Congratulations to all the amazing winners of our Love Local Awards 2023!
Having conquered the pandemic and finally emerging at the end of the tunnel, Hong Kong has come a long way over the past year in its recovery. As the city rises from adversity, we’re now announcing the winners of our third annual Honeycombers Reader’s Choice: Love Local Awards 2023. From restaurants and hotels, to shops and beauty salons, we’re spotlighting local businesses that have shown incredible character and resilience, and are now breathing life back into our streets. And to thank the community for supporting our voting last month (we received a record-breaking number of entries!), we’re giving away a deluxe 3D2N stay at The Farm at San Benito, plus 25 Pirata Group dining vouchers to lucky readers.
As one of the most trusted lifestyle platforms in Hong Kong, we pride ourselves on ensuring a fair voting process. The Gold and Silver winners are strictly determined by your votes alone. Meanwhile, our Editor’s Choice award commends some standout runners-up that we feel deserve additional recognition. Without further ado, here are the best of the best in #HomeKong!
Best Alternative Healing Studio in Hong Kong
Gold winner: All About You
August 2023
JTM Macau Newspaper
August 2023
CONHECIDA TERAPEUTA SONIA SAMTANI ORIENTA WORKSHOPS DE SAÚDE MENTAL
Honeycombers
August 2023
Alternative Healing in Hong Kong
Jessica
June 2023
【Wellness warriors】揭示「催眠療法」的療癒力量｜催眠治療師及All About You Wellness Centre創辦人 Sonia Samtani
Prestige
June 2023
Women of Power Summit 2023
Liv
June 2023
Meet the Winners of the 2023 Women of Wellness Awards!
Honeycombers
May 2023
Entrepreneurs we love: Get to know Sonia Samtani, hypnotherapy expert and founder of All About You Wellness Centre
New Moon
March 2023
Sense of Self with Sonia Samtani
Honeycombers
March 2023
International Women’s Day 2023: Give it up for these inspirational women in Hong Kong
New Moon
January 2023
How To: Set New Year Resolutions and Manifestations
The BEAT
January 2023
Hong Kong’s Mental Health Practitioners Set their Sights on 2023
Prestige
December 2022
Prestige Women of Power 2022: Inside the Event – Prestige Online
Prestige
December 2022
Challenge Accepted: Our Women of Power Laureates on Lessons Learned
#legend
November 2022
#legendchats: Recalibrating mental health to achieve peace, self-acceptance
The BEAT
January 2023
Hong Kong’s Mental Health Practitioners Set their Sights on 2023
Prestige
December 2022
Prestige Women of Power 2022: Inside the Event – Prestige Online
Prestige
December 2022
Challenge Accepted: Our Women of Power Laureates on Lessons Learned
#legend
November 2022
#legendchats: Recalibrating mental health to achieve peace, self-acceptance
TMS
October 2022
Exploring the potential of hypnotherapy with All About You’s Sonia Samtani
Asian Property Review
October 2022
A Chat With A Wellness Guru
Radar List
August 2022
Women In Wellness: Hong Kong Sheroes We Would Love You To Meet
New Moon
August 2022
The Gap Between Intention And Action
Prestige Magazine
July 2022
Sonia Samtani on Hypnotherapy And Letting go
SCMP
July 2022
Anticipatory anxiety: what it is and how to overcome your fears, as cases rise with return to the office and going out after the pandemic
SCMP
July 2022
What drew three women to bear Elon Musk children besides his wealth? Women’s reproductive priorities explained
LIV Magazine
August 2022
Conscious Parenting Tips
New Moon Magazine
May 2022
THE POWER OF NEGATIVE THINKING
LIV Magazine – Women of Wellness 2022
June 2022
Women of Wellness 2022: Sonia Samtani
LIV Magazine – Women of Wellness 2022
June 2022
Women of Wellness 2022: Meet The Winners!
