As a nomadic writer, where I get to wake up varies from location to location, but typically this is how I’d spend my morning routine. Routine is what grounds me when everything else changes (location, my home environment). Watch the video if you prefer visual rather than reading: The essential components of my morning routine: Waking up I wake up as naturally as possible - with natural light, no alarm. Quiet time with God It’s vital that I pray and connect with God as He’s my source of inspiration, my source of everything I do, my source of strength. Journaling - Morning Pages I started do ..read more

How about stepping into a new chapter with intention? Imagine sailing through 2020 feeling great, no matter what life looks like for you currently or how 2019 was… Think what it would be like to have absolute clarity on what your ideal life looks like for nobody else but YOU and live it… …because you’ll be equipped with the confidence you need to take inspired action (small steps everyday) to make that vision a reality. Would you like to know where your focus should be - what you need to declutter from your life, and what you need to release. Basically be free of anything that doesn’t serve y ..read more

In my home growing up, Christmas has always been the biggest celebration of the year. With the food, family festivities, church duties, and gift shopping and wrapping, it was a crazy fun time, but a busy one too. When I became an adult, I realized it’s an often busy and anxiety-inducing time for a lot of us. What if Christmas could be simpler, and altogether more meaningful? I’m sharing my tips to make Christmas simple. What Christmas is truly about Christmas is truly about Jesus. I know it means other things to various pe ..read more

If like me, you don’t eat gluten or lactose, but still love to bake (or eat) cakes - there’s high chances that you’ll love this recipe I’ll share with you today. This gluten-free, dairy-free banana bread is an absolute hit when I make it (we don’t seem to be able to keep some for the following day!). I’m hoping you’ll love to make this to share too. Bea’s Gluten-Free and Dairy-Free Banana Bread In the recent months, I’ve been on an elimination diet for gluten and lactose. While it has been a challenge not being able to bake like before, I’ve finally adjusted. I’ve been experimenting with diff ..read more

In this essay, I invite you to join me in an exploration of slow living through food and our connection to it. It’s not just about what we eat and where it comes from, but it’s also how we eat with, who we share it with, and creating more unity with others while we savour our food. A Deep Connection With Food The food we eat - knowing where it comes from Fresh seasonal home-grown produce from the organic market on the island of Mauritius. I’d love to begin by briefly ..read more

I write this essay and share my personal experiences living life with a busy schedule filled with events to attend, people to see, places to be, until many incidents came occurring to prompt me to slow down. May these serve as reminders for you too as you navigate through life to distinguish between having a jam-packed schedule full of stuff to do and a full, abundant life. These two aren’t the same thing. Modern day living - being busy When I was busy - with a packed schedule - I reasoned that it was normal, because it’s the modern world, and secretly marvelled that “hey, it means I’m popular ..read more

Of all the everyday rituals, I consider le goûter (afternoon tea) to be the most pleasurable. I go to great lengths to be fully immersed in that moment. In this essay, I’m sharing three simple ways you can turn your afternoon tea at home into one of celebration…every.single.day. Afternoon tea time - a time to slow down In any given day, we’re pulled in many directions. You may have various roles to play - work life, personal life, partner to a spouse or loved one, and so on. There are also several activities you may be requ ..read more

I often get asked about travelling with a Mauritian passport, and how I manage with visas. There’s a misconception that being from a developing country makes it hard to travel and having to apply for visas each time. Today, I share my personal approach and how I slow travel visa-free and live like a nomad. If you find this article helpful, please share with friends and family, or let me know on social media - feel free to tag me @bea_mangar on Instagram and use #wanderandpen exploring Split, Croatia on foot and making a fur ..read more