Jo Fairley Why We All Need A Telescope And A Microscope We all need heroes in this world, and one of mine – notwithstanding the fact that she went to jail for insider trading – is Martha Stewart, creator of a homewares and mega-media empire in the State Read more
Jo Fairley How To Stay Cool At Night Somehow you don’t expect to return from a goddaughter’s wedding jaunt to Mallorca to find that the nights back in Blighty are even more sweltering than they were in Deia. Read more
Jo Fairley The Healing Powers Of Illness Many years ago I read a book which made a deep impression on me. It was called The Healing Power of Illness, by a German doctor called Rüdiger Dahlke. Read more
Jo Fairley Something In The Air There are green shoots out there. The light’s shifted, suddenly. And I don’t know about you, but at this time of year I begin – just begin – to think about changing the fragrance I wear. Read more
Jo Fairley Good Vibrations I believe that every one of us is honour-bound to give ourselves plenty of TLC. Read more
Jo Fairley Winter Feet We hear so much about getting feet ‘sandal-ready’ – but much less about getting them ‘slipper-ready’. Read more
Jo Fairley Kindness I’ve always loved the quote by Audrey Hepburn: ‘For beautiful eyes, look for the good in others; for beautiful lips, speak only words of kindness; and for poise, walk with the knowledge that you ar Read more
Jo Fairley Plants Even the non-green-fingered among us tend to have plants in the home at this time of year – the moment for ‘decking the halls with boughs of holly’, putting up a tree, or dotting around the odd pot Read more
Jo Fairley The Yoga of Food and Drink For me, a passion for yoga is about more than hitting the mat: it spills over into other areas of life – such as what we eat and drink. Read more
Jo Fairley Fats Are Fabulous Ask any beauty editor: whether or not someone truly takes care of their wellbeing shines out via their skin. We can tell, almost at a glance, whether someone gets enough exercise. Read more
Jo Fairley Find Your Perfect Yoga Holiday Most of us go on holiday to relax, revive, unwind. Flopping into a beach with a pile of blockbusters and a piña colada can do that for some people. Read more