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Lamma Activities Centre is looking for a free lance Yoga instructor and also someone to run a holistic evening. Do you know any people on Lamma who are able to run these classes?
John Stewart is one of the key visionaries behind Kamalaya Koh Samui. His first large scale project, Kamalaya is inspired by his dedication to a life of service and his wife Karina's passion for health and wellness. Karina Stewart is Kamalaya's co-founder and Wellness Director.
When it comes to creating bright, green eco-adventures, Treasure Island on Lantau is beating the drum loudly. For the last few years, they have been attracting city kids and executives to experience the great outdoor world of surfing, camping and community activities.
On World Ocean Day in June, they welcomed teenagers from Lantau schools to Pui O beach to spend the day celebrating and connecting with the seas around them.
Teenagers from Wong Cho Ban Secondary School in Tung Chung were encouraged to take a deeperlook at the ocean and think about sustainable ways to care for it during a talk by Andy Cornish, Director of Conservation at WWF HK.
Highlighting the problem of pollution and over fishing, Cornish explained that less than 10 per cent of seafood in local markets comes from Hong Kong waters. There are simply no fish left here, he said. Only shrimp and squid are caught in local boats.
In response, WWF HK has devised the Save Our Seas campaign, which calls for no-fishing zones in marine parks. It has recently published a pocket seafood guideto steer people towards choosing sustainably produced seafood.
During the stormy summers day, students were given the opportunity to escape their desks and head onto a windswept shoreline where they took part in a beach clean up. Footloose and undeterred by the rain, Form 4 student Lew Pui Yu said she felt she was meeting the ocean for the i rst time. Before, the beach just meant BBQ, she said.
According to programme manager Phil Dubrulle, the days activities were designed to empower the youths with the sense that they can make an immediate impact. It was also a chance for Treasure Island to express its ethos of giving back to the community, and to pass the message on.
"You have made a difference today. We thank you!", he told the group of beach cleaners. By taking care of your backyard, you are acting as a caretaker of our ocean. By making small modii cations to your everyday habits, you will greatly benei t our blue planet.
November 14
by Lizzy Grindey
On World Ocean Day in June, they welcomed teenagers from Lantau schools to Pui O beach to spend the day celebrating and connecting with the seas around them.
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