Did you know, just like our gut (and the soil), our skin has a microbiome too. We have trillions of friendly living microorganisms on our skin that create an invisible eco-system to maintain health and balance. That includes over 1000 bacterial species and over 80 fungi species! Just imagine that for a moment! The greater the diversity, the healthier and …
|| NATURAL IMMUNITY|| There has been a lot of news recently about the spread of sickness, bringing many disruptions and fear on a global scale. Most of this news is fear based and disempowering. I prefer to share knowledge that empowers and encourages others to take positive action from a place of understanding. Firstly, fear & stress actually weaken our …
For the most part, I avoid sunscreen but I do use Young Living’s water resistant sunscreen when surfing for a few hours and my homemade sunscreen for everything else. I completely avoid the other toxic stuff and I send my children to school with little bottles of homemade sunscreen to use when they are told they have to wear it. Do …
The past few years have been filled with exploration and discovery around meditation and affirmations. I originally stumbled upon meditation on my journey with God in prayer. One thing led to the next and before I knew it, meditation became an essential practise that has brought me so much grounding, clarity, peace and inspiration. For me, meditation can take me …
This weekend I got to enjoy some blissful grounding on the west coast of New Zealand. Spring has arrived and it’s time to ditch those shoes for beach walks (I do try shoeless walks in winter but when your feet are frozen, every shell on the beach is painful). My feet relished the textures and sensations of walking barefoot on …