Health & Wellness
The healing hands of Eslinah Magemgenene
Guest author Joy-Anne Goodenough experiences the healing touch of blind massage therapist Eslinah Magemgenene, and shares Eslinah’s inspirational story.
Celebrate Life Festival 2009 – on this weekend!
I was so looking forward to the Celebrate Life Festival last year – I’d even bought tickets in advance… and then I came down with an evil bug that put paid to that rather swiftly. But, fingers crossed, I’m fit as a fiddle and all set to check it out this time around and get down to the taxing business of spoiling my body, stretching my mind and feeding my soul.
A slow living fix: the Slow Cow anti-energy drink
I LOVE this: a new drink that embraces slow living, and de-stressing and is the very antithesis of highly caffeinated energy drinks like Red Bull.
Natural living made easy (and affordable) with Natural Organic Life
Small businesses like Natural Organic Life are making it easier for all of us to embrace natural living by making it more affordable and more accessible. Prices are good and delivery is swift – just a few of the reasons to support businesses like this.
What’s natural and organic at the Cape Town Women’s Show… (and win tickets!)
The Women’s Show is coming to Cape Town (CTICC) this weekend. Between Friday the 20th and Sunday the 22nd of February, you’ll be able to wander the aisles of South Africa´s only exhibition and lifestyle event dedicated entirely to Women. I stopped in last year, out of curiosity, and was rather pleased to see so [...]
Here comes the weekend! What’s on in and around the Mother City (03 October ’08)
My, but there’s a busy weekend ahead… So much to choose from, and only so many hours in a day. And, happily, it looks like the weather will be gracing us with a little sunshine, for a change, so outdoor markets and festivals are the place to hang. The following are just a few highlights [...]
Mother City Living turns 2 – and I get to give away some awesome eco-friendly goodies!
** Update: this competition is now closed. Winners announced here. ** Unbelievably, it’s two years since Mother City Living came into being and started me down the road to good green living… Since that very first post, way back in August 2006, I have become ever more passionate about things organic, products made-by-hand, festivals packed [...]
A taste of green living at the Cape Homemakers’ Expo (a mini-directory of eco-friendly living solutions!)
Last week, as planned, I popped in to the Cape Homemakers’ Expo, with the primary intention of checking out the event’s new ‘Green Living’ area. Well, I was quite impressed, actually. The ‘Green Living area’ was off to one side, clearly marked, and had a good selection of eco-friendly indoor and outdoor homemaker’s solutions – [...]
