Blog — aromatherapy

Written by Marilee Nelson SURELY YOU’RE FAMILIAR WITH ONE OF THESE SCENARIOS: THE SCENTED CANDLE THAT WON’T GO AWAY You walk into a store full of scented candles. They smell so fresh and lovely, but a few minutes later, your nose starts to itch and you are starting to get a headache. You notice that you’re having a harder time focusing on anything and you start to feel light-headed. You end up buying a candle and leaving, feeling better as soon as you walk out the door. A few days later, the smell of your new candle is on everything:...

Hometown: Auckland, NZ Star Sign: Aries (Monkey in Chinese horoscope!) I start my day with Coconut oil pulling, a WOD (Workout Of the Day from 2mins to 50mins depending on time available) and lighting my vaporiser! I relax with Instant Calm and either watching a good movie or going for a run to clear my head!

Written by Alison Bell I have just returned from a very special experience, a week long retreat with the fabulous Kim Morrison of Twenty8 Essentials and 11 other wonderful souls. The retreat was set in Byron Bay and was aptly named the Sensory Retreat. I learnt so many incredible things about self care, self love, rituals in daily life, aromas, oils and varying personality types, but most importantly I learnt to laugh. Most of us have forgotten how to laugh whole heartedly, unashamedly and continuously. I'm not talking about just for a moment, I'm talking about multiple times a day, every...