Deep Rest
Get so chill - your friends ask what you’re on (tell them it’s crazily deep-rooted grass called Vetiver)
the mindful essential oils edit
Yin Friday
Yes, Black Friday is about getting some good deals. But it’s primarily a big kick-off for the strong commerciality that Christmas has become associated with. A commerciality and buying frenzy that has many you’ll meet stressed to the max. At Yogandha, we are not having a Black Friday. We are having Yin Friday. What is Yin? Well, you know the yin-yang symbol? It’s the black in that symbol. What does the black/Yin in the Yin-Yang represent? It represents a darkness, a quietness, a moving inward. How nice would it be if Black Friday represented that? We are living in very Yang...
Why Frankincense for Christmas?
It’s a well-known story that the three Wise Men brought the gift of Frankincense to the birth of Jesus. How you ever wondered why is it that Frankincense could have been considered fit for a king? The answer is in the depth of its uses - from the every day daily rituals to helping fostering a meditative mind. It nurtures and protects mind, body and spirit. On one level, it has extremely practical uses & properties for self-care every day rituals: Boosts the immune system Re-generates the skin Improves digestion Reduces stress in the body Helps clear coughs and colds...
Essential Oils and Yoga for the Heart Chakra
The heart chakra is the Anahata or the fourth Chakra. It has usually taken quite a battering by others and even by ourselves with negative self-talk. Given this, it might seem ironic that Anahata is sanskrit for 'unstruck' or 'unhurt' - but this actually refers to the place that lies beneath all the pain - the place that experiences that sacred 'oneness' we can sometimes feel. Connecting with this must be the best feeling in the world? But we so often choose the other smaller path. Living from the place of hurt - because it feels safer - though we...
17 years ago today...
17 years ago today, I had the most incredible experience possible - I became a mama essential oils were part of every aspect - and I'm so glad they were as when I was in labour my sense of smell was on hyper-drive. everybody's is - but you don't always get to experience it in a more sterile environment. there was very little sterile 17 years ago today. when things were coming to a head, so to speak, all eyes were on me, so no one noticed George, the large Rhodesian Ridgeback wander into the room I remember part of that intense energy-management...