WELLBEING Archives - Green is the New Black https://greenisthenewblack.com/category/wellbeing/ Your Conscious Guide Wed, 14 Feb 2024 09:57:16 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.2 https://greenisthenewblack.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/cropped-green-favicon-32x32.png WELLBEING Archives - Green is the New Black https://greenisthenewblack.com/category/wellbeing/ 32 32 211232470 Ayurveda, But Make It Fashion. https://greenisthenewblack.com/ayurveda-but-make-it-fashion/ Mon, 20 Feb 2023 01:00:43 +0000 https://greenisthenewblack.com/?p=36877 Many small home businesses in rural parts of India have carried the traditional know-how of imbuing clothing with Ayurvedic properties across generations. Now, this legacy of medicinally-adept handloom weavers is paving the way for niche communities of today. Just as all trends of the past cycle back around, so has this; however, this particular practice…

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]]> 36877 World Vegan Day: 20 Plant-Based Protein Innovations to Watch in Asia https://greenisthenewblack.com/plant-based-protein-innovations-asia-2/ Mon, 24 Oct 2022 05:45:00 +0000 https://greenisthenewblack.com/?p=32539 This World Vegan Day on November 1st, we’ve compiled 20 plant-based alternatives to curb your meatless cravings.  Together, Covid and the global climate emergency have unmasked disturbing realities of the meat industry: animal suffering, massive carbon footprints and human exploitation. In recent years, habitat destruction—mainly deforestation—and industrialised agriculture have put more people in contact with…

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]]> 35435 Happy Maori New year! Celebrating New Zealand’s First Indigenous Holiday https://greenisthenewblack.com/happy-maori-new-year-celebrating-new-zealands-first-indigenous-holiday/ Wed, 29 Jun 2022 04:18:06 +0000 http://box2533.temp.domains/~greenjn8/?p=33806 This year (24th June 2022) marks the first time the Matariki celebration is being formally and legally recognised, making it the country’s first Indigenous public holiday. From sound baths to Matariki feasts with friends and family, here’s everything you need to know to better celebrate and appreciate the day.  On Matariki Day last Friday, Green…

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]]> 33806 Behind the climate and ecological crises, lies a crisis of connection https://greenisthenewblack.com/behind-the-climate-and-ecological-crises-lies-a-crisis-of-connection/ Tue, 28 Jun 2022 01:37:49 +0000 http://box2533.temp.domains/~greenjn8/?p=33721 Along with the climate crisis, we are also seeing a mental health crisis, a loneliness epidemic and widespread burnout. This is not a coincidence. Our connection to the earth was reciprocal and balanced for thousands of years. Now, our disconnection has led to us exploiting and exhausting it. And our disconnection from one another and…

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]]> 33721 Ecovillages: a new way of living with low environmental impact and high quality of life https://greenisthenewblack.com/ecovillage-a-new-way-of-living-with-low-environmental-impact-and-high-quality-of-life/ Tue, 07 Jun 2022 01:07:40 +0000 http://box2533.temp.domains/~greenjn8/?p=33581 Are you looking for a participatory learning experience about how to create a new way of living with low environmental impact and high quality of life, bringing together the four areas of regeneration: social, ecological, economic, and culture/worldview? Then this might just be for you.  Originally combined into a one-month experience in an ecovillage, The…

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]]> 33581 We lost the joy. How activists are bringing it back in the fight for the planet. https://greenisthenewblack.com/we-lost-the-joy-how-activists-are-bringing-it-back-in-the-fight-for-the-planet/ Wed, 25 May 2022 13:46:28 +0000 http://box2533.temp.domains/~greenjn8/?p=33493 What does joy mean to you? How are you cultivating joy in your life? What are “joy thieves” and how are they stealing from us? What is “manufactured joy” and how is it different to authentic joy? How do we create joy in the pursuit of social and environmental justice? We’re reflecting on how to…

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]]> 33493 How To Have A Green Pregnancy: My Story & Brands I Love https://greenisthenewblack.com/how-to-have-a-green-pregnancy-my-story-brands-i-love/ Fri, 20 May 2022 00:54:03 +0000 http://box2533.temp.domains/~greenjn8/?p=33447 I found out I was pregnant three weeks before our 2021 Conscious Festival, and this was not planned at all! Here is a little journey about how I made the scariest and most exciting decisions of my life and how I am trying to go green with my green pregnancy and maternity.  After three cancellations…

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]]> 33447 Meating Your Future: 17 Plant-Based Protein Innovations to Watch in Asia https://greenisthenewblack.com/plant-based-protein-innovations-asia/ Tue, 01 Mar 2022 05:45:34 +0000 http://box2533.temp.domains/~greenjn8/?p=32539 [vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Together, Covid and the global climate emergency have unmasked several disturbing realities of the meat industry. Animal suffering, massive carbon footprints and human exploitation. Enter alternative protein, made from plants, fungi or even cells—a more sustainable source that directly addresses these longstanding ethical and climate concerns. After decades of research, it has finally become…

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]]> 32539 11 Genuinely Useful Wellness Apps That We’ve Tried https://greenisthenewblack.com/11-genuinely-useful-wellness-apps-that-weve-tried/ Wed, 08 Sep 2021 01:30:23 +0000 http://box2533.temp.domains/~greenjn8/?p=25871 Boost your health by downloading these 11 wellness apps that will genuinely enhance your wellbeing; from self-hypnosis, meditation guides, and sleep aids to sexual wellness, hydration reminders, and making better plant-based food choices. It’s time to get savvy with your smartphone. Wasting endless hours scrolling social media is a habit that’s easy to spiral into,…

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]]> 25871 Sex and the Sustainable: Intimate Items for Intimate Times https://greenisthenewblack.com/sex-and-the-sustainable-intimate-items-for-intimate-times/ Mon, 09 Aug 2021 01:20:53 +0000 http://box2533.temp.domains/~greenjn8/?p=29654 Today, sustainability is touching every area of our lives, from what we wear to what we eat, even to what we do in the bedroom. Yup, that’s right – what was once a totally plastic-tastic affair is now becoming more sustainable and conscious. From toys to lube, being kind to the planet (and our bodies)…

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