January is ‘Get a Balanced Life Month’; well what exactly does that mean? For many of us our health both physical and emotional is top of the list. Many of us are living busy, fast paced lives which can leave us feeling mentally and physically unwell. Doesn’t...
Aromatherapy works through inhalation and skin absorption, and because of this there are many ways of using essential oils: By mixing together two or more essential oils you are creating a synergistic blend which can increase the potency without having to increase the...
When blending and mixing oils make sure to roll the bottle really well between your hands to thoroughly blend the oils together, turn the bottle upside down, then turn upright and give it another roll between your hands. To mix a massage blend: if you are using more...
January for most people means new beginnings and fresh starts. It is named after the Roman God Janus, the god of doors, corridors and beginnings, who is always portrayed with two faces, one looking back at the year past and the other looking forward at the year...
Yule takes place on or near the Winter Solstice, and many traditions are shared with Christianity and many pre Christian celebrations. The ancient Romans celebrated the solstice with a feast called Saturnalia. It was the Romans’ mid-winter knees up, a...
The word ‘solstice’ comes from Latin, solstitium meaning ‘sun stand still’ and marks the point at which the sun is exactly above the Tropic of Capricorn. The actual moment will occur around 10.02am on Monday December 21st in The UK. It is also known as the shortest...
Samhain is one of the major festivals of the Wheel of the Year, for many it is the most important festival of all. It is the third and final harvest festival of nuts and berries and is also a fire festival. Samhain is also known as All Hallow’s Eve, Shadowfest,...
“Designers want me to dress like spring, in billowing things. I don’t feel like spring. I feel like a warm red autumn.” – Marilyn Monroe. Autumn and Fall. We usually think of ‘fall’ as the American version of the word ‘autumn’, but it was...
As well as using the moon phases to track the passage of time, many cultures traditionally named each full moon. Here is one example: January The Wolf Moon – a time to protect loved ones, and family (also called storm moon)February The Chaste Moon –...
The ‘Season of mists and mellow fruitfulness’, so Keats described Autumn. A time to give thanks and celebrate the gathering of the year’s harvest. A time of cooling temperatures, shortening days and darkening nights. But when exactly does Autumn start?...