Outlook, India
July 2022
Top 10 Personalities To Look Upon If You Are Looking For An Inspiration
Little Steps Asia
April 2022
Individual And Parenting Workshops With Sonia Samtani In Hong Kong 2022
SCMP
April 2022
How to self-partner, why Emma Watson and other celebrities have joined the movement, and the benefits of being your own better half
India Today
April 2022
The ten most rising, iconic and inspirational leaders of India
Echelon
May 2022
Self-care: Less Is More
Ritzy Hong Kong
March 2022
#WomenCan Campaign 2022 : Challenging traditional thoughts and break out of societal norms
Liv Magazine
March 2022
HK Small Business Guide: 10 Inspiring Women Owned Wellness Brands
Compare Retreats
March 2022
On Conscious Parenting & How To Cope During The Pandemic
Alphamen Magazine
February 2022
Dating in the Metaverse
Lifestyle Asia
February 2022
Hong Kong’s mental health experts weigh in on the future of mental healthcare
South China Morning Post
February 2022
Why we all need some self-love: how a cancer diagnosis pushed a people pleaser to put her own needs first
Prestige
9th February 2022
Hong Kong’s Mental Health Experts Weigh In on the Future of Mental Healthcare
South China Morning Post
6th February 2022
Dating in the metaverse? You need some ground rules to avoid the virtual replacing your reality
Chika Magazine
January 2022
The Best Female Hypnotherapists in Hong Kong
Ritzy Hong Kong
January 2022
2022 most influential people in the Wellness industry
New Moon
6th January 2022
COPING MECHANISMS: HELPFUL OR HINDRANCE?
Prestige
9th February 2022
Hong Kong’s Mental Health Experts Weigh In on the Future of Mental Healthcare
Prestige
9th February 2022
Hong Kong’s Mental Health Experts Weigh In on the Future of Mental Healthcare
South China Morning Post
12th December 2021
How to let go of bad feelings that might end a relationship and make a fresh start for a new year
South China Morning Post
14th November 2021
Winter is cuffing season
Hong Kong Living Influencer Awards 2021: Health & Wellness
25th October 2021
Get to know this years influencers in Hong Kong’s Health & Wellness category
Echelon Magazine
September 2021
How Hypnotherapy Can Rescript Your Life
New Moon Magazine
22nd August 2021
Why setting boundaries is so important in a relationship
South China Morning Post
22nd August 2021
Why setting boundaries is so important in a relationship
Tatler Asia
14th July 2021
Conscious Living with Sonia Samtani by Asaya
Compare Retreats
July 2021
The Hong Kong Wellness Workshop
Little Steps
16th July 2021
Conscious Living With Sonia Samtani
PODCAST: POWER OF ACCEPTANCE
16th June 2021
A Podcast with Leanne Blaney
SCMP
27th April 2021
Pillow talk: the dos and don’ts of intimate bedtime chats, and how they can help your relationship and sex life
Gafencu
27th May 2021
Five Surprising Ways Hypnotherapy can Benefit Your Health and Well-being
HKTDC
17th May 2021
Pandemic-Induced Mental Reset
Beyond the Boundaries
5th May 2021
More than Meets the Pendulum
Liv
29th April 2021
Women of Wellness: Alternative Health
ELLE
29th April 2021
【專家解答】性需求不同的痛苦！跟另一半性愛次數不協調怎麼辦？
Hong Kong Tatler
9th April 2021
Tatler House Stories: A Panel Discussion With Wellness Advocates Sonia Samtani, Natalie Söderström & Sabrina Villard
SCMP
4th April 2021
How to forgive yourself and why self-forgiveness helps us truly give love to others
Sassy Mama
16th March 2021
Alternative Therapy in Hong Kong: Reiki, Hypnotherapy, Art Therapy and More
Beyond the Boundaries
January – February 2021
How to Increase the Quotient of Happiness in Our Lives
New Moon
18th February 2021
Sonia Samtani on How Hypnotherapy Heals
Hong Kong Tatler
20th January 2021
Hypnotherapist Sonia Samtani: True Healing Begins In The Subconscious Mind
SCMP
10th January 2021
How to prevent a break-up and rebuild a relationship that’s stagnant or in trouble
Hong Kong Living
January 2021
Cover Story
Sassy Mama
22nd December 2020
Mindful Gifts For Christmas: Wrapped With Love From Hong Kong
Marie Claire
14th December 2020
新一年 5個步驟教你訂立真正可行的目標 建立有意識的2021年
SCMP
29th November 2020
How to get over fear of intimacy: be open, patient and build trust over time to truly deepen your relationship
Vogue
13th November 2020
Understanding Hypnotherapy and Its Benefits With Sonia Samtani
Nana
12th November 2020
I got my Chakras aligned and this is what happened
Jessica
10th November 2020
為自己而活
Popbee
2nd November 2020
覺得人生沒有出路了嗎？美好的生活或許由從靈性覺醒開始！
Vogue Hong Kong
9th October 2020
認識什麼是催眠療法：專家 Sonia Samtani 希望改善都市人健康問題
SCMP
4th October 2020
Is your partner having an emotional affair? Cheating without sex – how to spot it and ways to avoid it
Marie Claire
24th September 2020
新冠肺炎下懷孕更焦慮？專家教你3招改變思維誕快樂寶寶
Cosmopolitan Hong Kong
8th September 2020
破解催眠10大迷思〡催眠治療師：催眠可找回前世記憶、治療各種心理問題
Vogue Hong Kong
19th August 2020
What Wellness Means to Me: Belinda Koo
Jessica
10th August 2020
如何保持動力 (即使萬般不願…)
Marie Claire Hong Kong
22nd July 2020
世界再壞也要好好過 催眠治療師教3招與身體建立關係從中獲得平靜
TImeOut Hong Kong
August 2020
Time Out Says
Compare Retreats Magazine
June 2020
Healing Your Inner Child & Balancing Feminine And Masculine Energy
Compare Retreats
11th May 2020
3 Hypnosis Centres In Hong Kong To Break Bad Habits
SCMP
3rd May 2020
How is the Coronavirus Affecting Your Relationship?
