WellBeing Wild

This will be my last ever editor’s letter for WILD, so I wanted to take this opportunity to thank you all for picking up this little magazine. It’s no secret that print media is something of a floundering industry, but if you’re holding these pages,

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Art Amyisla McCombie’s illustrations have totally captured my heart. Her playful and imaginative works really do transport you to a world altogether more joyful, and I currently have two of her prints hanging in my daughter’s nursery (with plenty mor

We were so excited to feature one of our favourite artists, Gabrielle Penfold, in our very special 10th issue. Unfortunately, we made a printing error on the first page of the interview. Call it excited jitters or just plain old human error, but to m

Gabrielle, how would you describe your style as an artist? My work is really driven by colour and my love for colour, especially in nature. My phone is filled with pictures of colour compositions that I see on the street, like a car against a wall. W

You don’t have to follow tech trends to have clocked the rise of wearable tech. Whether it’s Apple Watches, Fitbits, Garmins or Jawbones around the wrists of friends, colleagues and fellow commuters, these devices are everywhere. No matter your goal,

Do you tend to feel things deeply and have high empathy for others? Are you often described as “shy” or “sensitive” or “fussy” by those who know you? Do you feel overwhelmed in busy places and loud spaces? Is it important for you to have time alone t

What comes to mind when you think of a lone woman hiking? Do you picture Reese Witherspoon traversing the Pacific Crest Trail in the film Wild? A woman with all her belongings on her back, navigating the mountains alone and finding inner peace along

When I was growing up, there were endless opportunities to dance: in the playground at school, at birthday parties, at friends’ homes on a Saturday morning grooving in front of MTV and of course at the dance classes I attended each week. Dance was a

Stress is a normal physical, mental and emotional response to new or challenging situations and is experienced by everyone at one point or another throughout life. Thankfully, the body can effectively deal with short bursts of stress and these experi

I’m not sure if you’re allowed to call a sauce that doesn’t contain meat, doesn’t start with a soffritto and that only cooks for 10 minutes a ragù, and yet because of the concentrated flavour of the dried porcini, this has all the intensity of a meat

Socialising has long been synonymous with drinking, but as Australians become more health conscious, sobriety is on the rise. However, the dilemma of what to drink when you’re not drinking has all but vanished. A booming non-alcoholic drink market is

What can guests expect when they embark on a retreat at the Byron Yoga Retreat Centre? Guests can expect to leave feeling more relaxed, refreshed and recommitted to healthy habits. Wherever you are on your wellness journey, Byron Yoga Centre will hel

What can guests expect when they embark on a training program at Byron Yoga Centre? Byron Yoga Centre was established in 1988 and has trained more than 3000 yoga teachers in its 30 years’ experience in running teacher trainings. Participants can be a

I am clinging to a rock wall in the Blue Mountains, tears streaming down my face. You might think my distress comes from a fear of falling 20 metres down the cliff-face (though my sturdy safety equipment promises otherwise). In truth, my panic-strick

1983 starts like any other year in Loganlea. Hot and wet. Our street is flooded as it always is in January, the height of the cyclone season. I stand on the upstairs verandah and watch two entire gum trees float past the house, rushing towards the cr

As our lives become more and more entangled with our digital personas, it makes sense that a whole new world of online social behaviour is cropping up. Over the past few years, we’ve cycled through the dating concepts of ghosting, catfishing and benc

Brigitte, how would you describe your style as an artist? I have a lot of different styles and mediums that I play with, my style is ever-evolving. I focus largely on colour texture, such as the textured archway window and the Greek-inspired blue and

If your palms get sweaty when the subject of politics comes up at the dinner table, you’re not alone. Politics can be dry, complex and in some cases confronting. But two journalists, Justine Landis-Hanley and Elfy Scott, are working to change that pe

Somewhere between the disastrous floods that killed 22 people in Eastern Australia earlier this year and Putin’s threats of WWIII, I started avoiding my phone. It had become the bearer of constant bad news and my capacity to summon an empathetic resp

Did you know The Jetsons was set in the year 2062? The space-age cartoon family lived in a high-tech world of aero cars and cloudadjacent homes that supposedly is only a handful of decades from now. First aired in the 1960s, The Jetsons represented a

Now that borders near and far have reopened, travel is once again becoming a priority. But the question of how we can explore the world and its wonders without leaving an impact on the environment rings louder than ever. This was at the forefront of

It can take an entire 24 hours to fully unwind and slow down. For some, total relaxation can only be found after flying across the ocean, but thanks to a growing tiny house movement, off-grid bliss is just a short drive away. Staying in a hotel, camp

Amyisla, how long have you been an illustrator and where did it all begin? I have been an illustrator for about eight years. It all started when I left university and entered an illustration competition for a big chain of restaurants to design the me

“You don’t look like an accountant,” said another schoolyard dad to my husband. The comment wasn’t meant to be cruel or derogatory — my husband has a mohawk that he often wears in a topknot — it was simply a statement of fact from a stranger who, lik

For a lot of people over the last two years, what was once an impossible dream became necessary for survival. As jobs all over the world were lost and large companies plunged into demise, lockdown behaviours quickly changed from jigsaw puzzles to mar

Kirsten, what initially drew you to the holistic wellness industry? I come from a family of nurses and healers, and always assumed I too would be in the healing arts. My childhood was spent between the coastal jungles of Borneo, Malaysia and rural Ne

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to go into business with your partner? I’m sure many people couldn’t think of anything worse, but that’s exactly what my husband James and I did when we launched our conscious marketing agency, Betsy & Fra

Some months into the pandemic, news outlets began reporting on the ineffectiveness of cloth masks. “Time to chuck the cloth!” they warned. I read on, slightly horrified. While I understand the health and safety benefits of N95 masks and alike, the id

Megan, what inspired you to create Daughters of India? I have always had a love of vintage gauze dresses. During a trip to India, I witnessed the magic of block printing and its history. It was then that the idea of Daughters of India was sparked. I

Edith, can you tell us a bit about what you create. Hello! I’m an Australian-based illustrator and textile designer. I split my time between client commissions (in publishing, stationery, fashion and design), exhibition work and my own label, Edith R

Amelia, what inspired you to enrol in naturopathy at Endeavour? From a young age my parents inspired me to live a healthy and inspired life. I remember my whole family going raw vegan for a month as my mum had returned from a health retreat in the Ph

Chalimah, when did you first become interested in health and wellness? I’ve always been drawn to nature, even as a little girl. I grew up in a remote coastal town in Western Australia which instilled in me immense reverence for the earth’s natural be

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This bookazine digs into how to cultivate more mindfulness through gardening and how to use it to create greater peace, focus, productivity and joy in your daily life. Our slow, beautiful pages and practical exercises will help you integrate a regula

RUBY MATLEY, PAN MACMILLAN AUSTRALIA Ruby Matley’s latest book, Self-Care for New Mums, hasn’t left my side since becoming a new mum. My only regret is that I didn’t come across the book sooner, especially during the postpartum phase. Self-Care for N

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