Vogue Singapore

6 min read

When was the last time you did nothing but breathe? Phone down. Eyes closed. All your awareness directed to your breath. Notice your breath at this moment. Are you taking calm, deep breaths? Is the pace as short and clipped as your patience? Or are y

APC

2 min read

You can’t argue with the value of free. That’s especially true if you need to take care of something as a one-off, and need a particular app to use for the task. It’s tough to justify spending money on anything in these circumstances, especially when

Writer's Digest

8 min read

Defying a downward trend in book sales across much of the traditional publishing world, the audiobook market has seen a meteoric rise over the past few years. According to Publishers Weekly, audiobook sales rose nearly 25 percent in 2018, totaling al

Poets & Writers

9 min read

ONE afternoon a few months before my most recent book came out, I was procrastinating on Twitter and saw a tweet by Steph Opitz, the founding director of the Wordplay book festival in Minneapolis. “Are there any publishers who do audio galleys?” she

The Christian Science Monitor

2 min read

Step into one-of-a-kind life journeys in Michelle Obama’s ‘Becoming’ and ‘In the Land of Invisible Women’ by Qanta A. Ahmed.

Woman's Day Magazine NZ

1 min read

We take breaths around 25,000 times a day but it’s not something we usually put much thought into. James Nestor, author of Breath: The New Science Of A Lost Art, worked with scientists and medical experts to uncover the right way to breathe. “Most of

Writing Magazine

5 min read

Audiobooks have been one of the recent successes of book production, in many ways due to the commercial determination of Amazon. But there are other reasons that make the new wave of audiobooks successful: • They have better reach for readers who pre

Simply Woman & Home

4 min read

Forget signing up to an expensive gym class – we already have the most effective (and free!) piece of equipment to boost our wellbeing – our lungs. The problem is we’re not always using them to their full potential. But by making simple adjustments t

The Caravan

2 min read

1 "It is not for me as I am too busy and don't get time to read" False We lead a busy life where reading habits are taking a back seat. The most commonly stated reason is 'I no longer have that kind of time'. Audiobooks are a companion to your active

Men's Health Australia

4 min read

ANYONE WHO’S WATCHED LEBRON JAMES play in recent years will know that as he approaches 35, the NBA star seems impervious to the effects of ageing and physical decline. What you might not know is that the LA Lakers point forward has a hyperbaric chamb

Mindful

2 min read

We’re all being called to tap into deeper wells of courage and resilience. For those of us leading in this way, self-care is critical, not optional. It's a lifestyle commitment. Because our culture does not support resting as a way of being, resting

Mindful

1 min read

“Ha!” breathing is helpful when you’re drowsy or feeling fuzzy and need something to wake up your mind. Try it first thing in the morning or any time when you are tired and faced with demanding mental tasks. For most people, the exercise works best i

that's life

1 min read

Learning to breathe properly has endless benefits, from raising our immunity to lowering our blood pressure and helping to relieve anxiety. ‘The ways in which you breathe have been directly correlated to longevity, health, mental health, physical h

BBC Music Magazine

5 min read

A decade or so ago, audio storytelling was in the doldrums. Radio stations were cutting drama from their budgets, while audiobooks, involving little more than a single narrator in compressed MIDI format, were waning in popularity. Children might have

Mindful

3 min read

We live on an enchanting planet, this beautiful Earth. You could say we’re here because of love—because of the benevolence that comes from nature and the abundance of this Earth. For many of us, one of the easiest places our heart is touched and open

Writer's Digest

1 min read

Self-published authors seeking to publish audiobooks have several options that vary in terms of the amount of work done and profit earned by the author and reader. Readers can join and add their profiles to services such as Findaway Voices, Spoken Re

Simply Woman & Home

1 min read

Chloe Cunningham, health expert, nutritionist and co-founder of Health is Wealth Group, on how breathing can help boost body and mind… Sleep To fall asleep the body needs an increase in oxygen to the brain and a drop in heart rate. An effective breat

Planet Mindful

3 min read

Despite centuries of reports from followers of Eastern traditions that slow breathing can improve focus, bring a sense of calm when we might otherwise lose it and even whisk us away to an altered state of consciousness, most of us still don’t take ti

Pick Me Up

2 min read

THIS WEEK Reduce anxiety It’s easy to get overwhelmed and let anxious feelings take over. But there are steps you can take on top of those feelings. Kemmy Gichaba, osteopath and creator of CBD and essential oils range Holistic Impact, shares her top

Poets & Writers

1 min read

MICHAEL BOURNE is a contributing editor of Poets & Writers Magazine. FOR nearly thirty years Chris Lynch, president and publisher of Simon & Schuster Audio, has had a front-row seat for the audiobook revolution. In 1989, when Lynch first joined Simon

Poets & Writers

9 min read

MICHAEL BOURNE is a contributing editor of Poets & Writers Magazine. FOR nearly thirty years Chris Lynch, president and publisher of Simon & Schuster Audio, has had a front-row seat for the audiobook revolution. In 1989, when Lynch first joined Simon

Beijing Review

4 min read

Areading challenge was launched in dozens of Chinese cities on April 23 to mark World Book Day, a day created by UNESCO on April 23, 1995 in celebration of books and reading. To take part in the challenge, readers were required to register online bef

Diabetes Self-Management

2 min read

SUMMERTIME comes with its own agenda, and it can be a process to reintegrate back into a regular work-mode routine as school starts again and order is (somewhat) restored. Like the seasons, activities change, mentalities shift and projects ensue. A w

Simply Woman & Home

3 min read

Feeling groggy? It can be hard to snap out of a tired spell, even with the help of a coffee. And with 46% of us feeling stressed in the mornings*, that tired feeling certainly isn’t helping our hectic schedules as we manically dash out of the door. “

Linux Format

1 min read

When it comes to assigning genres to your audiobooks, avoid the generic ‘Audiobook’ to come up with specific book genres like Mystery or Sci-Fi. Search www.goodreads. com to see how other readers have categorised a book, if necessary. Fancy turning

Best Self Magazine

4 min read

— After such an intense year and 2021 feeling like it’s also going to be an emotional rollercoaster, many people are feeling stressed out and overwhelmed. Maybe you’re still concerned about getting sick, how will the economy be affected, are we going

Diabetic Living Australia

2 min read

Usually, your body is able to absorb enough vitamins through the food you eat for the growth, repair and normal function of your body. However, living with an autoimmune disease can impact some of the vitamins absorbed – and our busy, on-the-go lifes

Women's Fitness

1 min read

What does underwater training feel like? ‘The fear of the unknown makes people nervous to try it. Also, being submerged triggers your “fight or flight” response and can send you into panic mode. Learning how to control that response and calming your

How It Works

1 min read

High blood pressure in the lungs can cause fluid to leak into the tissue, making it harder to breathe. Breathing deeply squashes the stomach, which can force the contents back up the way it came. Each stride puts stress on the pelvic floor, which can

Top Sante

2 min read

Be as organised as you can be. Use a diary, whether a hard copy one or an app-based journal, where you can bring structure and order to your day. Being disorganised and forgetting things definitely adds stress to your life, so having all important da