Fresheye Magazine. September Edition 2020

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Discovery edition

Issue 45. September 2020 Lifestyle Photography Culture

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Finding your inner being in the moment.

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Massage the mind. l Albiva

Excellent skincare. l Happy hour bites

Happy taste buds. l Ferrari

F8 Tributo reigns. l XĂ bia

A Spanish getaway. l Solid Sound

Marshall retro but new.

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l No.9 Carnaby Biscuit Boutique The Rolling delivering your Stones’ new sweet need. store opening.

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Finding your inner being in the moment.

The sensual power and effect of colour.

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l Brain exercise

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Cover image: Six N. Five Studio. www.sixnfive.com

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Brain exercise is good

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ive your brain a workout! The simplest brain games and cognitive exercises can boost memory, help you think clearer and help your mind work faster.

Your brain’s fitness depends on how much it is used. Every time you do something new or different, you create new neural pathways and simple tricks can help give your brain a workout!

Despite being an organ, the brain has some powerful similarities with muscles. It can be worked on, developed, tested, and have its endurance and capacity increased. Just like physical exercise, it’s about training the brain to ensure its happy and healthy.

Something as simple as using your nondominant hand more in your day to day life will cause your brain to lay down new pathways and rethink daily tasks. Staying engaged with the tasks at hand is also a good way to test the brain. For example instead of relying on a list to remind us what we need to do or get, only use it when you have completed all the tasks you can think of, this keeps the brain active.

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Refreshing your head space.

Mind

Puzzles are like weights for the mind, deciphering abstract concepts, performing math problems, and working to find answers helps your brain develop new neural pathways.

Even something as simple as practising to remember a loved ones number, can start off a good habit of retaining knowledge,

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for the head which you may also need in the future.

Conversations with people about something recent or from the past is also a great method of jogging past memories and exercising the brain. Face-to-face social interactions force our brains to think and act on the spot. Conversations, discussions and exploring ideas challenges your brain to accept new concepts and entertain abstract thoughts.

Mental exercise is something we all do daily without sometimes noticing. For instance observing things, people and situations, problem solving, organising our schedules, the list goes on.

Doing these things gives our brains something to think about and therefore keeps it active

Wake up to being mindful.

by Sophie Fitzjohn. and alert.

Routine is usually what keeps us all moving forward; however mixing it up every now and then is a good thing!

For example, drive or walk a different way to wherever you normally go. This little change in routine helps the brain practice memory and directions, and also changes up your day and makes mundane things more interesting for you. Another aspect of your daily routine which is also important is ensuring you are getting enough good quality sleep! It’s a must for a healthy brain, to schedule in rest.

Learning or doing something new or even rekindling an old hobby is a great exercise for the brain. Its engaging and gives the brain new experiences and information to work with. Picking a book on a completely new subject you don’t know anything about is a great start. Keep entertained as well as informed and educated.

These methods keep your brain active and also enable you to pick up and develop new skills, it’s a win, win!

Quote - “The brain is muscle. If you don’t exercise it, it will get slow.”

Rachel Riley

“I don’t always enjoy curating, but I do believe it’s part of my job.

It’s a good exercise for my brain, like warming up.”

Takashi Murakami

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Skin care

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The eye lift to turn all heads!

The skincare Olympics front runner - Dennis Sterne.

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ur key lifestyle product discovery for 2020 is the multiple award winning brand Albiva. In June 2020 Albiva skincare nailed it’s colours to the mast by reducing it’s prices and donating £5 for every purchase to our NHS. An undeniable commitment to our national health aswell as a commitment to the health of your skin.

What has become clear in 2020 is an awakening for all things sustainable, natural and pure. Albiva brings this message to the fore in such a way that brand recognition has become it’s strength through exemplary product quality.

In this report fresheye champions the Albiva Advanced Repair Eye Lift Treatment.

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ECM Advanced Repair Eye Lift This highly concentrated yet lightweight eye treatment is enriched with peptides, multiple antioxidants and natural skin moisturisers that help minimise the appearance of expression lines and wrinkles, while providing intense hydration and protection against oxidative stress. It is infused with caffeine to help combat puffiness, dark shadows and fatigue. Eyebright and Spilanthes Acmella (a natural alternative to Botox) flower extract brighten and firm the eye area giving a more youthful look. Specifically designed for the needs of delicate eye area.

Let this award winning natural product be your choice this autumn. www.albiva.com

Skincare

ALBIVA has been awarded the Butterfly Mark for their measurable impact and ACTION to sustainability.

