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When Carrol Boyes left her safe teaching job for the unknown of making a living out of her passion for art, she didn’t anticipate the success that was to come her way. And when Ina Paarman decided to set up a cooking school in her garage, she never dreamed that her name would become synonymous with quality affordable food in SA. Did Jane Raphaely expect to become the reigning monarch of women’s magazines when she broke away from her job to launch Cosmopolitan in South Africa in the 1980s? Did Basetsane Kumalo know she would become one of SA’s leading businesswomen when she was crowned Miss South Africa?

Where better to raise your feminine consciousness than at the very spot where Aphrodite, the beautiful alluring goddess of love chose to rise majestically from the foam that washed the shores of Cyprus, the island where the aphrodisiac charm of every woman was invented? Whatever your age, you may celebrate womanhood in all its compelling spirituality, as the Cypriot goddess was said to have the secret not only of beauty of body and soul but also that most desirable essential: eternal youth!

Wow, where has 2009 gone? The year is almost over and it is time to plan for that big exciting end-of-year event. Your guest list includes staff and important clients or a special event with family and friends.

Have you ever felt that you are trying your best to communicate something to someone close to you, but it feels as though you speak different languages? Or, have you always felt like you just don’t quite fit in with the thinking of the people around you, and that you march to a different drum beat?

Have you ever thought about trying to rock climb? Seem scary and unattainable? Many women think rock climbing is a bit ‘out there’ or that it’s simply too hard to get into. You need all this equipment and after that you also need to know what you’re doing. Seems like a tall order, yet it is an easy and cost-effective exercise that is great for toning and keeping our bodies in shape.