Reading Time: 6 minutesThere is the common misconception that in order to meditate, one must contort oneself into a kind of human pretzel. And while discomfort can be a very useful tool for focusing the mind, bodily origami is far from an obligatory practice. The simple act of sitting on a normal chair, as I outline in thisContinue reading “DIY Folding Meditation Stool Tutorial”
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Autumn Berry Syrup Recipe – Boost your immune system and wellbeing
Reading Time: 6 minutesAutumn has arrived, and at Wild Life HQ, we find that our daily walks take longer and longer as we scoff our way along hedgerows laden with a veritable bounty of delicious, juicy berries. ‘Eat me!’ they seem to call, and we take great pleasure in fulfilling their wishes. And, of course, as we haveContinue reading “Autumn Berry Syrup Recipe – Boost your immune system and wellbeing”
Learning to Forgive Yourself – Showing ourselves love and compassion
Reading Time: 7 minutesThis week I have done a total overhaul on my office work space. I’d love to say it was purely from a place of productivity and freeing myself of distractions, but in truth it was also a form of procrastination. Oh the irony of the modern age; using productivity tools and practices as a wayContinue reading “Learning to Forgive Yourself – Showing ourselves love and compassion”
Product Review – Bulldog Gear Strongman Sandbag
Reading Time: 6 minutesLift heavy things. That’s a golden nugget of advice we give to everyone. Lifting heavy things has a positive effect on pretty much every aspect of our health. We were designed to do it. We discuss the various aspects of a movement practice here with the relevance of lifting heavy. Lifting heavy things is ofContinue reading “Product Review – Bulldog Gear Strongman Sandbag”
Born to be Wild – Adding a Feral Touch to Wellbeing
Reading Time: 8 minutesWildness has always been a part of our ethos here at Wild Life. But what does that mean and what makes a wild life ‘wild’? Before you panic buy the full Ray Mears DVD collection, we are not suggesting you give up on so-called modern civilisation, retreat to woods and spend the rest of yourContinue reading “Born to be Wild – Adding a Feral Touch to Wellbeing”
Morning Sunlight for Superior Wellbeing
Reading Time: 8 minutesThey say that the eyes are the windows to the soul. Maybe that’s true. What the soul is and where it resides, I have no clue. What I do know is that the eyes are most definitely the windows to the brain. In fact they are the brain. That’s right, the eyes are a physiologicalContinue reading “Morning Sunlight for Superior Wellbeing”
DIY Muscle Vests – The Garment of Champions
Reading Time: 6 minutesWhen people think of me they can’t help but draw comparisons to Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson. Whether it’s the drive, the talent, the relentless hard work, the rags to riches success story, or the insane god-like physique, the similarities are undeniable. But of all The Rock’s and my many, many similarities, perhaps the most obviousContinue reading “DIY Muscle Vests – The Garment of Champions”
Shoe Review – Altra Superior 4.5 Trail Running Shoe
Reading Time: 7 minutesWe are back with another shoe review from Altra. After my less than ecstatic review of the Altra Lone Peak All-WTHR boot I was less than enthusiastic to purchase a new trail running shoe from Altra. Altra have long been my go-to shoe for long distance running and rocky trails as they hit many ofContinue reading “Shoe Review – Altra Superior 4.5 Trail Running Shoe”
DIY Adjustable Macebell
Reading Time: 6 minutesWarning: Glenn will be using terms such as shaft, butt, balls, knob, flange and nipples. If you are innuendo sensitive Wild Life recommends skipping this article. The Gada/Macebell Last week we discussed some of my favourite unconventional training tools. The gada/macebell/steel mace features very highly on this list. But what is it? The modern macebellContinue reading “DIY Adjustable Macebell”