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Wellbeing 57 HEALTH AND MINDFULNESS Energy hacks and a yoga pose for self-compassion 58 GODDESS WORSHIP How to honour Kuan Yin – goddess of mercy and kindness 59 MEET THE AUTHOR The life-changing impact of forest therapy 61 NEW MAMA NURTURE 3 self-care recipes you can easily make at home 64 PLANT POWER Our pick of the best vegan beauty products in 2022

Home 67 NATURAL LIVING Get your garden started and the Montessori bathroom 68 HOW WE LIVE Heart and hearth; the magic of homesteading

Eat 72 SEASONAL FOOD New ways with veg and vegan love symbols 73 MEET THE CHEF Plant based recipes for positive mental health 78 EAT WILD Foraging for nutritious greens at the end of winter

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Explore 81 SLOW TRAVEL Discover why London is classified as a forest and stay in Narnia! 82 LOOK MUM NO ROPES How children have an innate aptitude for bouldering 86 TINY HOUSE RETREATS The smallest holiday spaces in the UK 89 CITY BREAK: NEWCASTLE Vast indoor galleries and spacious parks

LIFE NOTES 91 ASTROLOGY What’s in store for you in the stars? 92 PLAN AHEAD What’s inside the next edition 93 WIN ALL THIS Enter all our competitions 97 ADVENTURE DAD Raising a child who loves animals 98 UNSCHOOLING MAMA What happens when a country divides