Lessons from the Blue Zones

Blue Zones are regions of the planet where a high proportion of people live to be over 100 years old. Here, we reveal the secrets for living a happy, healthy and long life and how you can integrate lessons from the Blue Zones into your own way of living.

Playing in the dirt

Parents, does picturing your children covered in mud make you shudder? In this article, we explore why parents struggle with outdoor playtime despite the persistent expert advice telling them to get their kids outside more.

Is there power in protest?

From pro-democracy demonstrations in Hong Kong to climate strikes to Black Lives Matter, mass protests are on the rise globally, but in an increasingly digital world have marches lost their power?

Critiquing criticism

Criticism is an inevitable component of life, but being prepared for it, and having strategies to deal with it, can help you turn the potential pain of criticism into gold.

Winter Beauty Woes

Natural beauty tips and foods to reduce dry hair, skin and nails throughout the winter months.

Yoga For A Broken Heart

When your heart is broken, you still need to continue to live. Learn how the philosophy and practical application of yoga can support you in that process.

WellBeing's 6 Favourite Climate Revivalists

In WellBeing we no longer talk about “climate change” because that is the language of persuasion and we are past that point. The climate crisis is real and we now talk about climate revival, the positive philosophies and actions that will help us all save the future. In keeping with that positive direction here we celebrate six of our favourite climate revivalists. These are not the only people we could have included here, they are not better than others, and the list is not exhaustive. These people are however undeniably worth acknowledging for their vision, their dedication and their skill.

Let's Get Physical

“Move it or lose it” goes the saying. But it’s important to make the right moves. Exercise can either energise or exhaust you. Heal or harm you. Awareness and expert advice enables you to increase strength, suppleness, stability and stamina without risking repercussions.

Cultivating A Safe Home

Do you feel anxious at home or relaxed and secure? A few design tweaks and practices can help give your home the feel of a safe cave and refuge.

Helping A Friend Through A Break-Up

A relationship break-up can require a lot of support, with friends often the first people involved in the healing process. Read some of the ways you can help a friend through a split.

The bad news blues

As doubt about climate change has diminished, it has been replaced by panic, anxiety, resignation, fatigue, guilt, outrage and disconnect. This phenomenon has been dubbed “eco-anxiety”, an unease that is particularly prominent among the younger generations and parents of young children. So, how do you and your children cope?

Sustainable forestry

Intact tropical forests are wonderful carbon sinks. However, if our forests continue to be destroyed or illegally logged, they could become net carbon sources and pose an additional threat to a stable climate.

Listen first, speak second

Communicating well with your children is a process that starts early and continues into adulthood. Discover eight great communication pointers for parents and children.

Ginger the great

Aromatic, tingling, spicy, pungent and warming, ginger adds bursts of flavour to your cooking, but this plant, favoured around the world, also packs a powerful healing punch.

The Upside Of Anger

Anger often gets a bad rap, but sometimes it’s critical for you to get mad.

The Elephant In The Park

Elephants never forget … But can they forgive? We take an in-depth look at how a new wave of ethical tourism is building in response to elephant abuse and cruelty.

Eating Insects For The Planet's Sake

Entomophagy — the consumption of insects — is often put forward as a sustainable solution to the problem of how to feed a growing population with fewer natural resources. As healthy and sustainable as they are, can insects make their way into the mainstream of a food culture that has actively excluded them for so long?

Yoga For New Projects

Unleash your creativity, be inspired to start something new and learn how yoga can give you the courage to keep going into the unknown.

Dance Your Way To Wellbeing

Feeling sad, stiff or suppressed? Turn on some music, turn off inhibitions and get into your groove.

Raising Body Positive Kids

Discover how you can help your children love and accept who they are inside, and not just what they look like on the outside.

Busting The Myths Around Menopause

Shrouded in social discomfort, the perception of menopause is framed by our culture. Understanding menopause better can help you create a more positive, empowered experience.

Deliberate practice

Learn how to turn off autopilot and move from a practice that is “naive” to one that is purposeful and deliberate.

Seeds of hope

In light of our climate crisis and off the back of Australia’s most aggressive bushfire season, Damon Gameau is showing us how to join forces to combat global warming while watering our own individual seeds of hope.

Biological dissent

Pleomorphism is a biological theory which holds that microorganisms can undergo signifi cant changes in shape. It’s a theory that does not enjoy modern orthodox support but it has had some significant supporters over the years. An examination of pleomorphic theory offers some tantalizing and provoking thoughts.

Treating arthritis naturally

Arthritis is a common inflammatory condition affecting around 3.6 million Australians that is one of the leading causes of pain and disability in the community. Unfortunately, the pharmaceuticals used to relieve arthritis pain can have side effects of their own. We look at natural and gentle ways to prevent and heal this widespread condition.

Salute the sun

You rely on the sun to give you light, warmth and life itself; yet too much can send you down the path of disease. So how can you protect your skin while still reaping all the benefits of sunshine?

Yoga to unlock your true nature

As part of your yoga practice, the ancient practice of Svadhyaya, which can be translated as “self-study” or the importance of getting to know yourself, is a vital tool for unlocking your true nature.

Lost and found in Northern Bali

We leave Bali’s popular Ubud behind to discover monkeys, holy men, underwater ruins and a new perspective in Northern Bali.

The art of adaptability

In a rapidly changing environment, it is no longer about survival of the fittest or the fastest, but rather survival of the most flexible.

Ethical banking

Learn how to put your hard-earned cash into banking products and services that align with your personal ethics.