Photography: @derma_diva76

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Effective - ‘A de-puffing effect, while diligent use affects fine lines and wrinkles.’ Beauty Bible - 2019

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A nose for creating Delivering a tangible sense of innovation.

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The business Ms. Malone is best known for - Jo Malone London - is now owned by Estée Lauder. She sold it to the global giant for an undisclosed amount in 1999, staying on as creative director until 2006. In 2011, she introduced Jo Loves.

In her bones Jo Malone has always had an ecceptional sense of smell. She says she can literally liken mood, sounds and memories to scent. “The relationship I have with fragrance is rather like one that you have with your best friend,” said Ms. Malone. “When you don’t see your best friend for a while, you really miss them. And the five years of not creating fragrance was one of the most miserable times of my life. I just didn’t know who I was. Deciding to come back and do it again was my only option.”

Like Jo Malone London, Jo Loves includes perfumes and ancillary products like scented candles and aromatic body moisturizers. But

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the two brands wouldn’t be mistaken for one another: The original line now includes 32 fragrances and is widely available worldwide, while Jo Loves sells 12 eaux de toilette scents and other items in limited distribution.

They do, however, share some distinguishing traits: sleek and simple bottles with unisex appeal; deliberately direct fragrance names (such as, in the case of Jo Loves, Fresh Sweet Peas and Smoked Plum & Leather, the collection’s newest offering); and scents that are straightforward but often unexpected, with a quirky combination of notes that might not seem, on first whiff, obviously perfumey.

Fragrant growth Her venture is growing. In July, Net-a-Porter began carrying a concise selection of Jo Loves items; last month, the airline Emirates added the Pomelo scent to its in-flight duty-free selection. The brand also has a boutique on Elizabeth Street in the Belgravia section of London, where neighbors include an outpost

Entrepreneur History - Malone was born in November 1963, and grew up in a council house in Bexleyheath, South East London. She had severe dyslexia and left school aged 13.

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Joanne Lesley Malone is a British perfumer, who is the founder of companies Jo Malone London and Jo Loves. She is particularly known for scented candles.

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Entrepreneur Inspired - In 1999, Malone sold Jo Malone London to Estée Lauder for “undisclosed millions”. In 2011 she started a new fragrance company, Jo Loves.

In 2008, Malone received an MBE, then in 2018 a CBE.

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of the Parisian bakery Poilâne and a shop showcasing statement hats by Philip Treacy.

Many industry figures credit Ms. Malone’s first brand with helping to pave the way for other niche fragrances and their eventual sale to bigger businesses. For example, Estée Lauder now also owns Le Labo, Editions de Parfums Frédéric Malle and By Kilian, and L’Oréal acquired Atelier Cologne. Manzanita Capital, a private equity group in London, has invested in Byredo and Diptyque.

Elementary Unlike many other perfumers, Ms. Malone had no formal training. While working as a facialist in London, she developed a scented lotion and body oil to give to her most loyal clients; the fragrance became Nutmeg & Ginger, the first Jo Malone scent.

While her name is highly recognizable to perfume lovers, Ms. Malone seems to be, at her core, not all that different from the scrappy little girl who helped bring in customers to her father’s outdoor booth sellings paintings on cold British mornings.

Jo Malone opened her first store at 154 Walton Street in London in 1994, and by 1999 had launched her flagship store in London’s Sloane Street.

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Happy hour bites The words ‘happy’ and ‘hour’ have appeared together for centuries when describing pleasant times.

The use of the phrase ‘happy hour,’ to refer to a scheduled period of entertainment is, however, of much more recent vintage.

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Food

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Cocktail and bites Many people tend to pair cocktails with food.

It can be as simple as a dry martini with grilled sea bass or a French martini with a chocolate mousse.

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Chicken wing drum sticks It’s rare for chicken not to appear on a menu.

Be adventurous with your seasoning or marinate.

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Fish and chips An old favourite like cod and chips will always please the crowd. Haddock is always a good choice too.

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Parmaham and sun dried tomato For that continental flavour sun dried tomato and fresh leaf livens the taste buds.

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The art of canape To satisfy many palates extend the menu.

Tomato, prawn, beef, egg, salmon. Take your pick.

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Pizza Employ mediterranean flare with authentic pizza.

Classic cheese and tomato to start.

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Pork variety Choose your style of pork from rashers to thinly slice cured.

