Mental Health Awareness Month 2020 Every year, the goal of mental health awareness month is to raise awareness of mental illnesses, fight the mental health stigma and underline the importance of mental health. What do mental health statistics[...]
Harmony between body and mind is the main goal of Ayurveda. In order to achieve this, Ayurvedic medicine promotes an all-round healthy lifestyle where nutrition plays a vital role. This doesn’t mean boring and bland health food – there[...]
Curried Pineapple Salad with Raisins and Pomegranate This week we’re heading on a culinary journey to Madeira to discover a new Ayurvedic recipe – curried pineapple salad with raisins and pomegranate. This is a fresh, fruity and warming[...]
Ayurveda rice recipe: Masala Rice Are you a rice lover? If so, “Masala Rice” is an Ayurvedic recipe you have to try. A richly spiced rice dish with creamy cashews and coconut are balanced by refreshing coriander and courgette, making it[...]
Vegan Pumpkin Curry – Ayurvedic Recipe from Chef Ypsylon Resort Food is an important part of our life, and, as you well know, we are what we eat. Maintaining the harmony between body and soul involves a great deal of attention paid to what we[...]
Recent research has shown that switching to an alkaline or vegetarian diet and undertaking periods of fasting significantly helps to improve rheumatoid arthritis. Perhaps you have read about this and are wondering whether to try fasting yourself?[...]
As the winter months start to roll in, many of us start to consider holidaying in destinations a little warmer, in Mallorca, southern Italy, Turkey and so on. But many of us don’t realise that a holiday in somewhere as far away as Sri Lanka can[...]
At the start of August this year, one of our team spent 6 days exploring Lake Garda. Read on to discover her personal experience of this beautiful north Italian lake, and learn about the top towns and sights in Lake Garda that you should not[...]
Fango – the Italian Wellness Speciality Italy is the home of pizzas, beaches and (surprise…) healing mud. Where Mediterranean weather and turquoise seas combine to make the holiday of dreams, an extra portion of luxury can be found at[...]
Ever wondered why the sea air is good for you or why you sleep like a baby after a day spent outdoors? Or why the air smells so fresh near to waterfalls or after a thunderstorm? Well, there’s more to fresh air than meets the eye. That’s because[...]
Often we simply head to the beauty isle at the supermarket to get products that are supposed to protect and heal our skin. But the problem is, when you read the ingredients of these products, you’re lucky if you know what even ¼ of them are, and[...]
Welcome to Karlovy Vary, the prettiest spa town ever, hidden in the middle of Czech Bohemia. Also known as Karlsbad in German, Karlovy Vary is a spa town built around the Pramen Vřídlo geyser in the West of the Czech Republic. Despite its thermal[...]
Why do a thalassotherapy programme? Even in antiquity, the philosopher Euripides declared “the sea doth wash away all human ills”. But while it’s still wise to listen to the ancients, some deeper information could be useful, so let’s[...]
Our health and wellness experts at SpaDreams have put together a small collection of their favourite summer breakfasts that you can make-ahead, to give you delicious summer mornings even when you have to rush off to work or college. All of these[...]
After taking our Dosha quiz, you’ve found out that your dominant dosha is Pitta and you’d like to know how to eat in a way that balances out your energy flows. If you feel heavy, sleepy and have difficulty concentrating, then your body is giving[...]
Chill, happy and relaxed – when Kapha people are in balance these are the characteristics gleaming from their eyes. The Kapha dosha is made up of earth and water elements, which add stability, calmness, tolerance and security to the personality of[...]
What good is yoga if you aren’t eating a healthy diet? Well, probably still quite good, but if your diet could do nutritionally what yoga is doing physically, then you’d be both better at yoga and healthier all round. That’s why our[...]
After finding out your dosha with our quiz, how do you make sure to keep your dosha levels in balance? Read on to learn about 5 key diet tips for those with predominantly vata dosha. Creative, light-as-a-feather and dynamic: vata personalities are[...]
Yoga’s Secret Sister Teaching that No-one Talks About Even though many of us practise yoga, few of us have heard of Ayurveda – a system of holistic healing and sattvic food that originated in the same place and era as yoga – the Indus[...]
Learning about iron, you find that we are quite literally made of stardust – when the sun formed in an explosion, heavy metals and gases flew out around it, one of which was iron, and the heavier materials collected closer to the sun because they[...]
Have you ever found yourself amongst the calm stillness of the forest? With dappled sunlight shining on your skin and the scent of wild garlic, damp moss and primroses… It’s like medicine for the soul, a few hours spent in the woods. Perhaps[...]
