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Essay: exploring community care and connection with nature as a portal to positive actions for our natural world.
Lately, I’ve been curious as to how nature-based healing practices might generate greater connections with nature and with one another, and whether this might inspire more pro-environmental behaviours and care for the world we live in.
Review: Aromatherapist in a Box
I was lucky enough to receive an Aromatherapist in a Box from Jo Kellett, the author and a long standing teacher, colleague and friend of mine. I’d been wanting to get my hands on it ever since it was published earlier this year, and it did not disappoint!
What is smell? An excerpt from “The Healing Power of Scent”
Read an excerpt from my new book, The Healing Power of Scent, on the Herbal Reality website…
How to heal muscles and joints with essential oils
How to heal muscle and joint pain with essential oils
Essential oils for restful sleep
Poor sleep affects all of us at some point in life. Thankfully, essential oils can provide safe and soothing relief. In this article, I share how it works and some recipes to try yourself.
Essential oils and sustainability: Challenges, opportunities, solutions
With the rise in popularity of essential oils and aromatherapy, how can we ensure the products we use are sustainable, and that we protect the valuable plants we use in our therapeutic settings?
Essential oils for inflammation
Learn about the different types of inflammation and how to treat them naturally using aromatherapy and essential oils
Digital marketing for therapists
Digital marketing for therapists
Winter warmers: aromatherapy for respiratory health in cold & flu season
Find out how to use aromatherapy and essential oils to help prevent and treat winter respiratory illnesses such as colds, flu, and COVID-19.
A taste of sea air…
Learn how to make a seaside-inspired infused wild foraged herbal gin.
How-To Series: DIY simple face massage
In this video I show you how to do a DIY facial massage to stimulate lymph, increase circulation, boost your skin’s glow and enhance lymphatic drainage of waste metabolites.
Caring for your mind, body & soul as we emerge from lockdown
We explore how to practice good care for our health and wellbeing as we emerge from lockdown.
Botanical Cocktail Hour: spring sipping
If like me, the recent arrival of sunny weather has made you all excited about warmer evenings, walks in nature and of course the botanical delights which are emerging at the moment, you might like to try out my pretty spring cocktail recipe which is inspired by the joys of spring.
Addressing anxiety with aromatic herbs
Anxiety can wreak havoc when we're least expecting it - at work, in our relationships, when we're just out doing our grocery shop - and the results can be very distressing. With this in mind, I've put together some of my top herbal go-tos which have helped me enormously throughout various bouts of anxiety and depression throughout my adult life.