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Melon salad wrap Literal fruit salad. Lettace leaf and melon with salad garnish - try something different.

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Kiwi and melon salad Combine a little sharp with a mild flavour.

Rocket on top for a peppery note.

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Car The F8 Tributo uses a mid-mounted, 3.9-liter turbocharged V8. Now though, it produces 710 horsepower, 49 more than the 488 GTB and exactly the same amount of grunt as the 488 Pista and, not-so-coincidentally perhaps, the McLaren 720S. Torque is rated at 568 pound-feet.

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Ferrari F8 Tributo 2020 A turbocharged V8 sitting behind its two seats, rear-wheel drive, and classic, mid-engined supercar proportions.

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As you might have already assumed, Ferrari says it’s made improvements “across the board” with the F8, making it faster, stronger, better, and more fun to drive than the 488 GTB. On top of the power gains, the new car is 88 pounds lighter than the GTB, 10 percent more aerodynamic, and features the latest iteration of Side Slip Angle Control - version 6.1

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F8’s steering wheel has been made smaller, upping the level of perceived agility.

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Car Does zero to 62 in 2.9 seconds, zero to 124 in 7.8, and tops out at 211 miles per hour.

Most notably, the “S-Duct� at the front of the car which lets air in through the center of its chin and lets it out at the frunk lid. The front radiators are also angled rearward and its dynamic intakes are on either side of the spoiler, just like the Pista.

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Ferrari’s V8 engine is seen as the very epitome of sportiness and driving pleasure.

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Aaah Xàbia...

A truly Spanish experience by Dennis Sterne.

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hy do we go on holiday?

Some are looking for warmer weather.

Some are looking to wind down at a regular preferred destination. Call me cultured - I’m looking for a new experience where I can relax and have the beauty of foreign culture resinate in my mind for years after the experience. My summer getaway this year, an assured decision making exercise - Alicanti in Spain. While I toured various parts of Alicante, Xàbia stole my heart in terms of the mentioned culural experience.

I found it to be the most visually diverse mash between period and contemporary Spain. This is the case from the town centre to the coastal region. Situated on the back side of the Montgó, behind a wide bay and sheltered between two rocky headlands, the town has become a very popular small seaside

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resort and market town. Half of its resident population and over two thirds of its annual visitors are foreigners.

A picture of beauty From the rooftop of the Museo Soler Blasco in the town centre to the coast line where the modern Fishermans Church resides Xàbia shows you what I think must be an unparralled Spanish cultural flavour. While sheltering from a flash rain sat under a shop canopy, I conversed with an old lady. Not a word of Spanish from me and not a hint of English from her. Somehow we agreed on the compliments of Xàbia. However she was very keen to express the superior beauty of Madrid where she came from. Perhaps this then must be my next Spanish experience to partake in a little Spanish location jousting.

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View from the rooftop of Museo Soler Blasco - XĂ bia.

Photography - Dennis Sterne, iphone 8

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Above and right: Street, alley and courtyard scenes caught in the heart of Xàbia town centre.

Destination Xàbia or Jávea is a coastal town in the comarca of Marina Alta, in the province of Alicante, Valencia, Spain, by the Mediterranean Sea. Situated on the back side of the Montgó, behind a wide bay and sheltered between two rocky headlands, the town has become a very popular small seaside resort and market town.

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The area was first inhabited in prehistoric times, 30,000 years ago by cave dwellers on Montgรณ.

Subsequent residents have included Stone and Bronze-age peoples,

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Destination Located between the capes of San Antonio and Nao, Jávea is one of the most important tourist destinations on the Costa Blanca. The historic quarter, located two kilometres away from the coastline, preserves a beautiful architecture, also with newer monuments such as the Fisermans Church dedicated to the fishermen of the town (above left).

Right: Views at Museo Soler Blasco de Xàbia.

The upper floor is devoted to underwater archaeology, with an extensive collection of valuable artefacts salvaged in the Xàbia coastal waters which make it possible to discover a substantial part of this land’s history between the 7th Century B.C. until the 19th Century of our era.

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The Museum of Xà bia occupies one of the city’s most relevant civil buildings.

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Solid Sound Marshall is synonymous to sound what seasoning is to food.

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arshall, one of the most legendary brands in the music industry.

They have always been best known for their guitar amplifiers, but now Marshall has gone

Retro influence If you are looking for an expert in sound and design within audio equipment, then oyu ought to opt fpr a model from the Marshall Speakers family. Every speaker unit is made with the utmost skill and finesse evident in its craftsmanship. With over 50 years in the industry, the company has technologically evolved to enhance your music experience, all the while maintaining its signature classical retro design.

