Every Winter, I dream of chasing summer. Visions spring to life of a home on the other side of the world where I can run away from the cold and live in perennial warmth and comfort. If you feel the same, this post is for you! I sometimes wonder if I suffer from a touch of [...]
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Today’s essential oil spotlight shines on one of the ‘blue oils’, yarrow. And like its similarly-hued cousins German chamomile and blue tansy, it aligns with the colour psychology of indigo – intuition and perception – and it’s helpful for promoting focus during introspection. This makes it a great companion oil for meditation and tuning into our [...]
Do you walk with a spring in your step, or a slouch in your slide? Confidence makes all the difference in the world between the two – and all it takes is a shift in your outlook and attitude. But that shift could be quite a massive one. And when confidence is low, we’ll stop ourselves [...]
You’ve made your fitness goals and written them out. Maybe you’ve put reminders to yourself on your fridge door. Maybe even inside it! Now it’s time to do all you can to support your willpower and if you can choose naturally healthful drinks that empower you and help you to achieve those goals, you’re a smart [...]
Lemongrass is widely known, but how about red lemongrass? That’s the common name for Xiang Mao (pronounced ‘Shung Mao’). You’d easily think from the closeness of their botanical names that essential oils of lemongrass (Cymbopogon flexuosus) and red lemongrass (Cymbopogon citratus) would have similar key constituents and properties. Let’s take a closer look! They are both [...]
Ahh, we humans can’t seem to resist meddling in nature’s affairs in the quest for perfection and convenience. Did you know that modern wheat, which is hybridised to the hilt, has 42 chromosomes versus ancient einkorn which has never been hybridised and contains only 14 chromosomes? Is it any wonder that fiddling with nature and the [...]
Statistics are showing that we’re still slow to get the message that it’s vitally important to slip on sunnies, slop on sunscreen and slap on a hat. Such simple things to do but slopping on sunscreen still seems to be a drag to many of us. And a day at the beach can be potentially very [...]
Gaultheria procumbens. If this essential oil was an actor, the first thing its agent would do is come up with a stage name. Lucky for us, ‘common names’ are the botanical world’s equivalent, so we can call this mouthful ‘wintergreen’. And we do! Wintergreen is a wonderfully warm oil so it’s conveniently appropriate that its name [...]
Bathing is a daily ritual that’s easy to take for granted. Nowadays, we rarely even talk about how busy we are. It’s become a permanent state for the vast majority of us. Deliberately taking time out to smell the roses is so important, but if that’s constantly eluding you: better turn those daily must-do routines into [...]
