The call from the mosque gently draws me from a sweet sleep. The voice of the muezzin so full of emotion that my skin instantly covers in goosebumps even though the air is already balmy and warm. The clock says 5am, the moonless sky is indigo blue, the stars like tiny holes in a heavy nighttime curtain. I decide since I am awake to attend the early morning beach yoga. I descend from the rooftop of Jua House where I am staying, wrap a sarong modestly over my shoulders and weav

The basis of the mind-body connection is breath. Breath is the binding agent, connecting body and mind. Breath is the only function in our body which we can control either consciously or unconsciously. All other functions are either a conscious motive: thinking, moving our limbs, walking, talking or unconscious: digestion, elimination, immune system function, circulation, etc. Because breath straddles both realms of the conscious and unconscious mind, it can help us bring unc

I used to hate papayas. I don’t really know why, maybe because I thought they smelt of vomit…sometimes I still think they do but with lime squeezed on them they are actually delicious and when I found out how amazing they are for your health, I decided to give them another try. Super versatile - you can make them into smoothies, and herbs, onion and garlic and make a soup or simply eat straight from the skin. They grow wildly in Uganda and are GMO free. Dont pass up on this h