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Catch Kimberly Parsons\u00a0teaching a class called “The Yoga Kitchen; Master your Chakras, Master your Wellness<\/em>” at Find Your True North in the Uncommons at<\/em>\u00a0Wanderlust London! For tickets and more information, click here<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

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The global wellness industry is now a $3.7 trillion market<\/a>, a staggering figure with 2018 set to be the biggest year of growth yet.<\/h3>\n

When any industry grows to reach a significant percentage of the global economic output, you are sure to find \u2018big corporate\u2019 move in vying for a piece of the pie.<\/p>\n

Inevitably when this happens, consumers are often left feeling confused or overwhelmed, as fast growing brands compete for market share, flooding the market with products and services which often conflict against each other in order to stand out and be seen by consumers.<\/p>\n

Leaving the consumer excited by the prospect of healthier lifestyle, holiday and food choices available on the market but ultimately confused, overwhelmed and sometimes frustrated that it seems so hard to navigate and find their path to wellness amongst the multitude of choice and competition.<\/p>\n

Wellness doesn’t seem to end at eating a healthy diet full of variety, getting adequate sleep and having an exercise regime. Now it’s seems to have no boundaries and none of us know where to draw the line in the sand when it comes to how well we should strive to be.<\/p>\n

\u2018Veganism, super foods, organic\/non-organic, supplements or nutrients from food, which supplements? Yoga, weight training, spin classes, Pilates or barre. Healthy retreat, boot-camp and fitness holidays, eco-makeup, bamboo toothbrushes, meditation apps, raw desserts, sugar-free everything, hybrid cars, beyond burgers, coconut water or just normal water\u2019<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

It\u2019s a minefield of choice and in my opinion it\u2019s become over-complicated and confusing. Because now it\u2019s not only about making a decision for your own health, but your choices must also take into consideration the health of the planet too. Now we are being reminded we should be saying no to the plastic straws served with our drinks and riding a pushbike to work instead of taking a pollution-creating vehicle.<\/p>\n

Maybe it would all seem easier if we just stripped everything away and thought about what wellness actually is for a moment. By definition wellness is defined as a state of \u2018being in good health\u2019. Of finding equilibrium within an environment and then maintaining the balance of this equilibrium continuously over a lifetime.<\/p>\n

So with all this confusion I would offer you my naturopathic version of Wellness. Where I have decided to draw the line in the sand. It\u2019s not ground breaking, it doesn\u2019t cost a fortune and it is easy to navigate\u2026<\/p>\n