My holiday offering to you this month is the gift of a mantra to see you through the festive period: “KEEP IT SIMPLE” Whenever you are facing any kind of decision just think to yourself:  Which is the simplest option? Many of us are prone to overcomplicating our lives (myself included). By keeping it [...]

    Consider the good things in your life. Family, friends, health, achievements, a sense of security, a roof over your head and food in the fridge (usually). We have so much to feel grateful for. Volunteering is a good way to give something back.  And it’s not all selfless. Studies have shown that doing [...]

What an amazing summer it’s been. I felt blissfully free from my normal busyness. My to-do list felt very insignificant and irrelevant. I spent a great deal of time living in the present moment and cared very little about “getting things done”. I was rather hoping this sense of carefree contentment would continue but BANG! [...]

  Relax your forehead.  Come on, do it right now. Think about that space between your eyebrows and relax it completely.  You don’t have to close your eyes, just think about your forehead muscles being completely relaxed. Did you know it is impossible to have a negative thought with a completely relaxed forehead? Try it [...]

How to steer yourself closer to your goals By now you will have written down your goals and have begun to take some positive steps in the right direction.  If you haven’t set time aside for this yet, what are you waiting for? (It’s only a dream until you write down; then it becomes a [...]

Welcome to Carrot! By this we mean everything that motivates you and gets you going in the right direction. And we are very happy to introduce a new member of the Picnic team, Kelly Pietrangeli, who will write a regular column on this topic. Here’s to your best year yet! Nobody’s perfect. So why try [...]

Get your bod beach ready with this targeted blend of yoga and “Brazilian Bum”, the secret weapon of Brazilian girls.  Shown here by Lena Tancredi, well-known Ibiza yoga teacher and a true Brazilian; she is living proof that keeping at it (the exercise!) does bring spectacular results – go girls! Brazilian Bum in 5 hard [...]

For all you girls out there – has the heat in your relationship cooled off a little? Are you still waiting for your man to come home and take you right there and then on the kitchen table?? Instead of just kicking off his shoes and sitting down in front of the computer… Swap your [...]