Different kinds of Marshall speakers One of the reasons Marshall Speakers have

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continuosly stayed on top of their game is because of their ever evolving innovative technology without compromising on their signature classy looks and high quality merchandise.

1. AC powered Marshall speakers Some of the most innovative models by Marshal are the ones that are AC powered.

These speakers come with a strong reproduction capacity which means that you don’t have to worry about running out of juice.

2. Compact and portable Marshall speakers If one of the things you seek out in a pair of speakers is portablility, then it is always a good idea to opt for Marshall speakers with rechargeable batteries. The lithium charged ion batteries have a sturdy 25 hours life with a single charge. They are easy to charge with a USB port. Most models are AC powered as well. u

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Above right: Marshall Stanmore II is a rockin’ Bluetooth speaker that improves on the original. a slightly gritty, powerful profile that is most tuned for its genre of choice. Rock is clearly that target here. Stanmore II sounds strong, with substantial room-filling bass but not overwhelming like speakers designed for pop and rap.

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Portable - Ready for life on the road. The Marshall portable range means you get take your sound on every journey.

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3. Multi-room Marshall speakers This in-built system allows multiple speakers within the same model family to come together play in the same vicinity. You can play the same track on different speakers or different tracks on each of the connected speakers.

4. Marshall speakers with Multi-host functionality This technology allows multiple Bluetooth host devies to be connected to the speakers simultaneously and move between host devices without having to connect and reconnect multiples times.

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Marshall Voice “Play my chillout playlist.� The most helpful speakers in the collection. Marshall Voice speakers combine the authentic Marshall sound and voice activation technology. You can play your music, schedule reminders and control your smart home, just by using your voice.

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Retro design and high tech functionality features, Marshall speakers have found a special place in the heart of music lovers. www.marshall.com/lifestyle/speakers

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Heritage MAC The world’s leading makeup authority.

Once you go MAC, you never go back.

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Brand

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The vision since 1984 -

The company’s products were originally intended for makeup professionals, but are sold directly to consumers worldwide. Frank Toskan stated that he “first manufactured makeup for models, but then the models wanted this makeup for their sisters, friends, and so on...

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Trying to choose your new favourite lip colour?

Meet your match theour new lip shade finder to compare shades and textures on your skin tone. www.maccosmetics.co.uk

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Dita Von Teese Her own lipstick launched in 2015.

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Black Out Beaty story by Photographer Claire Harrison www.claireharrisonphotography.com

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Trend 2016 The MAC Nutcracker Sweet Holiday 2016 Collection.

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Ariana Grande supports VIVA GLAM Since 1994, VIVA GLAM has raised more than $500,000,000 USD, partnering with local organisations to ensure that help reaches those who need it most.

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From foundation to lipstick, concealer to mascara, you’ll find everything you need in MAC’s bestsellers. www.maccosmetics.co.uk

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Trend 2016 MAC Chris Chang of Poesia Collection.

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MAC for runway Where there’s catwalk find MAC makeup.

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The art of

Meditation M

editation is a practice where an individual uses a technique – such as mindfulness, or focusing their mind on a particular object, thought or activity – to train attention and awareness, and achieve a mentally clear and emotionally calm and stable state. Scholars have found meditation difficult to define, as practices vary both between traditions and within them.

What is meditation?

Meditation isn’t about becoming a different person, a new person, or even a better person.

It’s about training in awareness and getting a healthy sense of perspective. You’re not trying to turn off your thoughts or feelings. You’re learning to observe them without judgment.

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Learning to meditate is like learning any other skill. Think of it like exercising a muscle that you’ve never really worked out before. It takes consistent practice to get comfortable.

And it’s usually easier if you have a teacher.

Meditation App There are over 2,000 meditation apps out there, but ‘Headspace’ is one of the only ones committed to advancing the field of mindfulness meditation through clinicallyvalidated research on their product. They are currently in progress on research studies with large national institutions that could be among the largest mindfulness meditation trials ever conducted. They are committed to ensuring Headspace can actually make an impact in people’s lives. www.headspace.com

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Our being resonates with the sight of a flower, sound of birds, feeling of the breeze. These experiences wake something up inside of us, and help to set our lives into a more natural rhythm.

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Meditation is no stranger to sport.

