Established in Shoreditch by Hannah Turner Voakes in 2007, Paper Dress Vintage moved to a new home in Hackney Central 18 months ago and has never looked back since. Hannah, who studied a fine art & textiles has been running her Hackney vintage clothing boutique, cafe, bar and private event space which is the home to a variety of entertainment including comedy, burlesque, book launches, fashion shows, cabaret, fashion illustration and jive dancing classes! Hannah named the boutique after a fad from the 60’s – the paper dress. Paper Dress Yoga is Hannah's latest wellbeing venture, a new hol...
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Peace, tranquillity and calm was the desired outcome for our visit to Green Farm Kent. We were to park our cares and worries aside for the weekend and enjoy a retreat to rejuvenate - other than that we had no expectations.
Read more →Having recently resurfaced from the Leicestershire countryside, a single statement overheard at last year's festival perfectly summarised my festival experience; ‘The thing about Noisily, is that everybody gets it.’ Aside from the epic sensory exploration that Noisily provided, the synergy amongst festival-goers could be felt in every nook and cranny of Coney Woods. The intimate, 3,500 capacity site was separated into two main parts - the Mind, Body & Soul area and Music Stages, which included a trippy disco ball-lined Treehouse Stage and a Leisure Centre that could rival a set from Peo...
Read more →Canadian technical apparel brand Lululemon's Sweatlife Festival is returning to London’s Tobacco Dock on Saturday July 22nd. This year’s experience will continue where it left odd last year and celebrate the ever- evolving and expanding fitness landscape of London. A lively crew of local “sweat experts” hailing hail from the UK’s best studios, including Barry’s Bootcamp, Breathe Studios, Frame, Heartcore, Kobox, My Pilates, Neat Nutrition, Psycle, UN1T and Xtend Barre promise to lead yoga, boxing, pilates, spin, barre, bootcamp, dance and CrossFit!
Read more →Glasto blues firmly set in? Head down to Noisily Festival this weekend for an eclectic mix of music, meditation and mindfulness. Across 6th - 9th July, Noisily Festival will offer an alternative to mainstream festival culture, an inclusive haven where underground music thrives and self-expression flourishes. Whilst rooted in the electronic music scenes with the likes of Michael Mayer, Beardyman and Acid Pauli performing, Noisily is a holistic, eco-friendly environment which feeds the mind, body and soul, offering spiritualism and opportunity for reflection in equal measure. Set deep in a wo...
Read more →'Perfect for emotionally exhausted souls.' Immediately on reading Bhuti's list of spa treatments, I thought 'this is the massage for me'. After a year of moving around, with a mix of highs and lows, a bit of soulful restoration was in order. Heading across town to the leafy calms of Richmond, I went to check out Bhuti and booked in for the emotionally-restorative kundalini back treatment (60 mins for £75). The new spa spot is an oasis of zen, with an airy atmosphere and calming interiors. On walking into the deceivingly big building, a smokey incense smell immediately lulled me int...
Read more →Fed up with paying a packet for yoga classes in the city? Well, now there’s a new initiative hitting London designed to make bending and stretching accessible to everyone. Yoga5, launching June 11, only charges £5 for group classes at changing locations every Saturday. The first wave of classes will take place at the London Rehearsal Space on Chiswell St nestled within walking distance of Barbican, Moorgate and Old Street tube stations. Classes will be running from 8am to 6.30pm, so people can make a quick pit stop in-between hopping from breakfast to brunch to dinner. For the firs...
Read more →Yoga retreats are everywhere these days, from pristine white beaches on the Maldives to rustic barns in the Costwolds, it seems like we can now spend a week or so indulging in vinyasa flow wherever we fancy, or however our budget dictates. I was after a week of yoga, yes, but I was also after a week of fun, travel and adventure and I happened to stumble across the perfect option. Voga. If you don't already know, Voga is a blend of flowing yoga and 'vogueing' fresh from the New York dance scene in the eighties. The result is a powerful energetic hour of practice which leaves you both stre...
Read more →The Core Collective in Kensington has just launched a new Power Yoga class, adding to its schedule of interval-training, spinning and TRX classes. Having explored many of the yoga and fitness studios around London, I went along to try it out.
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