Science & Wellbeing Articles

Even though I have so much to share from our travels – about conscious architecture, conscious communities, travel tips, clean spaces and favourite places – I felt unexpectedly compelled to write about dogs. Specifically, the plight of the street dogs we have encountered during our time in Peru, Mexico & Costa Rica.

Dr Jenny’s new book, Getting Healthy in Toxic Times, provides a compelling perspective on the connection between personal and planetary wellbeing, and asks the question that very few doctors do – how can we protect ourselves from the pollution, chemicals and toxins that pervade our environment?

Having been on the road for nearly 7 months now, Conscious Spaces founders Tara and Darren have stayed in some remarkable places. From nature-immersed, curve-filled casitas in the Mexican jungle to open and airy villas by the beach in Peru, Tara talks us through three of the standout spaces – and the wellbeing benefits they offer...

From watching the sunrise at Stonehenge to spending the evening by the light of a yule log fire, read on for some of our favourite winter solstice rituals to make this year’s shortest day a memorable one.

“A person does not hear sound only through the ears; he hears sound through every pore of his body,” wrote Sufi musician and healer Hazrat Inayat Khan. “It permeates the entire being, and according to its particular influence either slows or quickens the rhythm of the blood circulation; it either wakens or soothes the nervous system. It arouses a person to greater passions or it calms him by bringing him peace.” 

In a new article series, we explore how the latest research shows that vibrations of various kinds – from music to electromagnetic frequencies and those found in plant and animal life – can affect our health and wellbeing; and how they can be harnessed to encourage healing, happiness and growth...