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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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Become A Life Or Executive Coach: Help People Find Their Purpose & Achieve Their Dreams
Navigating through life can feel like being lost at sea; some days, you're drowning beneath the waves, while other days, you're dying from the thirst. Going through big life adjustments like a career change, or more regular challenges like…
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Take A Moment: Hong Kong’s Most Spiritual Spaces, Temples & Monasteries
Hong Kong isn't just high rises, humidity and the Happy Valley Racecourse. For all its fast-paced modern grandeur, our vibrant, dense island city is home to many historic religious sites. From the beautiful architecture to the tranquil …
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Your Complete Global Wellness Festival Guide: Yoga, Health & Conscious Lifestyle Events
From Sydney to Singapore to Sun Valley: where to go for your wellness festival fix across the globe.
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Green Queen Review: Natural Lash Perm & Tint @ The Right Spot
People often say that eyes are the windows to the soul, but I am a big believer that life is a bit more bearable when your lash game is on point. For as long as I can remember, I have nursed a serious obsession with long eyelashes. In my…
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July 2017 Green Queen Scoop: Your Global Health News Roundup
Haagen Daaz jumps on NON DAIRY wagon, France bans oil exploration, lead in baby food and MORE
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What’s In My Fridge: 6 Hong Kong Nutritionists Dish On Their Favorite Foods
What to eat in order to feel like your best self can be a complicated matter. There's a lot of nutritional information out there and it's hard to know what foods are right for you. This is where a good nutritionist can help. Nutritionists…
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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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Why A DNAFit Test Is THE Best Way To Choose Your Workout & Diet
There are countless workouts out there: from powerlifting to running to yoga to Crossfit, your body can be challenged in a wide variety of ways. But what actually works? And what's the best fit (!) for your particular physique and body?…
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Confessions Of A Pole Dancer: How Pole Changed My Life & My Self-Esteem
When I first started out with pole and people used to ask me about my workout, I would hesitate before saying that I was a pole dancer. The stigma attached to the word "pole" evokes certain preconceived notions, which often leads to crude…
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April 2017 Green Queen Scoop: Your Global Health News Roundup
In April's Scoop: Are vegans savings the world? The horrific side of salmon farming. What is rainforest-free fashion? And the world's first avocado bar has finally arrived...
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Hong Kong’s Best Regular Fitness & Wellness Events – A Complete Guide
As spring has sprung, the rise in temperature (and humidity) has us wanting to shed out of our winter garbs and be out OM-ing in the sunshine, trail running with friends, and dancing while the days are long. In tune with health and fitness…
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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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What Is A Digital Detox And Why Do You Need One? The Rise Of Social Media & FOMO
Last year, a captivating animated music video made by artist/illustrator Steve Cutts and Moby & the Void Pacific Choir went viral about society's increasing dependence on technology. A monochrome Max Fleishman-inspired animation, the…
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Green Queen Guide To Hong Kong Meditation Centers
Life in Hong Kong means being in a constant state of stimulation. Neon lights are flashing for your attention. Collective noise from cabs, mobile phones, and street vendors are forcing your senses to stay alert. Throngs of people crowd the…
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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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Morning Raves & Sober Partying: Daybreaker Officially Launches In Hong Kong
It's a sunny Sunday morning in October and I am walking up the stairs to PMQ's Cube venue in my athleisure best (read the only clean leggings I could find and my old scuffed up trainers) to attend the (invite-only) launch of Daybreaker Hong…
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HK Natural Beauty Founders Talk Shop: Why They Started & Their Must-Have Products
Looking out through the hazy, smog-filled mornings in Hong Kong, we can’t help but panic over the questionable air quality being inhaled on a daily. Much of what we expose our bodies to, and consequently, what we put on our skin, gets…
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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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