Category: Wellness

Unique Australian wellness experiences

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Either way, it won’t be just your clients relaxing on an Australian holiday – you can too in the knowledge that we will be taking very good care of them while they are in-country. Here are some very unique ideas of wellness while you are travelling in Australia. Unique, amazing and a memorable one.

PERSONALIZED EQUINE THERAPY

Did you know that spending just 20 minutes with a horse will make your heart beat in time with theirs? Horses are incredibly intuitive and connecting with them can promote change and personal growth.Aside from horse-riding along Australian beaches or in bush-land.

AN ABORIGINAL HEALING & KNOWLEDGE EXPERIENCE BY E-BIKE

Travelling by e-bikes, this immersive, indigenous experience offers you the opportunity to touch and feel a timeless, spiritual landscape alongside traditional knowledge and healing. You can experience an exclusive private access to the historic Forestier Peninsula where first contact between Tasmania’s First People and European Explorers took place. This Aboriginal adventure blends a smoke and energy healing ceremony with cultural knowledge as we explore a wild, powerful and historic Tasmanian coastal landscape.

LEARN THE ART OF RAW FOOD IN A PRIVATE WORKSHOP
Join a raw food chef in a beautiful location as you learn the secret techniques & tips used to create delicious meals using unusual, nutritionally dense, gluten free, dairy free & refined sugar-free ingredients.

UNPLUG FROM THE DIGITAL WORLD
Digital detox – it’s the buzzword of the year and the good news is that Australia is so vast there there are still plenty of places yet to plug in which makes it super easy to put your phone away. At Bullo River Station you will find cute little wooden boxes with ‘offline is the new luxury’ gently coaxing you to leave their phones alone. At Mt Mulligan and Lizard Island there’s no wifi in the villas so at night you can spend time focused on your partner rather than stare at the phone. At Arkaba Conservancy, Bamurru Plains and Sal Salis there’s simply none at all, allowing for a fully immersive experience.

OCEAN THERAPY FOR BODY, MIND & SOUL AT ELYSIAN RETREAT
Elysian – the most secluded island retreat in the Whitsundays and the first entirely solar powered resort on the Great Barrier Reef – launches Elysian SoulScape Wellness Retreat this November with more planned quarterly for 2020. These five-day serene sojourns in the tropics seek to provide a wellness prescription for life.

At its core, Elysian SoulScape Wellness Retreat lays the foundation for a journey towards uncovering the happiest and healthiest version of yourself. With daily yoga and meditation, sound and crystal bowl sessions, evening fire circles and spa treatments on offer in addition to snorkelling and a day out to explore the Whitsunday Islands – these retreats have something for everyone.

Retreats include activities such as the following: Yoga 1 to 2 times daily | Meditation / relaxation | Workshops – Kombucha / Fermentation | The Happiness Prescription Workshops | 1 x 60-minute Spa Treatment | 1 x Natural Therapy Session | Outdoor mineral pool | Day Trip to Whitehaven beach & Exploring the Whitsunday Islands.

Five easy ways to get good sleep

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Follow these five simple tips to help get better sleep each night.

1. Follow the sun

Sunlight is essential to calibrating our body’s circadian rhythm, which not only dictates our sleep cycle, but also affects hormone production, digestion, the immune system and many other bodily functions. Exposure to artificial light disrupts this natural process. One way to get back into natural sleeping patterns is to rise with the sun and expose yourself to sunshine as much as possible in the day. Light filtering in through a glass window isn’t enough: you need to feel the rays, take off your sunglasses and refrain from long hours in bright indoor lighting and blue light interference from gadgets, wherever possible.  

2. Dark and cool sleeping conditions 

The photoreceptors on our skin can detect even the smallest amount of light, which can disturb sleep patterns. Switching off any electronic devices, putting your alarm clock on sleep mode and using black-out curtains are simple ways of reducing your exposure. Studies also show that cooler temperatures, between 15-20 degrees Celsius, encourage a deeper sleep. Ensure your clothing and bedding are made from light, natural and breathable fibers so you can stay cool.  

3. Look after your heart

According to Oriental medicine, insomnia is caused by the disturbance of the shen, or ‘spirit’. One way to settle and calm the shen is to strengthen the heart. This can be achieved through meditation and by avoiding stress and anxiety-inducing environments. Taking herbal medicines, such as suan ren (sour jujube), ren shen (ginseng) and long yan rou (longan fruit), can also help calm the heart and spirit. Consult with a professional herbalist to find the right formula to suit your body’s needs.  

4. Watch what you eat before dinner 

During the three- to four hours before you go to bed, it is best to avoid food and drink — especially alcohol. Having an early meal and switching a glass of wine for a calming herbal tea will help induce relaxation and ease into slumber. Easily digestible cooked foods, such as vegetables, sweet potato and rice, should be eaten at dinner. Spicy, greasy, sugary meals should be avoided, as they can result in excess phlegm which disrupts the stomach.   

5. Consider your liver 

According to the Chinese body clock, the hours between 1.00am and 3.00am are when your liver is most active, which can cause wakefulness. This is only exacerbated by stress. If you find yourself awake around this time, consider taking advice on a liver detox, as well as finding ways to reduce stress through meditation to calm an overactive mind.  

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Sleep Well

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