the mindful essential oils edit

it's that time again - when the unstructured summer abruptly switches to scheduled days. possibly to 'get in the car!' and 'did you forget your.......'? when you're packing the pencil case - please pack a salute in there not just because students have been using rosemary for concentration, improved memory and...

today is august first - in the celtic calendar, lughnasa. it marks the day about halfway between summer solstice and autumn equinox. it has always been a great festival time - the last celebration of the summer - marking harvest, and the beginning of the dying of the light. it's a time...

what a feast the Olympics are - every stroke, stride, backflip, volley, reach and the stories. the number of hours of dedication, the setbacks overcome, the strength of will, the pure intentionality. and it's great timing for this feast - because of all points of the year - THIS is the best...

itchy skin, raised red bumps and skin discomfort due to hives and allergic reactions can be one of the most irritating and uncomfortable experiences. and we make it even worse by starting to scratch that itch. today we will explore how essential oils can help hives. what are skin irritations...

I have recently undergone the trauma in life known as 'wisdom tooth extraction'...   I wanted to know that I was doing the most I could to get better as fast as I could, and what better way then to use the power of essential oils. using a mixture of warm...

this week is mental health awareness week and the movement to de-stigmatize and increase awareness and acceptance of mental health issues has never been more evident.  it is very frustrating that there are not considerably more research studies into the effects of essential oils on mental health. we know how essential...

now that we're well into march - if you're in the northern hemisphere - it's high time for a detox. so why is this a particularly good time to cleanse over other times of the year? the answer really is inside yourself - with how you're feeling. it is of course still...

this weekend it's mothers day in this part of the world! I was wondering if you knew which oil is called the 'mother of oils'. you can possibly guess... which oil is quietly multi-functioning? in fact, does more than most other oils combined... is a catalyst that settles almost every situation... pulls together extremes -...

Women are heads of state - but in only 20 countries. The pay gap has reduced - but minimally in the past decade. And fiscal inequality goes further... In 2018 women-founded businesses raised $2.88 billion in funding. Sound good? This represented 2.2% of the funding raised. Video footage of the...

We're fast approaching the vernal equinox and this year it happens to fall on world happiness day.  World happiness day may sound strange or trite and you may not be aware that it falls on March 20th every year (not always on vernal equinox).   The united nations general assembly...

When we smell essential oils, the fragrant molecules hits our smell receptors which are actually inside the brain. Essential oils stimulate the olfactory system, the part of the brain responsible for our sense of smell. Molecules that enter our nose or mouth pass to the lungs, and from there, to other parts of the body...

The amazing thing about Yogandha Oils is that they work on a very physical level through the base oils and the specially created essential oil blends. But the essential oils are also working through the olfactory system and the brain. They have an actual mental or emotional effect too. Detox contains essential...

What about taking Monday off? Spend the day eating blueberries and watching Le Grand Bleu? Because this Monday is Blue Monday!!! And while that may be epic when it's a New Order tune - when it's just another day - it's considered to be the single toughest day of the year. And given...

You'll probably have read, or seen that there's not much interest in Dry January this year. “Dry January” is a month when many people voluntarily stop drinking alcohol after the excesses of December and start the new year on a sober, clearer, more refreshed and healthy note. But booze is a depressant -...

Autumn calls for a cosy fire. A fire to keep us warm and bring brightness and light. As the days grow shorter, cooler and darker the fire is a perfect reminder of drawing inwards and gaze into the light. Mother Nature and our natural instincts guide us. Autumn is time...