NOTE EDITOR’S

When I was three, I was diagnosed with juvenile rheumatoid arthritis. I spent my childhood taking immunomodulating medication that made my hair fall out, getting monthly cortisone injections, and being called RoboCop thanks to the Moon Boot that formed part of my signature style.

Thankfully, I had access to the very best medical care, and parents who couldn’t have been more proactive, supportive, and attentive. That said, it was still hard being the only kid in my junior - and then high - school who couldn’t play any form of sport.

I found purpose and identity through musical and academic achievement, but I operated exclusively from my head. Until Grade 11, when my high school introduced a weekly yoga class to their extracurricular programme.

It was 2005, nobody really knew what it was, and I was one of a handful of kids in the class (which comprised mostly of fellow borders who had nothing better to do in the afternoons). I remember sitting on a gym mat in a small classroom, managing one or two introductory poses, and feeling thrilled. I was moving my body in some kind of intentional way for the first time in 17 years, and it was nothing short of a miracle in my little world.

It was in this moment that my passion for proactively pursuing wellbeing began. What started with a weekly yoga class soon became a lifelong focus on nutrition, mindfulness, and general biohacking for daily life. Fast forward almost 20 years, and I’m still far from an expert. What I am is a keen student on the journey to wellbeing, and a grateful editor of a magazine that acts as a companion resource along the way.

I hope you find something to inspire your own wellness journey in these pages – whether it be falling in love with movement, tuning into your body to eat intuitively, embracing ancient rituals for modern wellbeing, or simply having something inspiring to read after your own life-changing yoga class.

Yours in living life well,