A vibrant salad like this is the kind of cooking we’re always drawn to, especially at this time of year, when ingredients are at their most fresh, sweet and tender. Everything is about balance and texture. We love how it brings together those first greens of the season; peas, courgette, soft herbs - when everything is just beginning to come to life, and there’s a real sense of celebration in that! It’s also the sort of dish that comes together quite effortlessly yet still feels thoughtful and a little bit special. Perfect alongside a bigger spring feast, or simply with some good crusty bread, a glass of cold white wine, and not much else.

How fashion, luxury and members’ clubs are turning wellness into community, and community into currency

There’s a particular kind of fatigue we have begun to recognise. Not quite ageing, not quite dehydration. The face looks slightly congested, the eyes a touch dull, the jaw holding more than it should. In clinic, it’s increasingly understood as behavioural. Not a skincare issue in isolation, but the cumulative effect of posture, muscle tension, light exposure and nervous system load. Screens sit at the centre of it.

Japan has long approached well-being through ritual rather than reinvention. Many of the treatments now appearing in Western spas have existed quietly there for centuries, refined through tradition and repetition rather than trends. The emphasis is on circulation, longevity and maintenance. Across these practices there is a common thread: treatments designed to support the body’s natural systems rather than override them.

For women especially, beauty and wellness are rarely separated. The treatments below sit somewhere between the two.

From New York fashion PR to sound meditation, Sage + Sound’s George MacPherson on slowing down, listening to the heart and mastering the midlife career shift.