A Mallorca Wellness & Living Guide to Smarter Cooking Air fryers are everywhere right now. From Palma apartments to family kitchens in London and New York, they promise the same irresistible headline: all the crunch, less of the oil. But as we lean into more...
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The Wellness Column
by Amanda
An exploration of everything wellness in Mallorca and beyond, conscious living, holistic practitioners, events, activities, wellbeing and more, written from the heart of the island.
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Strong Is The New Fit – Why I Rethought My Training In My Late 50’s
Rethinking Fitness in Your 50s: A Mallorca Wellness Journey Up until recently, I considered myself fit and healthy. Living in Mallorca, I cycle regularly along the coast, practice yoga, hike the Serra de Tramuntana, and maintain an active gym routine. Exercise has...
Loving Them to Death? The Hidden Wellness Traps for Cats at Home
Last year, I adopted a very cute and rather cross-eyed six-year-old Burmese called Merlin. Like many cat owners (especially those of us immersed in the world of wellness and healthy living), I assumed I was naturally making “good” choices for him.Quality food? ✓A...
Best Nuts for Healthy Ageing, Bone Health & Longevity
As we move into a new year, many people have been asking me the same question: “Amanda, can you help make healthy choices simpler?” Less confusion. Less contradiction. Fewer food rules. And more clarity around what genuinely supports long-term health. So throughout...
A Year of Wellness in Mallorca: Reflections on 2025 and What’s Ahead for 2026
As 2025 comes to a close, it feels like the perfect time to pause and reflect on the remarkable evolution of Mallorca’s wellness scene. Over the past year, this column has explored everything from celebrity-driven health trends and the growing shift toward plant-based...
Sacar Pecho — A Journey of Strength, Hope & Healing from Cancer
I was invited to attend the premiere of Sacar Pecho-Del Viaje Con El Miedo, Standing Tall – The Journey With Fear, at the Teatro Principal de Palma earlier this month— a deeply moving documentary filmed here in Mallorca. This film features eight women diagnosed...
Finding Strength in Vulnerability in The Yeti’s Garden – where Can Bordoy has been transformed into a space where dreams merge with reality with an exhibition by Korean artist Miju Lee.
In the heart of Palma’s old town, behind centuries-old stone walls, sits Can Bordoy Grand House & Garden—a luxury five-star hotel with a beautiful walled garden, where its timeless atmosphere has been suspended in space by the enchanting exhibition of The Yeti’s...
Wellness: Breathing Through Grief and Into Life – The Work of Danny Veerman, Soul Breath Mallorca
There are moments in life that shift the course of everything that follows. For Danny Veerman, founder of Soul Breath Mallorca, that moment came on March 17, 2023, when his daughter Sarah passed away in Austria. Faced with unbearable grief, he found himself standing...
A Journey of Healing – One Chapter at a Time
Healing Has a Voice: Recording Growing Through Grief at Phoenix Mallorca Studios Amanda J Butler joined co-author Vicki McLeod at Phoenix Mallorca Studios to record her chapter of Growing Through Grief - a powerful anthology of healing, resilience, and shared...
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