finance worker escaped ‘wheel of suffering’ with meditation

Ahead of his Hong Kong wellness residency in August, Open studio’s Manoj Dias reveals how meditation and mindfulness turned his life around.

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