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Buy something you've been deferring for better days. These are the better days! It's 13th cheque time, after all – so before you do something insanely sensible like paying off your funeral policy, think of the here and now. Splurge on a magnificent work of art – an abstract for the dining room, a majestic metal bird for the garden, new silken sheets or that fabulous gown that befits Oscar night. And shoes... shoes... shoes!
Everyone needs a Judith Sephuma CD – or, at the very least, the Isley Brothers. Listen to some live jazz while lunching at Kind of Blue Jazz Restaurant in Blackheath, Johannesburg, Tel: (011) 476-7057/67. Fax: (011) 478-2423.
Cultivating a hobby is another great outlet for pent-up stress. Pot plants in the home improve oxygen supply and if you don't have a big garden, a few window boxes will do for weeding out your woes. There's something marvellously therapeutic about feeling soil on your fingers.
Browse through:
Designer Plants by Sunniva Harte (Pavilion,R160).
Gardening With Keith Kirsten (Struik, R174).
Although yoga is derived from Hinduism, it isn't a religion. Its two chief aspects are asanas (the physical postures) and pranayama (controlled breathing). The stretching exercises are said to massage the internal organs, circulatory and respiratory systems and by synchronising the two, flexibility is achieved all over the body. Yoga is particularly good for the spine and back, which are often the first to take the heat when one is feeling tense.
The ancient Middle Eastern art of belly-dancing is a highly effective way for women to express their sensuality, while strengthening the abdominal muscles in preparation for childbirth. The Jewels of the Nile is a South African studio offering courses in the art of graceful, seductive belly-dancing.
And don't be daunted by the thought: anyone can learn to belly-dance – it's not about age or size, although if you take your dancing seriously, you eventually become fitter, firmer and feel fantastic. It's ideal for those who despise those heavy physical work-outs that leave a slothful sister's lungs burning.
Get the rhythm:
Tel: 083-263-2913. Website: www.bellydance.co.za
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