After nearly two years of uncertainty and unease, people are craving the serenity of a wellness. Maruia River Retreat co-founder, Cristina Holopainen, shares a little on her self-care philosophy and stunning wellness facility.
Tracey McLean, founder of Naked Nectar, was in her 20s when digestive complications began to plague her, causing weight gain and fatigue.
The reality, after completing a 10-day course at the Dhamma Medini Vipassana Meditation Centre, is that it was not what I imagined, it was more. Deeply profound and shapeshifting in mysterious ways. The technique is taught by Mr Goenka in the tradition of Sayagyi U Ba Khin, a respected 20th-century authority on the practice.
Did you know that there are standard ratios that make us appear more attractive and that aesthetic practitioners use these to determine how to proportion and beautify a face? So, while we are not trying to make you perfect, we are moving in the direction of beautiful ratios.
Verve talks fitness, adversity and philosophies with Krista Sandford-Hill, founder of 09 Thrive, a gym with the goal to change the fitness industry.









