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3 Mins Read Breathwork has gained enormous popularity in recent years with pundits calling labelling it as the ‘new yoga’ or ‘meditation’s little brother’. There’s no doubt this is a net positive. Most of us don’t breathe deeply enough and breathwork has a huge range of benefits. Along with the surge of breathwork practitioners across Asia, some wellness […]
3 Mins Read In order to help flatten the curve of the coronavirus pandemic, many of us are practicing social distancing and staying at home as much as possible. Many businesses are also enforcing measures to help protect its staff and the public, such as gyms and yoga studios. But not being able to head to your usual […]
3 Mins Read Premium athletic and yoga sportswear brand hailing from the United Kingdom, Sweaty Betty, has opened a Hong Kong shop in Central’s ifc Mall following a leap in sales in recent years. This marks the brand’s very first store in Asia, a region ripe for launching fitness-oriented products, especially thanks to a booming health and wellness […]
3 Mins Read Amid the renewed attention on self-care, fitness and wellness, the yoga industry has experienced exponential growth in Asia and globally, with over 300 million adherents worldwide (and counting). While yoga has been prized for bringing physical benefits associated with flexibility and balance, as well as emotional and spiritual advantages, there is now a warning that […]
4 Mins Read Fivelements Habitat, the city’s new 15,000 sq.ft. integrated wellness destination in Causeway Bay, will give Hong Kongers an opportunity to refocus on their physical and mental health through different pathways, including yoga, sacred arts and plant-based dining. Habitat’s highlights include a 55-seat plant-based dining area, private spa treatments rooms and a private steam, a dedicated mediation […]
4 Mins Read We recently had the chance to check out Hong Kong’s newest wellness space, Fivelements Habitat, to see what all our favorite wellfluencers are buzzing about (and to update our dear readers of course) and impressed is an understatement for what we felt after our day’s visit. The new urban retreat, located in Causeway Bay’s Times […]
2 Mins Read Wellness lifestyle company Fivelements is set to launch a brand new urban wellness concept called Fivelements Habitats in Hong Kong’s busiest district. The 15,000 square foot city retreat will open its doors in July in Causeway’s Times Square mall and serve workaholic urban residents who need a regular dose of wellness in the heart of […]
3 Mins Read A celebration of growth uniting physical, mental and spiritual disciplines originating from ancient India, yoga is a practice that welcomes anyone and everyone from the absolute beginner to the daily devotee. Whether you are new to the practice or have been at it for years, there is always room to gain a deeper understanding. Back […]
3 Mins Read After a successful launch last year, the Conscious Festival, which promises to be vegan and (almost) zero-waste, returns to Hong Kong the weekend of April 13-14 2019 at the Kerry Hotel in Hung Hom Bay with Green Queen as the official Media Partner. Organised by Green Is The New Black (GITNB), The Conscious Festival promises […]
2 Mins Read Global Fitness behemoth ClassPass has acquired rival APAC workout app, GuavaPass for US$ 4.6 million, as the company looks to extend its reach in international markets. The popular US-based subscription platform, which launched across APAC late last year – first debuting in Singapore shortly before touching down in Hong Kong – is the world’s leading […]
2 Mins Read Who is the global luxury wellness traveller and what does she want? Keen on the Maldives but cold on China, passionate about plastic and committed to her mental health, today’s wellness traveller is a far cry from your 5-star spa-with-hotel-gym-seeking baby boomer. Below, we share a detailed profile of what she is looking for, where […]
2 Mins Read Impossible Foods has partnered with Asia’s leading lifestyle brand, The Pure Group, as the latest company to launch the famed vegan patty to their in-house cafe, nood food. Introducing four new Impossible dishes at Pure Fitness’ Kinwick Centre location as well as Pure Yoga’s just-opened Star Street studio, opposite Pacific Place 3 in Wan Chai, the new […]
2 Mins Read Break away from the hustle and grind of Hong Kong to find your inner zen at the largest health and wellness festival this weekend, September 22 – 23 2018. Back again for its seventh release, IRIS: Your Escape is taking over Central Harbourfront for a two-day event that is encouraging individuals and families to take […]
3 Mins Read Mark your calendars, y’all! Hong Kong’s Shi Fu Miz Festival is coming back more conscious and livelier than ever this October 27th & 28th. Backed by a growing number of adventure seekers with an affinity for mixing art, music, well-being and ecology, the third annual creative art and music project will debut as Hong Kong’s first zero […]
3 Mins Read Establishing an exercise routine – while so good for you! – can only take you so far. Unless you know exactly what and how you’re working out, it can be quite intimidating. That’s why group fitness classes can be so beneficial – being coached under the supervision of trained instructors with a small class size of […]
4 Mins Read With warmer weather finally arriving, we are feeling the itch to escape the city for a little R&R. But who needs to hop on a plane when your next euphoric yoga retreat could be right at home? That’s right – the best weekend getaways and day trips are just a minibus or ferry ride away. […]
5 Mins Read You’re busy, we get it. That’s why we created the GREEN QUEEN SCOOP. We scour the international headlines from around the globe to find the most important health, wellness & environmental stories so you don’t have to! 1. China has jumped on the vegan bandwagon China going vegan? Massive decline in meat consumption, vegetarian restaurants […]
4 Mins Read With the amount of pressure our children face in the local school system – its continuous assessments and sheer volume of homework and after-school test preps – our kids these days lead sedentary lifestyles, habits which will inevitably take a toll on their overall health and wellness. It’s important to remember that sleep and play (yes, […]
3 Mins Read How did yoga enter your life? I started teaching community yoga about 4 years ago after a brief period of teaching private sessions. Once I started teaching group classes and felt how exhilarating the group energy could be, it was clear to me that there was no turning back, especially in Ashtanga when the whole […]
4 Mins Read In a bustling metropolis like Hong Kong, it can be hard to find peace of mind. Luckily, our fair city is home to a slew of yoga studios with amazing yoga teachers (check out our HK Yoga Teacher series to learn more about these inspiring instructors) to help push your yoga practice to the next level. But pricey […]
6 Mins Read During a trip to Los Angeles earlier this year, I had the chance to visit Tantris, Russell Simmons’s new center for yogic science on Sunset Boulevard in West Hollywood. I was amazed at the space and the concept, which is grounded by three principles: devotional study, karmic study and daily practice. An ultra-luxe space, Tantris features […]