The Journal

Away from the desk, out in the world

12 dates - 12 deposits of happiness in the calendar

Relations make more of an impact on our health and happiness than our genes, social class and IQ. Read along to know why, and get founder Mette Skjærbæk's take on how to boost your relations with 12 dates.

How I DO YOU winter

DO YOU is a focus year-round, every day, and ideally every hour. Something which is so giving to practice. For me, it always starts with: What do I actually want to do? In the midst of everybody else's needs, and all the different things one could be doing?

Why I dry brush

So there I was, aged 19, on my way down to Lower East Side in Manhattan, down to The Russian Baths to escape the hustle and bustle...

Karmameju Face Yoga

Always on the quest for optimised and natural skin health, I endeavored into a challenge with myself: I have to give face yoga a 30-day chance. I need to know if it works.

Sunscreen love routine

Most people who have had to put on sunscreen on children know the phrase all too well: I don’t want sunscreen on! They twist and turn, will not stand still and yes, sometimes they shout and scream. The dear little ones. And I do understand why.

DO YOU, always

DO YOU - Always. In a time where we are overloaded with messages about what we ought to do, I believe in one thing only: DO YOU. Being some 7.8 billion people in the world, there must be some 7.8 billion ways to do what’s right.

Mette Skjærbæk’s DO YOU focus

I practice DO YOU. I am not a pillar of manifestation of DO YOU. I practice. As a mother, businesswoman, family person, devoted friend and girlfriend etc. I periodically find it hard to even feel what my desires actually are. So, I practice.

My thoughts on essential oils and allergies

Ethereal oils, essential oils, pure fragrances, natural perfumes, natural scents, the foundation of aromatherapy. There are many names for the scents extracted from flowers, leaves, stems, roots, bark, grass, spices, moss and berries.

Gel water

I have always been fascinated by the important role of water for human beings. Water, oxygen and light are the primary sources of life, and with a very high component of water in the human body, water is an important element for our well-being.

Why I only wish to use mineral sun filters

Most of us love the sun, including me – and there’s a lot of benefits of letting the warming sunrays kiss our skin. D-vitamin is one of the most well-known benefits, but research also highlights benefits related to lowered blood pressure and increased happiness, when being exposed to sunlight.

Stay hydrated – drink water

Sometimes it’s the small discoveries that make the biggest changes to our lives, and that’s how it was for me with water. I can clearly remember the day...