

Winter Herbal Allies
Here are some of the most supportive, easy to grow winter herbs to bring into your home and your healing through winter.


Winter: The season of rest, reflection and quiet renewal
Winter reminds us to reclaim what our ancestors knew: Healing happens in the quiet. Growth begins in the dark. Renewal starts with rest.


The Beautiful Flower Essences
Flower essences were created by Dr Edward Bach in the early 1900's. They are plant and flower based remedies that can assist in managing the emotional demands of everyday life. Each of the 38 beautiful remedies helps with a specific emotion and combinations of essences can be tailored to all of our very individual emotional needs. Life can present many challenges and sometimes we need a little help to stay in balance and move forward; that’s when Dr Bach's Flower Essences ca


What is Kinesiology?
Kinesiology is a dynamic modality encompassing ancient wisdom from eastern traditions and modern knowledge from western science. A form of energy balancing that combines the knowledge of Chinese acupuncture, modern chiropractic, osteopathy, nutrition, psychology and the subtle energy bodies (chakras). It promotes physical, mental, emotional and spiritual health emphasising health maintenance, disease prevention, client education and client responsibility. Kinesiology uses ge


A great well-being eating plan
What goes into a great well-being eating plan? There are 6 simple principles that qualified nutritionists follow to ensure you are getting all of your daily requirements of both energy to keep you going and nutrients to feed your cells and keep them healthy. Principle 1. Adequacy Providing enough energy and nutrients through food to supply what is needed by the body and replenish what is lost through daily activity. Principle 2. Balance Providing enough varieties of foods


The Nutritional Assessment
A really well balanced, highly nutritious whole food eating plan is beneficial in both healing of the body and mind as well as prevention. A qualified nutritionist is well equipped to help you find the best nutritional solutions to suit your health and future wellness. So what exactly happens in a nutritional assessment? The four processes usually involved in nutritional assessments are: We gather historical information including a health history directly from the client.


Golden Oat and Almond Scrub
This golden body scrub is great for removing dead or flaky skin and stimulating circulation. Use it all over before a shower or as a treatment for those dry patches around elbows and feet. Ingredients: 2 tablespoons oats 2 tablespoons almond meal 2 teaspoons Himalayan salt 3 tablespoons homemade calendula oil Blend all dry ingredients in a food processor, nutribullet or coffee grinder until a course powder is formed. Add the calendula oil and mix. Take some of the mixture


Gorgeously Golden Calendula Oil
This gorgeously golden oil can be used on its own or as an ingredient in salves, lip balms, creams and ointments. Ingredients: Dried Calendula flowers (Calendula officinalis) Olive oil Cleaned, sterilised, dry jar with lid A gorgeously sunny windowsill Place the calendula flowers into the jar. You can dry them yourself if you have them in your garden by placing them in a humidifier or air drying on a rack. Alternatively, they can be purchased from dried herb suppliers. Fill


Skin Super Smoothie
Goji Berries contain vitamins A and C, beta carotene, selenium, iron, essential fatty acids and fiber. They help to build collagen, nourishing and plumping up the skin and the antioxidants have an anti aging action. They have been used in Traditional Chinese medicine for their nourishing properties making them a great skin super food. This green smoothie recipe is loaded with skin nourishing ingredients. 1/2 cup of coconut water or filtered water 1/2 frozen banana 1 cup of


Skin Vitality
Our skin is a beautiful, dynamic protector. Covering our body, preventing pollutants, chemicals and bacteria from entering, regulating our body temperature, helping to remove toxins, absorbing nutrients, manufacturing vitamin D and providing information to our brain through touch. It is constantly growing, breathing and changing. Our skin can be a good indicator of our internal health and well-being. A diet lacking in nutrients, poor hydration, stress, allergies and inflamma




