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WELLNESS IN 2023
Feeling GOOD
Live your best life in 2023 with these wellbeing fi xes
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Wild swimming
If you’re not a wild swimming enthusiast, it won’t be because nobody has tried to convert you yet. Being able to jump into cold water, whatever the weather, has become a badge of honour among urban women who are looking to feel truly alive, as enthusiasts will tell you endlessly. It has become a cliche: the Hampstead ponds are visited daily, after school drop-o , by hordes of women in dryrobes seeking the endorphin rush that comes from plunging into unlikely temperatures and staying immersed for as long as you can without turning blue. If you haven’t got the bug yet, then maybe 2023 will be your time. And fashionwise, there’s a welcome improvement on the dryrobe in the shape of Wylding’s brilliant fleece-lined boilersuit, designed to wear over a swimsuit for ease of dressing and undressing in the cold.
wylding.co.uk
Mushroom tea
Are mushrooms a cure for all ills? There’s still a lot for us to learn about the wide-ranging powers associated with mushrooms, but it’s plain that there’s a lot of potential uses for fungi. Dirtea is a new range of powders and super blends which accentuate the healing and transformative powers of mushrooms to o er the future of natural, functional nutrition for tangible health and wellbeing benefits. Sold as powders to mix into any drink, the blends can help to naturally improve immunity, enhance focus, boost brain power and progress performance, as well as restore a sense of calm, with delicious daily drinks which optimise your health and wellbeing. Ingredients include some of the world’s most scientifically researched functional mushrooms including Chaga, Lion’s Mane, Cordyceps and Reishi, as well as adaptogens, and ayurvedic herbs to o er a wide range of benefits in an instant. We have been slipping a spoonfull of Lion’s Mane mushroom powder into our morning co ee for some weeks now and can report a boost in concentration and focus. The powder is said to stimulate growth of the brain cells and can boost your memory, improve focus, and enhance your mood, whilst supporting digestion with its strong anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, and immune-boosting abilities. What’s not to like? Let 2023 be the year of the mushroom.
dirteaworld.com
Puppy yoga
Yes, this is a real thing. Yoga with animals is a growing trend, and it’s not just puppies. There’s also goat yoga, alpaca yoga and even horse yoga. The idea is to harness the positive e ects that interactions with animals have on our wellbeing. Interacting with animals – especially dogs and puppies – can provide stress-relieving physiological benefits and help us experience a more positive range of emotions. Puppy Yoga London o ers a variety of classes for all abilities, and it’s just what it says: a yoga class, with puppies. Cute, soft, cuddly and energy-filled puppies that bound around enthusiastically, jump on you as you balance in Downward Dog or snuggle into you as you attempt your Sirasana. Because adding a dose of cute to your pose can’t be a bad thing.
puppy-yoga.co.uk
CBD
CBD is an appealing option for those who are looking for pain relief without the side e ects. Not only is CBD shown to relive nerve pain and back pain, but it can have a positive e ect on anxiety, insomnia, PTSD and depression. Dawn Fable founded CBD range Press Pause for women, in response to what she sees as a female tendency to prioritse everything except themselves. Her range of CBD supplements focus on hormonal, mental, physical and sexual wellness.
presspauseproject.com
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KING OTTO
CLEAN SLEEP
Make a new year’s bed time resolution with the help of Woolroom
Woolroom has launched new sleep trials on all its natural bedding products to give customers absolute confidence wool can help improve your sleep and mood in 2022. According to Woolroom’s Clean Sleep Report, 95% of people identified a good night’s sleep as being important to their mood, whilst 30% said they feel more anxious after a bad night’s sleep. With this in mind, there is no better time than the present to set yourself a new year’s sleep resolution to help you get the Zzz’s you deserve.
Sleeping better can not only enhance physical, mental, and emotional health, but also generate the energy and self-control necessary to achieve other goals in the new year.
At Woolroom, the UK’s leading luxury wool bedding retailer, you can find a huge range of bedding and mattresses which can help to create the perfect ‘clean sleep’ environment. Wool is the only completely natural, sustainable, and renewable bedding fibre, and contributes to a better night’s clean sleep owing to its temperature regulating, hypoallergenic and chemical free properties. It can absorb more moisture unlike other natural fibres such as cotton and down, delivering a deeper, more regenerative sleep.
