Whoop! Whoop! This is @Sharon Banfield who is currently studying for her Clinical Aromatherapy Diploma. Here in the UK, it is a 2 year course and includes various physical therapies. This weekend Sharon added KaHuna Bodywork to her existing therapies which include Experiential Healing Coach, Advanced/Clinical Reflexologist, Reiki Practitioner, Sport, Hot Stone, NLM, MLD and IHM massage. We had a lovely weekend, aided and abetted by @Katie and @Davina Salter who generously gave their time to be bodies for Sharon’s training. It’s always the same, bodies say “that’s been the best massage I’ve ever had.” “I never want any other massage again. “ As to students “this is the best massage to give, it’s physical, mental, emotional and spiritual.” Well done Sharon, you absolutely nailed it! I knew you would 🥰. As you learnt this weekend, it’s not just transformational for clients, it grants “freedom”, as you said, for the therapist to really bring change on every level to the client.

There were 8 of us and we had a fabulous time comparing what EO's, hydrosols and base products we all have, or go to, for minor injuries, infections, cuts and scrapes and more. We all learnt something new. It was also interesting how we all had the same "go-to" remedies for some specific ailments, like sunburn, and swore by them. It was also an evidentiary session..... aromatherapy in action and bringing to the table what works through experience. Thank you ladies, it was a lovely relaxed evening! @Jill Newman @Vicci C @Sharon Davis @Sharon Banfield @Gail Morgan @Ewa Skabek @Kathryn Lynnette Bales

Only a few of you here can attend sadly, but maybe I'll take a video and pop it in here. The woods will provide peace and tranquility. Dappled sunlight and birds chippering and the sound of the breeze through the leaves. I'll provide sniffy sticks with a unique blend of essential oils to ground you and a meditation to connect you to Mother Earth. We'll just go with the flow. There will be a fire to cook on, a Kelly Kettle to make brews. A pop up toilet for your convenience. Just bring yourself, a friend or two. Some food if you want. A blanket or chair to sit/lie on. Are you in? You'll need to contact me for directions to this magical woodland just outside Gloucester on the A40. Contact me direct for details. £20 per person.

I don't attend any huge natural health shows, I much prefer these smaller summer fete's that help raise funds, as in the case below, a local primary school in the next town down from me. I don't go to these type of events looking for business, I attend because I love the sense of community. Yes, I have my LaFuma chair and EO's at the ready and a parasol to keep the sun off the face while I do "Quick Fix" Reflexology. Its promising sunshine too. Bring it on! What do you do because you want to, not because you have to, and any "business" is just a bonus?

The 7 Dwarf blends came about towards the end of the "you know what" in 2021. Parents contacted me because their children were techy, argumentative and Grumpy. Others because their children had been quite the opposite, over-exuberant, hyped up and Happy. Home schooling was proving to be difficult too; children lacking focus, attention and generally Dopey. To others who could not adjust to their new daily routines, resulting in them being out of their normal circadian rhythms, nightmares and bad dreams making them fearful and not in the least bit Sleepy. One of the most worrying ones was the change in personality parents were seeing where their child had become fearful, shy, quiet, insecure, more introverted and Bashful. Children were still getting colds and other viruses and naturally parents were concerned in case it was ‘something else’. Typical symptoms were runny noses, head colds, sore throats and Sneezy. Finally, they also came to me for safer and more natural alternatives they could use as a preventative treatment against viruses and in natural hand sanitises, (oils were added to hydrosols, namely Jasmine) that would still do the job but without cracking their delicate skin. Well, I’m no Doc, but I did come up with a blend. Now go back and read those descriptions again please, as though you were reading it as remedies for yourself, the parent, the grandparent. See, they can help you too. Yes, this is a ‘sales pitch’ and I’m no Snow White, but a Fairy Godmother, hopefully! I put together these 7 blends of essential oils which are perfectly safe, no contraindications, for anyone from age 2 to old age into a set of 7 sniffy sticks. The "sales pitch"? You can either order the 7 sniffy sticks directly from myself, which will come in a lovely burlap bag. Send me a PM. OR you can buy the actual recipes, including a comprehensive 2 page explanation and directions for use over in the Classroom.