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Hi girls! Planning a trip to Asia? AWESOME! Even if this isn’t your first time, perhaps you may discover something new from the tips below and improve your travel experience. My first trip to Asia was when I was 12 years old, and since then I fell in love with the culture and lived
I’ll let you in on something personal - I’ve never really dated. From the age of 16 I’ve gone from having one serious relationship after the next, lasting at least 1-5 years each. The first guy called me his girlfriend after about an hour. The second one just naturally flowed into a relationship right
Before you get up and start rushing through your day, take a moment to breathe and think about how it feels to be underwater. For me personally, being in the water is a very natural thing. Having been a diver since the age of 13, I've been in calm, shallow water, strong currents that
Did the title make you say WHAAT?? Yeah I don’t blame you, I do and see some very odd things in life, and I’m no longer afraid to post about them online. This is quite a personal post, and you totally don’t have to believe me, but I’m writing this in hopes that it
The following is a list of “I will never…” phrases that I actually said out loud. Not only that, I truly believed them to the core of my being. Life has a funny way of throwing things your way that challenge your way of thinking. I began to notice a pattern over the last few
A friend of mine was driving me to the airport a few days ago. Being as we are, we decided to spend our last hour together by talking about naughty girly stuff. After countless hilarious stories and some epic shits-and-giggles, this phrase came up, "we need to write a blog on if you feel
You may have seen an article of mine a while back about how I found my true love. It was a beautiful, magical fairytale. He was…let’s just call him Prince Charming…perfect in every way. He was gorgeous, mature, strong, funny, generous, honest, spiritual and someone I would call a “real man”. Basically you don’t find
Many of you know my story. In 2012 I decided to leave London and office-life for good. I had a one-way ticket to Bali, with no plan, no job and 900€ in my pocket. I ended up living there for a year, and then longer at other times. Now it's my second home. My
Has your partner ever hit you? Has he* ever tried to control your whereabouts? Has he tried to physically or psychologically manipulate you into doing something you don’t want to do, or believe something you’re not? Maybe he’s even gone further? This year I spoke to two close friends of mine who are in abusive
What did you do last New Years Eve? My evening started off with a sacred cacao ceremony, setting intentions for the year to come, followed by rolling around on the floor from laughter, listening to live music, dancing, setting off colourful lanterns into the dark sky, and finally finishing off with an all-night gong bath
For a few years now I have been very much into simplifying my food. I know you usually see me posting really cool-looking raw food dishes that I make for catering orders, but those are mostly for people who are transitioning into the raw lifestyle and still require heavier foods. After a few years,
At some point during my late-teens, when everyone I knew went the opposite way, I decided that I will no longer say swear words. I’m not entirely sure what brought that on, maybe it’s because my mother never swore, and her boyfriend, who we were living with during my entire teenage-hood was a very well-manered
Are you prepared for your next adventure? My friends jokingly call me a "professional traveller", and I couldn't have put it better myself. When I applied for my Masters degree at UCL, I was asked to write down all of the flights I’ve taken in the last 3 years. That was a fun challenge
Just realised that I haven’t blogged anything in a while, been travelling in India and Nepal for the last 1.5 months, but I found this blog that I wrote a little while back so I had a minute to post it today as I think that the subject is a very important one, so
I'm starting to notice that more and more people are getting curious about tantra, and there has been an increase in workshops and retreats held worldwide. I have previously written about what you can expect from a one day workshop and also posted an introduction to sacred sexuality video, which you can see by clicking on the links.
This is a very random (but important!) post just to tell you that I think you should let go and get crazy tonight!! :) Every day of our lives we try to behave. We hold back our feelings or desires either because we are afraid of people judging us or because it may not
I just recently watched a movie called “Just eat it. A food waste story” and it really got me thinking about how much food is wasted in the world and what we can do about it. Here are some stats presented in the movie (based on US data), but I'd really recommend watching it
Which river to choose? If you are planning a trip to Bali, or you're already there, you don't want to miss going white water rafting!! It's honestly one of the best experiences of being on this beautiful island and I'd like to share some general information with you about what you can expect, as
The inspiration for this post came from a trip I took to the Gili Islands, Indonesia not too long ago. I was sitting on the pier, waiting for the boat that would take us from Bali to the Lombok islands, and there was a couple sitting next to me eating mangosteen. The poor tourists had a
If you have ever been to a group meditation, a spiritual event or any form of mindful workshop, you will no doubt have heard people saying that changes in our lives start happening after you begin loving yourself unconditionally. By doing so, you open yourself to a whole new world of possibilities, and this
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With love and light.
