​Dervla Louli

Hong Kong may be a city that dim sums all day and parties all night but the health and wellness scene has been building up steadily in Central and Soho. Yoga studios, boutique fitness centres, athleisure stores and plant-based restaurants are now abundant and you can’t walk around without stumbling upon a cold-pressed juice store or two. A perfect day for me begins in downward dog and ends up with foot reflexology punctuated by a Turmeric Chai Latte or two at Grassroots Pantr

I broke my right hand in two places while sprinting to a yoga class I was running late for. If that’s not a sign to slow down, I don’t know what is. At first, I laughed and carried on as normal trying to do headstands with one hand in my cast… and that’s when I sprained my neck. Annoyed, frustrated and feeling very down on my luck – I quickly halted my no alcohol, no sugar regime, and headed straight for a sundae at Oddies Foodies followed by a night in with friends, the bar

I never quite understood the importance of habits and routines until I read a book called ‘The Happiness Project’ by Gretchen Rubin, which examines the impact that healthy daily habits have on our overall happiness. In a nutshell, what you do every day matters far more than what you do once in a while and this equates to everything you can think of that affects your daily life. I realise that it’s pretty obvious but I felt like a lightning bolt had hit me after I finished rea