This week I would love to share with you a secret park. In fact the secret is not the park itself, since it occupies a large area of the city centre. But what is secret is that it is not alone. It has the flavour of a magic park, even when it appears so simple….
Category: wellness
An interview with a creative goddess
I couldn’t help but notice her smile when I met her. She was sat in a coffee shop drinking a chai tea and looking through a magazine. The red lipstick stain she left on the mug made me look again towards her glowing face. Her name was Aoife and I came to meet her for…
Here’s to newness
A week ago, despite the building heat of Barcelona, I made a pact to meet some friends for a country walk. We were long standing friends that had met in the city many years ago. Duyen was the atypical Asian beauty who claimed to have an Italian soul for food, an artistic talent in crochet…
The green path to love
This week, as the sun scorched my skin and the dry air tightened around my throat, I felt as though I was wilting on the city streets. The days passed through me and the nights kept me awake until the heat began to press on me. So one night, I got up with an idea….
An interview with a Chiropractor
Last week I was invited to an event by one of the local Chiropractic practice in the city and dutifully yet honourably accepted the invite. When I arrived I was greeted with a refreshment by a generous waiter and a smile by a beautiful lady. “Welcome to Vida Chiropractic. I´´m Asia,” the lovely lady said….
To friendship on Sant Joan
Alas, here we are again, passing the celebration of Saint John the Baptist. Here in Barcelona, the Feast of Sant Joan is currently passing through our minds and souls and gifting us once again with a night of fires and friends, the beginning of summer and an opportunity to decide how we want to live….
An interview with a Doula
A few weeks ago, some friends of mine – a couple – gave birth to a baby girl, Tara. Upon visiting the new trio at their home in Barcelona, I noticed how radiant they appeared, so I asked them what happened. I discovered that during this poignant moment of their lives, they’d been blessed by…
Gone in a flash – our skin firming serum
Have you ever reflected on your morning routine? I mean, really watched every step you make, every breath you take and every thought that submerges? I tried it for size this week and found it a fascinating exercise. An eye opener in fact. The way I did it was by consciously watching every detail of…
Diet Tea – what it’s about
One morning last week, I woke up, made a coffee and took it to my terrace. As I inhaled its nutty aroma, a bead of sweat fell from my forehead. It was almost summer I noted. The moment alerted me to pack away the coffee beans and open myself up to drinking fresh cups of…
Discover soul gazing for a journey into your soul
This week I had a flashback moment from a small valley I’d visited in the Peruvian Andes a couple of years ago. During that time I spent some months working on the land of a Shaman in exchange for food and accommodation. I remember how I’d trekked a beaten up path to get there, built…
Another Sant Jordi, another poem
@->->– Here we are again, another year, another book and another spectacular moment to celebrate Sant Jordi – the day of the lovers – in Barcelona. As it stands, the 23rd April is still the most romantic day of the year, where men and women all over the city exchange books for roses to honour…
Happy Easter
Just as I picked up a book from the bookshelf last week and noted the array of Lili’s on the front cover, it dawned on me that Easter was approaching. I guess I naturally connected the image to that of Jesus Christ. And that too seemingly came from the long withheld view that the Lili…