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The Garden Gathering: Hong Kong Women Celebrate The Divine Feminine Over A Weekend Of Healing & Skill Sharing
A place for women and children to take in nature's surroundings, to restore balance within each individual's relationship to the Earth and with others of like-mind, the third odyssey of The Garden Gathering returned to Hong Kong this…
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Local Beauty Startup Herbal Legend Wants To Share The Power Of Chinese Herbology With The World
Shukyi Yun was born in Hong Kong and moved to England when she was six years old. Growing up in a traditional Chinese household, her upbringing was immersed with her motherland's culture and rituals: she consumed herbs for colds and soups…
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October 2017 Green Queen Scoop: What You Need To Read This Month
It's all about your diet, how much do you know about the nutrients in your food, WHO shares increase in childhood obesity and more...
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Kembali Forest Therapy: Can Spending Time With Trees Cure You?
Jasmine Nunns has spent her life outdoors: exploring the woods, playing freely in nature as a youth, and seeking out Mother Earth for life's quandaries as an adult. "I would go outside whenever I had a question, when I was confused,…
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#GQSmoothieWeek: 5 Delicious Breakfast Smoothie Bowl Recipes Created Especially For Green Queen
We have been crushing on IGer @nourisheats for a while now- her feed is one giant smoothie bowl bonanza so we are excited to present our collaboration: a whole work week's worth (Monday through Friday) of smoothie bowl recipes that are easy…
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Hong Kong Healthy Dining News Summer 2017: Freshly Made Salad Delivery, New Organic Cafe, Korean Vegan Food & More
Ginger shots, vegan Korean food, The Cakery's new Landmark shop and a new salad delivery service...
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What Is A Gong Bath And Why Do I Need One? Plus Where To Gong In Hong Kong
Music is one of the most compelling and basic forms of human expression. It has the power to get inside our body and inspire us, alter our moods and even change our state of mind. When the right track hits, the sound of the…
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Self-Care Is Not Optional: Why You Need To Take Time Out For Yourself
Growing up, my mother was (and still very much is) my queen. I idolized her (and still do). She was beautiful, vivacious and had this "hustle hard" mentality that I adopted early on in life. She hardly went on holidays and was defined by…
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The Best Organic Massages & Spas in Hong Kong
Life in Hong Kong can wreak havoc on your body from the continuous pavement pounding to the long hours at of typing with hunched shoulders, or to the many extreme gym session we endure. What better way to work out those nasty knots and free…
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Om & Away Redefines Wellness Travel With Retreat Focused Online Booking Platform
On the small island of Lembongan, off the Indonesian paradise of Bali, Charlyn Ding experienced a euphoric yoga retreat that altered the course of her professional life. "It was a complete cleansing of the body and mind," recalls Ding.…
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Green Queen Predicts: 2017 Health & Wellness Trends
It's that time of the year again, when experts all over share their predictions for the biggest trends in every industry. Green Queen spends a fair share of her time staying up to date on everything health & wellness, reading just about…
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5 Easy Ways To Be More Mindful In Everyday Life
Mindfulness, the most scientifically investigated form of meditation, has been the subject of a huge growth of interest in clinical and scientific circles in recent years. Mainly because the studies have largely announced the profound…
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Dinacharya Dos: 6 Daily Ayurvedic Self-Care Habits For Optimal Wellbeing
If there's one resolution we all need to make, it's to take better care of ourselves. Preventative healthcare, whereby you work on living a healthier life before you get sick is the way of the future. Ayurveda, short for Ayurvedic medicine,…
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Be a BETTER You in 2018 – How To Conquer New Year’s Resolutions
Ah January! It is such a hopeful month- a whole year of wonderful experiences ahead. The start of a new year is for many of us a time of change, an opportunity for self improvement, a chance to rethink our habits- a new beginning, really.…
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8 Green Living New Year Resolutions
1. Recycle, Recycle, Recycle
Absolutely no excuses. Talk to your building, train your helper and kids, and research what your municipality takes. Look for other options for those items your city doesn't take, such as Call2Recycle's battery…
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WTF Is Vegetable Yogurt? And Other New Health Food Trends You Should Know About
No doubt, there are some questionable health & wellness trends out there. But it's our job to keep you informed on what's going on, no matter how crazy or wacky. You don't want to be the last person at yoga class to know about…
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Hong Kong’s Best 5-Star Hotel Staycations: World-Class Luxury Wellness
With the explosion of the wellness scene in Asia, the detox getaway has become de rigueur. More and more hotels and spas now offer tailored packages that include some combination of healthy cuisine, natural beauty treatments and yoga…
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Perfect Smoothie: Where To Find The Best Protein & Superfood Powders For Your Daily Boost
Remember when you didn't understand what all the fuss about smoothies was about? It used to be that smoothies and blenders were the purview of health nuts. Today, a breakfast smoothie is commonplace, everyone's got a Vitamix and smoothie…
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Nutrismart Is A 30-Minute DIY At Home Food Sensitivity Test
Nutrismart is a pretty revolutionary product. The German engineered Nutrismart Food Acceptance Rapid Test kit allows you to to test your tolerance to 40 foods AT HOME and get your results in 30 MINUTES. No doctor's office, no waiting…
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The Ultimate Guide To Healthy Meal Delivery In Hong Kong
A few years ago, getting healthy AND delicious meals in Hong Kong was hard. Other than a few Buddhist vegetarian restaurants with fake meat, it was hard going. And healthy meals for delivery? Forget it. Greasy pizza, oily Asian and mushy…
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2016 Detox Trends: What’s New In The World Of Cleansing
If January came and went, along with your healthy living resolutions, don't fret. We asked world renowned detox expert Jennifer Thompson to give us the 411 on what's new in the world of detoxing for 2016 and she shares four practical…
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