This Month
A six-figure salary and five-star hotels. Why I gave it all up to be happy
Growing up, Sahil Bloom was convinced material wealth was the secret to a happy stress-free life. But then he asked himself five key questions.
- Miranda Levy
Inside the Melbourne wellness clinic that proved the cynic in me wrong
Want a facial, some yoga and nutritional advice? A new generation of spas, led by Melbourne’s Trinity Curated Wellness, has a full panoply of therapies for body and mind.
- Lauren Sams
December 2024
- Christmas Gift Guide 2024
- Life & Leisure
Seven of the best wellness gifts for Christmas
You can’t go wrong with these gifts for mind, body and soul to get your new year off to a stellar start.
- Updated
- Eugenie Kelly
November 2024
What this ballerina eats backstage during The Nutcracker
Jill Ogai’s weekends are spent rehearsing, walking the dog and watching Disney+. And stocking up on lolly snakes.
- Hannah Tattersall
Dispatches from a midlife crisis summer camp
Ice baths, soul readings and conspiracy theories: inside the growing men’s wellness movement.
- Joshua Peach
The half-hour habit these three CEOs swear makes them sharper
Mecca’s Jo Horgan began meditating while her business and baby were in their infancy. Today, it’s an essential part of her personal and professional life.
- Lucy Dean
October 2024
How the wellness revolution is transforming luxury property
Integrated spa facilities and health-enhancing spaces on par with the world’s best hotels are the new norm in high-end house and apartment projects.
- Bonnie Campbell
Kirsten King wants you to flex; but don’t push Pilates to the limit
Pilates is often seen as a shortcut to lean, lithe muscles. For this wellness instructor to the stars, it’s a way of life.
- Lauren Sams
September 2024
People don’t want ‘challenging’ music, says Peaceful Piano king
Chad Lawson writes music to improve your mental health – which has meant this stalwart of Spotify’s Peaceful Piano playlist repressing some of his own creative impulses.
- Michael Bailey
How Bali local Michael Klim spends his weekends
The swimming legend loves living on the Indonesian island, where he moved in 2012. He shares his downtime routines, including his favourite bars and restaurants.
- Philippa Coates
June 2024
To live longer, wear rose-coloured glasses
Studies show optimistic people are more likely to live a healthier, longer life – and you can change your health by changing your attitude.
- Albert Stumm
May 2024
- My Brilliant Weekend
- Life & Leisure
Michael Brand’s weekend rituals and favourite restaurants
The Art Gallery of NSW director has a packed weekday – and night – agenda. This is how he lets go on Saturdays and Sundays.
- Elizabeth Fortescue
November 2023
Need an end-of-year detox? Try this remote Australian island
Dirk Hartog Island, off the most westerly point of the continent, is the place to escape, enjoy a yoga class, and see the nation’s “final sunset” each day.
- Ranya Alkadamani
October 2023
After working in the cloud, this CTO unwinds over curds and whey
HashiCorp boss Grant Orchard says cheese making is a magical process that “excites my inner child”.
June 2023
Gratitude really is good for you. Science says so
Specific, timely acts of thanks can help foster better relationships, aid sleep hygiene and even lower one’s chances of depression.
- Christina Caron
January 2023
Is it time to get yourself a spiritual mentor?
Once we outsourced personal growth to a life coach. Now it seems we’re seeking counsel from those who spruik a much deeper connection to self.
- Eugenie Kelly
- Opinion
- Managing
We should enter the new year with a beginner’s mind
Holding fast to established categories or concepts can end up clouding our vision.
- Jemima Kelly
June 2022
How a Thai resort won over this wellness cynic
Despite my irritation with the term, I find myself breathing more like an elephant than a tortoise after just a day at Banyan Tree Krabi.
- Emma Connors
March 2022
Delia throws out the rule book with new recipe for life
She’s so famous, she’s known by her first name. But cooking guru Delia Smith’s new tome is not about food – it’s about existence itself.
- Jill Dupleix
January 2022
- Opinion
- Stress management
The one skill you should learn in 2022 is to relax
Get off Slack and cut yourself some, instead.
- Farhad Manjoo