What the Greeks taught us about wellness

This summer, I left our beloved Barcelona to delve into the culture of another place. I decided to scurry over to our neighbouring country, Greece. Mostly because I was particularly interested in how they lived, what they may have inherited from the classic antiquity and what implications that had on their wellbeing. In other words,…

Local interviews – Tori's story of self-love

The New Year is here and we are pleased to be joined by Health Coach Tori Peel-Yates who will set us straight for the year ahead. She helps each and every one of her clients achieve their goals with her skilled background and experience in nutrition, fitness, yoga and meditation. We were truly honoured to…

Channel the Christmas spirit

The age old tradition of Christmas is ever changing, ever evolving and ever present in our lives. But what exactly is the Christmas spirit? Yet to receive a satisfying answer, I set out to ponder the question myself. And so, sat with the delicate Christmas tunes that season my home, my mind sits ajar as…

Local lifestyles: Leonardo Mendes

Tell me about yourself I’m a Brazilian musician, singer and songwriter living in Barcelona.     What does a healthy lifestyle mean to you?  To me, a healthy lifestyle is when you live according to your principles and dreams. And you have, or are looking for tools to build these dreams into reality. A healthy…

Sensational stinging nettles – a super herb

There are times where we search high and low for medicine or cures to aid our healing process and overcome certain ailments and health issues that live with us. Sometimes we find those cures in the form of pharmaceutical remedies, sometimes in the form of medical technologies, sometimes in the form of certain healing therapies…

Local lifestyles: Clara

Tell me about yourself  I’m British Italian and currently living in Barcelona where I have a studio and work as an abstract artist. I’ve spent the last couple of years traveling and living all over the world working with the arts, teaching and charity work.              What does a healthy lifestyle…

Cherish your winter skin

It’s true what they say……a healthy outside starts from the inside. Perhaps the reason we live with some built in degree of vanity. If our external world reflects our internal world, then how we feel, is a reminder that is staring us in the face, so to speak.            Sure enough,…

Beat hormonal acne

You’ve made it through your awkward teens and vein twenties and checked into your thirties, forties and fifties with grace, elegance and confidence. Your only foreseen beauty challenges are the stamps of life that line your face. But why is it the case that just as you begin to work on accepting your wrinkles, you…

Spanish Recipe Corner: Smoothie Vitality

Summer in Barcelona is gracefully coming to an end. Although we are blessed with plenty of sunny autumn days, mild temperatures and the remnant floral air from summer, we still feel the shift in seasons and sense the darker months drawing near. For many, this can have a profound effect on one’s health, ranging from…

Trekking tips to stay hydrated

Regardless of whether you are an old hat at trekking or a newbie, trekking in the winter or under the blazing sun of a hot climate or trekking at sea level or even up to one of the highest peaks of planet Earth, keeping yourself hydrated is often an overlooked and a common cause of…

Spanish Recipe Corner: Catalan Fish Stew

August doesn’t only mean beach time. It’s also when we have enough precious time to catch up with loved ones. And they say a way to a persons heart is through food. So if you want to show your friends and family how much you love them, feed them this simple, healthy and delicious fish…

Spanish recipe corner: Chilled Gazpacho

Barcelona’s hot and humid climate has arrived. Summer is here and we love it! You may however ask how we remain hydrated, refreshed, nutritious and energised throughout these intense summer months without oppressing our appetite for varied and delicious meals. The secret is, we have many befitting meals. One of our favourites for keeping healthy during…