Are you suffering from lack of sleep or an overload of stress? These are two all-too-common, modern-day complaints that often go hand in hand.
Indeed, the stress/sleep relationship can be a vicious cycle. The more stressed you are - the harder...
Sleep & Relax
Sleep is as essential as food and water for your health and survival. It’s such a basic human function and yet far too many of us struggle to get the right amount and quality of sleep on a regular basis. This is because the way we live our...
Love is in the air
01
Feb
2018
Whether or not you are a fan of Valentine’s Day, for me personally, any chance to celebrate love is a wonderful thing. It’s why we are all here right? And what better way to show you care than with therapeutic plant oils; nature’s perfect gift,...
There’s nothing like a bit of stress to show your age. The effects of being constantly under pressure, too busy, pulled in all directions by this crazy pace of life can manifest not just emotionally, but also physically, by way of a tired,...
When I was a kid, we used to make those little lavender bags with my grandma. We would take a basket to the garden to gather the flower heads and raid mother's sewing bag for little pieces of fabric and lace. I remember the soft gentle fragrance...
What is stress? The definition of stress is not definitive but for most of us it is a word with negative connotations of being under a lot of pressure or feeling strung-out. Our big problem with stress is that we live in a culture that has...
Having started my journey with therapeutic plant oils back in the eighties when the whole ‘new-age’ hippy image was clouding the wider potential of aromatherapy, I have always strived to champion the professional and medicinal development of...
If you asked me to tell you about the most hedonistic personal habit that I have, the one that I simply could not be asked to give up, you would in fact be asking me about the single most important health practice in my life: sleep.
I absolutely...
As an event that is pretty much eclipsed in New Zealand by the Christmas festivities, some might want to be reminded that Summer Solstice is nearly upon us. Solstice is an important day on the natural health calendar As the pivotal moment of...
