This pandemic has brought many challenges to us all. As societal creatures, the lack of contact with others is having far reaching effects. Chatting via a screen doesn't paint the full picture of what we require as homosapiens. So much is missed without body language and chemistry and our mental health is suffering. Exercise is a great moderator to keep low moods at bay, but can quickly become routine and mundane without variation.

We’re going to run a four part series on the basis of movement to keep you in check day-to-day and for the foreseeable future.

Part 1: We Need to Keep Moving

Comic books are a great medium for reading if you feel like a change from normal literature. Although at first glance it can seem like there are too many male heroes but if you look a little deeper there are many strong female leads.

Here are five:

The current crisis has brought the fragility of our lives abruptly into focus, revealing just how little we’re really prepared for what the world might throw at us. Food is an essential part of our lives yet many of us no longer know how to grow anything.

Greta has been an inspiration to many gallivanting a movement and bringing climate change into the foreground, and we are truly grateful. But there are many others fighting for a fairer world. Today we shine a light on 7 inspiring female activist. 💪✊🏾

If you’re reading this when it’s been published; we’re in the middle of uncertain times. What’s looking more clear is that many of us will be following government recommendations and staying inside for long periods. Not just protecting ourselves, but protecting those more vulnerable in the community. It may seem like an easy challenge for the occasional grey day and Netflix binge, but for extended periods of time it can be challenging for our mental health and sitting for long periods isn't good for our bodies.

Here’s 8 tips for staying inside that you might like to try:

Demystifying women's bodies is close to our heart here at HARA

It's the 2020s and it's a new dawn.

Yes, it's still January. Happy New Decade! In these times of abundance for many, especially after the holiday season - is there anything we're in short supply of? Maybe, it's imagination.

Laughter can be the best medicine, watch these 5 clips of funny stereotype-breaking vegans/veggies and invite some giggles into your day Sometimes it can feel like the weight of apocalyptic...

A visual account of the largest climate protest in history. Wow - that was big wasn’t it - an estimated 4 million people took to the streets last Friday for...

  We love trees here at HARA but perhaps as never before, trees are under threat. We dedicate this blog to the noble tree. In the Amazon, Congo Basin in...

Physical Self-Care - Eat regularly (e.g. breakfast, lunch, and dinner) - Eat healthily - Exercise - Get regular medical care for prevention - Take time off when sick - Get massages - Dance, swim, walk, run,...