What's Reiki? The era of energy medicine  “Reiki” is a combination of two Japanese words: Rei; a Japanese word meaning “spirit”, and the ki -the Japanese version of chi, or qi; a Chinese word used to describe "the natural energy of the Universe". Reiki simply is a method of alternative healing addressing the ki. It was first introduced by Mikao Usui who established a Reiki organization in Japan soon after discovering Reiki.   This healing method is based

    In an increasingly fast-paced life, men toil around to make both ends meet, women juggle work and home, and children agonize because of the cumbersome burden of tedious studies. Amid all that, routine is the scare word.  Is boredom such a peril after all?      Though adults are generally more reluctant to admit it, if not too tired to notice it, kids often more readily scream on a regular evening, "bowwww-ring"! Yes, boredom is a scary

  We've all seen the movie "27 dresses", where Katherine has done a remarkable job in making us see the bridesmaid's duties and obligations. The emergence of bridesmaids has only taken place a few years ago here in Egypt, and met its popularity and approval. The thing is that as usual we take all the western traditions and trends without seeing or trying to know how it was created or why.       Because we don't want you

To kick off Ramadan celebrations, Four Seasons Hotels Egypt hosted their annual media Iftar for Egypt’s top media figures and leading publications. This year the Iftar was held in Four Seasons First Residence at its famous Lebanese restaurant “Aura”. Set by the Hotel’s swimming pool, guests were able to enjoy a relaxing ambience while still take pleasure in the exquisite Nile view, Aura’s tranquil setting, and the cool night breeze.  The night was made more special

A night of recognition for the entire Hotel’s Top Corporate Accounts was held at Laialy Mirage at The Beach to celebrate the achievement of the 3rd quarter of 2009. Magdy Naguib, the General Manager and the Sales Team welcomed media figures and all the guests upon their arrival and accompanied them through out the night.   All the attendees were impressed with the great ambiance, enjoying the summer breeze at the open air Laialy Mirage tent, the

My neighborhood is a typical Egyptian suburb full of apartment buildings, people, dust and cars. Very typical of the new Maadi complexes, semi-quite, semi-green and semi okay. 320 days of the year it is a very normal, albeit boring, place to live. The remaining 45 days, it transforms into something magical. Ten days before the advance of Ramadan, each apartment's porter starts bringing out the lights and Fawanees 'Ramadan lanterns' and the block is happy,

"A-line dress"   Definition: A dress or skirt silhouette that is narrower at the top, flaring gently wider toward the bottom thereby resembling the letter A. Works well on most figure types; good for disguising bottom-heavy figures.  "Basque waist" Definition: The Basque waist is a low U or V silhouette. Providing an illusion of length, the Basque waist is an extremely flattering dress style and good on most body types.  Pronunciation: bask  Also Known As: Dropped V waist  "Cheongsam" Definition: The cheongsam is

  You might have seen him playing round the corner in your neighborhood with a very colorful hippie  range  guitar, or maybe rocking the stages of the famous SOS festivals in one of the high-voltage rock shows of Kravin or just in the local club performing some sweet acoustic tunes. It is the charismatic Shady Ahmed today on our pages to talk about life, music and even more music...  Q: Everyone is talking about the new project