All I Want For Mother's Day Is...
It's Mother's Day again, a time to thank and acknowledge all the mums out there doing a crazy awesome job of being the best mum they can be. Let's face it, being a mum is bloody hard work, both physically and emotionally.
A cultured experience with Wild Kombucha
With a penchant for sourcing healthy local ingredients, Lara and Matt Ball have embarked on an exciting adventure to open Australia’s first Kombucha bar. From the bustling streets of Leichardt (where their warehouse space is situated), to sophisticated Waverly (where their elixir is also on tap), Wild Kombucha has hit Sydney’s budding healthy food scene with a bang.
Six Simple Ways To Have A Great Day When You're Stuck Indoors
When you're stuck indoors with the kids it can be a little miserable for everyone. The kids get bored and restless, your plans are out the window, and your To Do list remains just that.
$70 Boob Job
If there’s one thing that can make you feel great, it’s wearing beautiful underwear that fits properly. Women’s bodies go through so many changes in their lifetimes, be it from weight change, exercise, pregnancy and breastfeeding, and of course just ageing in general.
Positive thinking can change your mind
Do you have a train of thought on which you ride when you are alone and quietly thinking? I do... Lately, I have been spending more time on self-care, involving a mindfulness practice, meditation, and spending time by myself, just observing.
One of the reasons I love Summer: Cherries, nutritionally good for you!
Summer time brings so much goodness... More ocean swims, daily if I can. Amazing sunsets, with a cocktail in hand if I can. Seasonal summer fruits, including my absolute favourite cherries, whenever I can. In fact I eat cherries every day when they are in season..mmmmmmm, delicious!! Most people like cherries, but did you know that they can also relieve pain, help you avoid premature ageing, and add years to your life?
Mojo Inspiration
Inspirational quotes, mantras and affirmations, vision boards, writing down your goals - these are all powerful tools to guide you along a chosen path. I'm currently working on my vision board and goals for 2015 (watch this space!) and thought I'd take a look back at some of the quotes and mantras that inspired me in 2014.
A New Year's Resolution Worth Making
Setting goals for ourselves is an essential step to a fulfilling life. Yet, New Year’s resolutions tend to have a bad rep. Why is this? From my previous experience they can have a sort of ceremonious way of setting us up for failure.
How To Maintain Not Gain at Christmas
During the Christmas holiday season, I plan to eat and drink and enjoy myself too much. I adore Christmas for this very reason, and will not be abstaining from a single thing I love (yes chocolate waffles, I'm talking about you!). But that doesn’t mean I want a two week blow-out with a side order of guilt, self-loathing and four extra kilos to see in the New Year with.
7 Steps for a Stress-Free Christmas
Does Christmas make you feel frazzled? If so, Mummy Mojo has the ultimate Christmas present for you: seven steps for a less stressful, more mojo-filled Christmas. Take a deep breath, read on and let us help you on your way to relaxation city.
Teach your children the value of kindness by giving back this Christmas
All of us want to be happy. As his Holiness the Dalai Lama said, "A more compassionate mind, more sense of concern for other's well being, is the source of happiness." With the festive season soon upon us, which is often a time of material excess, I am thinking about what happiness means to me.
Food that feeds the soul
On the Sunday before we left, they kindly offered to look after our kids and suggested we go for lunch at an organic cafe, right in the heart of Newcastle. And boy was I happy with their recommendation! Soul Foods Cafe make food that feeds the body and nourishes the soul. You feel assured that the life your food has led has been a wholesome, healthy and happy one. Soul Foods is the labour of love of Meg Garnham. Meg and her team create clean food. Food that has no colours, no chemicals and no GMO (genetically modified organism).
Manuka Biotic, Natural Wisdom for Therapeutic Benefits
Since I started researching about and using natural and organic beauty products a few years ago, I’ve come to a few conclusions. Making healthier decisions in any regard (eating healthier foods, exercising more or using natural products) is an ongoing process, and a necessary one. As a consumer, you have to make choices every day about what’s best for you and your family, and I believe that even the smallest trade-offs are worth it. I believe that natural beauty is part of being healthy.
10 Tips for Detoxing your Every Day
Toxins enter our worlds by what we eat, drink, breathe in, and process in any way. In fact a build-up of toxins can often be the underlying cause of disease. With all the hype about detoxes circulating today, it can be overwhelming to know how to detox the right way. So how do you minimise the toxins that come into your life, and maximise the toxins that go out?
Surviving the Silly Season
Christmas is not far away and I am starting to think about what I need to do to keep up with the party season. Below are some ideas of how you can not only survive the silly season but come out the other end with your health and well being intact!