The ability to conentrate the mind with a pointed focus that means muscle memory and attention to detail becomes more accute is an attractive prospect for competitors.

Sport champions often declair the ability to be mindful in the peparation for a big event gives them the edge they need to perform. Rock climbers often talk about employing a meditative state while climbing which conquers the fear that can very often interupt the fluidity of a climb.

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Nature has a way of demanding our attention and our focus. It forces us to simplify our thoughts much like meditation does. We focus on what’s right in front of us. We become present.

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Nature meditation: Ideally, find a quiet place in nature where you can connect to the earth.

Train the mind to cultivate awareness, clarity and an array of positive qualities.

Yogi meditation: The Transcendental Meditation technique or TM is a form of silent mantra meditation, developed by Maharishi Mahesh Yogi. The meditation practice involves the use of a mantra and is practiced for 20 minutes twice per day while sitting with one’s eyes closed.

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Transcendental Meditation technique Described as both religious and non-religious, as an aspect of a new religious movement, as rooted in Hinduism.

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Meditation in film: The most important source for the Jedi Way is Taoism, an ancient Chinese philosophy whose name is generally translated as “the Way” or as “the Way of Nature.” The two main goals of Taoism are to achieve balance and to exist in harmony with nature (and with all living beings). There is no deity as such in Taoism, which conceptualizes ultimate reality as a primal energy. This energy is expressed in the world in the form of two equal and opposing forces, the “yin” or passive female force, and the “yang” or active male force. These forces are neither good nor evil, and what is desirable is that they be in balance at all times.

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Yoda - The legendary Jedi Master and stronger than most in his connection with the Force.

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Biscuit Boutique Cocoa Biscuit Bonbons - Cocoa biscuit shells filled with tempered Belgian white chocolate and crushed caramel Speculoos biscuit crumbs.

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Beautiful things baked to share All biscuits are suitable for vegetarians.

They contain NO gelatin or alcohol, vegan food colouring is used. The Biscuits arrive with up to 10 months of shelf life.

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Send a loved one a box of these beautiful biscuits.

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Too pretty to eat!

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Delicious biscuits will be on their way within 48hrs of your order.

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www.biscuitboutique.co/gift-ideas Artisan biscuits will be on their way within 48hrs of your order. They will be placed onto a food-safe paper to stop them from moving around in the cardboard gift boxes during the journey to you. The gift boxes are then wrapped in a yellow wrapping paper, which then placed into a postal box to keep them as safe as possible.

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Colour Poetry can make people swoon, and a shocking image can enrage people to action. But one of the lesser-known, but no less powerful, ways to invoke emotion is through colour. There is much written about colour theory, and you only need to look at the world around you to see and feel its impact.

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Certain colors have been associated with increased blood pressure, increased metabolism, and eyestrain

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Above: One of the most beautiful blue butterflies is the Ulysses Butterfly.

Also known as the blue mountain butterfly, this species is a larger Australian swallowtail. They live in the Australian tropical rainforest.

The Ulysses Butterfly is a tourism symbol for the northern Australian coast.

Above right: Polandbased Agabag have a huge array of handbags and jewelry encased in official LEGO bricks.

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Right: Measuring 63.5 cm (25 in.) in length, the toco toucan is the largest of all toucans.

Its black body and white/yellow throat are overshadowed by its most recognizable trait: a large colorful beak.

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There are four psychological primary colours - red, blue, yellow and green.

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Above: The Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Castilla y León, better known as the MUSAC, is a contemporary art museum in the city of León, Spain.

Above right: Holi; is a popular ancient Hindu festival, originating from the Indian subcontinent. It is celebrated predominantly in India and Nepal, but has also spread to other areas of Asia and parts of the Western world through the diaspora from the Indian subcontinent. Holi is popularly known as the Indian “festival of spring”, the “festival of colours”

Right: Psychedelic Colors by SparklingSary on DeviantArt

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Exposure to light in the morning, and blue/green light in particular, prompts the release of the hormone cortisol which stimulates and wakes us.

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New Satisfaction The Rolling Stones announce their shop new opening on Carnaby Street in London’s trendy Soho neighbourhood.

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RS No.9 Carnaby will be opening its doors this 9th Septmeber as part of their partnership with Bravado, the merchandising arm of Universal Music.The band posted on Twitter, calling it a world-first flagship store�, promising exclusive collaborations, new fashion and merch along with the band’s latest new music releases. In addition, fans are also able to buy Stones-themed glassware and items from international designers like Soloist and Stutterheim.

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