To give customers 100% confidence in their purchase, this January, Woolroom has launched a 30 night sleep guarantee on all individual bedding products, and a 60 night sleep guarantee on all bedding sets, allowing customers to return items should they not be 100% satisfied. You can even trace the wool in the bedding back to the exact farm it was sourced from.
For those also looking to invest in a mattress, Woolroom has a beautiful new Artisan Collection of mattresses using the finest natural fillings, zero chemicals and completely glue free for easy recyclability. The brand proudly partners with British Wool to ensure these mattresses are also fully traceable meaning for the first time, consumers can use a QR code to trace the wool used in their mattresses back to the exact farm – via the brand’s first-to-market certification, Wool ID.
Chris Tattersall, Managing Director of Woolroom and Sleep Environment Expert, comments: “With many people setting themselves new year’s resolutions, we are encouraging people to invest in their sleep. We spend on average one third of our life asleep, so it is really important to create a ‘clean sleep’ and personalised sanctuary that can benefit your overall health and wellness. We hope these new 30 and 60 night sleep trials will give many people the confidence to see just how e ective wool bedding can have on their sleep in 2023.”
Woolroom is the UK’s leading wool bedding specialist committed to helping achieve a natural night’s clean sleep. Through this commitment, Woolroom is dedicated to raising awareness of the holistic sleep environment, which is the key to attaining a good night’s sleep and spotlight the natural benefits of wool as the only sustainable, temperature regulating, hypoallergenic and chemical free bedding fibre solution.
thewoolroom.com
SLEEP SECRETS
How to achieve the perfect night’s sleep? Start with the perfect mattress
By EVE HERBERT
The perfect night’s sleep is the holy grail of life. The quality of our sleep defines our day – and a good night will always lead to happier, more productive and successful waking hours. But how to achieve it? Most important is, of course, the bed itself.
Swedish bed company Carpe Diem Beds was founded 26 year ago by chiropractor Börje Thuleskär, a firm believer in the importance of sleep for body and mind. He sought out the best mattress on the market, but wasn’t impressed by it and one day fell asleep on a bed of heather by the sea in Sweden – where he realised that nature contoured to his body far more than any bed ever had. This led him to embark on a quest to build the perfect bed, one that would mimic the feeling of weightlessness he had had on the heather.
This quest took thousands of hours and a partnership with the Spinal Unit at Sahlgrenska University Hospital in Sweden. The final result is Carpe Diem Beds' patented Contour Pocket System, which has a unique cushioning ability. It gently yields and supports at the same time, instantly moulding to your body’s contours and changing with your every movement. You can feel the mattress embrace your hips and shoulders while gently supporting your lumbar and waist. Your spine is relieved of tension, and your muscles can finally relax. The sensation is unique: almost weightless and quite unlike most standard mattresses. Just like lying on a bed of heather on the cli s by the Swedish sea, in fact.
At Carpe Diem Beds showroom on Wigmore Street, visitors can experience the company’s ethos first hand. Its innovative approach is visible on their website, where an interactive bed configurator introduces the available options, revealing how each bed can be matched with personal preferences. Each bed is customisable in size, finish and fabrics. Top of the range is Vindö, the most innovative adjustable bed that o ers automatic lumbar and neck support, with head and foot rests that can be lowered or raised to suit your needs. It has a variety of massage functions that can be controlled via an app, as well as built in under-bed lighting. Skaftö is Carpe Diem Beds’ most exclusive continental bed and its moveable midsection can be adjusted, with built-in back support customised by remote control.
There’s no better single route to wellbeing for body and soul than rest and sleep, and that’s why a Carpe Diem bed is a longterm investment in your overall health. Oliver Bootmann, VP Brand of Carpe Diem Beds, says: “Why compromise when you don’t have to? Beds can and should soothe both the body and the soul.”
CARPE DIEM BEDS
15 Wigmore Street, W1 020 3982 3252 carpediembeds.co.uk
Energy
B O O S T
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THE STORY
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