I ran an 8 week aromatherapy course at Kennett Square Library in 2023 – this is what the attendees had to say about it (the library asked for their feedback): Book reviews: Your mind is somewhere else right now. It was somewhere else yesterday. It will be somewhere else tomorrowContinue Reading
I am super excited to announce that my first book is published! A new aromatherapy book out now on Amazon – on Kindle, paperback or hardback versions. If you have Kindle Unlimited then it’s free; otherwise the Kindle version is just $4.99, paperback $9.99 and hardback $20. I think everyoneContinue Reading
February 5, 2021 Well – if you ask me – organic every month, but the Soil Association are claiming September, since 2020, as Organic month and using it to educate people as to how and why they should go organic, particularly in food, but that also applies to skincare andContinue Reading
February 5, 2021 I have always loved honey, in all its pure forms – runny honey, solid honey, honeycomb….yum! The food industry never ceases to surprise me in the ways it tries to fool people into buying something they think is one thing, but in fact is a synthetic reproductionContinue Reading
This is a magical time of year on our property. Five acres of mixed areas of vegetation, some wooded, some wild, long grasses, shrubs and brambles, some grassed lawn and, of course, some horse paddocks. This time of year though is when all the wild flowers are out and theContinue Reading
As promised – the second, possibly most important reason (for me) I always keep a bottle of lavender on hand is for burns. Despite being married to a Medical Doctor, traditional western medicines have always been a last resort for me (and actually for him – now that should tell you something!) IContinue Reading
Lavender aromatherapy helps students get a good night’s sleep Just like all of us, college students experience anxiety and stress about workloads and relationships which can disrupt their sleep patterns. New evidence suggests that lavender essential oil may be a way to restore balance and aid sleep. Sleep problems are being assessedContinue Reading
So last week I succumbed, finally-after about 2 years deliberation, and bought a juicer. They are smaller and less expensive now than they were two years ago, plus I now have room to actually store one. I keep reading recipes which involve juicing something or other as part or allContinue Reading
Dry brushing is something I had heard about decades ago, but never actually knew anyone who did it. Over the years, however, I kept seeing it in magazines and I would see the brushes for sale in health stores – long handled ones for the body, small super soft onesContinue Reading
Allergy season is probably already upon us, certainly just around the corner and SO many people suffer from seasonal allergies that we really should be addressing the “why” and not just treating the symptoms. Approximately 40-60 million Americans suffer from what we call seasonal allergies, basically spring and autumn reactionsContinue Reading