SCMP
8th April 2020
How the Corona Virus Might Change the World for the Better
LIV
10th March 2020
Good Vibrations: How to shop for Crystals in Hong Kong
SCMP
9th February 2020
Love During the Coronavirus
SCMP
2nd February 2020
How to Save a Relationship after Cheating and Get Sex Back on Track
Sunday Morning Post
12th January 2020
Resolutions to Help Reboot Your Relationship
LIV
10th March 2020
Good Vibrations: How to shop for Crystals in Hong Kong
A-Desiflava
January – February 2020
Bygones & Beginnings
A-Desiflava
November – December 2019
Mindful Mission
A-Desiflava
September – October 2019
Light Over Darkness
SCMP
13th October 2019
Why Hong Kong Protests are Driving Families Apart and How to Discuss the Issues without Anger
SCMP
29th September 2019
Conscious Dating: How to Find the Perfect Partner by Using Truthfulness, Integrity and Common Sense
SCMP
29th September 2019
A User’s Guide to
Conscious Dating
Hong Kong Confidential
24th September 2019
Episode 4: All About You
The Asian Entrepreneur
7th August 2019
Feature Article
LIV
2019
Around Town
SCMP
7th April 2019
A Better Way to Broach the Birds and the Bees
SCMP
7th April 2019
When to Talk to Kids about Sex and Benefits of Regular Open Discussion
SCMP
8th November 2018
Scared of Turtles? Petrified of Pigeons? How Phobias Happen, and What You Can Do if You Have an Irrational Fear
Asia Spa
September – October 2018
Feminine Forces
Sassy Mama
28th September 2018
What’s Your Emotional Trigger?
Sassy Mama
15th August 2018
Stress: How It’s Hurting You
and What to Do About It
Sassy Mama
9th July 2018
Mental Health and Stress: How Your Mind Affects Your
Overall Health
Compare Retreats Magazine
9th July 2018
How A Clinical Hypnotherapy Course Could Improve Your Wellness
Lifehacks
30th May 2018
From Aggravation To Elation – The Story Of Sonia Samtani
SCMP
4th October 2017
How to Cure a Fear of Flying: Virtual Reality Headsets Offer Alternative to Hypnotherapy, Breathing Exercises and Tapes
A-Desiflava
21st September 2017
Searching for Happiness Amidst the Stress
SCMP
15th November 2015
Hong Kong Hypnotherapist Unlocks Power of the Subconscious to Help
Change Lives
Virsa The Culture
September – October 2014
All About You Wellness Centre
The Edge
17th March 2014
All About You
Beyond Sindh Magazine
2014
Sonia Samtani Launches New Space for Wellness & Transformation in the
Heart of Kowloon
Global Health and Travel
July – August 2013
The Pursuit of Happiness
HKYantoYan
2nd December 2012
Basic Clinical Hypnosis by Sonia Samtani
The List
February, 2010
People List
Gafencu Coverage Report
December 2009
Big Bash Theory
SCMP
9th August 2008
You Have to Work on Yourself before Anyone Else
SCMP, HK
August 2006
A Crash Course in Courtship