This website provides general information and discussions about health, nutrition and related subjects. The information and other content provided in this website, or in any linked materials, are not intended and should not be construed as medical advice, nor is the information a substitute for professional medical expertise or treatment.
If you or any other person or animal has a medical concern, you should consult with your health care provider or seek other professional medical treatment. Never disregard professional medical advice or delay in seeking it because of something that you have read on this website or in any linked materials. If you think you may have a medical emergency, call your doctor, vet or emergency services immediately.
The opinions and views expressed on this website are ours and ours only. They have no relation to those of any academic, hospital, health practice or other institution.
Intolerance and the 4 Agreements
Last week I wrote about my concerns with the increasing levels of intolerance in the world at large and how I as an individual can approach it and try, in my own small way, to shift the needle back to...
Are we at war?
I feel very disturbed and saddened at the growing level of hatred and intolerance. Lately it seems to be exploding everywhere and in every corner of life around me; friends, family and stranger...
Finding peace through the Four Agreements
For some time now I have been consciously trying to incorporate the Four Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz into my life, but a recent situation with someone showed me just how deep my domestication/condit...
Feng Shui & a slowly boiling Frog
I (sometimes) love how I get to play with my environment and my reaction to it on a daily basis. The “sometimes” is when I feel resourced to be able to cope with it and when I don’t have the resource...
Mantras
Deva Premal – Gayatri Mantra (30 Min Meditation)
Mantras, whether chanted, whispered or spoken silently, are a powerful meditation tool which help keep us and our bodies focused on ...
Healing and balancing through sound
Although I had always found comfort, solace and peace in music in general, and in particular songs that spoke to me, my formal introduction to sound healing and the recognition of it’s power cam...
Using Music to uplift
Last week I shared a song “Already Enough” which spoke to me. https://youtu.be/a7b27Pb2FJ4
Not being enough is one of my core fears/beliefs which can raise its head for me to look ...
Emotions and Creativity
I’ve been following Karla McLaren, M.Ed for a short while now and am loving her work. Her recent blog “Learning to flow with your emotions means learning to flow with yourself” spok...
Embracing Creativity
In the past I didn’t allow myself to think of myself as a creative person. That was reserved for my Dad and Katrina, both of whom are very talented artists. But recently I have come to understand that...
What kind are you?
Lately I’ve been referring to myself as a tortoise. I can really relate to the way a tortoise moves slowly but surely and pulls back inside its shell when it needs to. This is how I see myself inter...
Cultivating peace and letting go …..
Being mindful for me is stepping away from the noise in my head, being aware of my thoughts, my feelings, my body sensations and my surroundings; and accepting all of these without judgment; allowing ...
Where is my power 2
One of the tagline words we use is Inspire. Our thoughts when starting out was to share what had inspired us to make changes in our lives and what their impact had been so as to possibly inspire some...
Where is my power 1
Growing up with a nurse for a mom meant I didn’t get away with pretending to be sick, but getting sick meant that I got special attention and time out. So this became a learnt pattern for me, showing...
Milk Thistle
Last week I talked about my health journey and how it led to understanding my liver and giving it some love to help it and the rest of me heal. Along the way I have found many supplements useful parti...
Loving my liver
It is said our livers are the generals of our bodies. They control and direct so many functions (more than we can ever hope to truly understand) and are the true work hub of our bodies. Yet in the pas...
My love-hate relationship with plastic
There are so many uses for plastic from storage boxes to food containers to holding my favourite bath scrub to my keyboard to all sorts of things. As I sit and write this I’m looking at so many thing...
Avoiding herbicides and pesticides
After tackling the products we used in the house to help our dog Leo, ourselves and our environment, next on my list was the garden. This was a tougher job than I had thought, not only in finding alte...
What chemicals are on your floors?
When our beloved dog Leo was diagnosed with epilepsy my journey into natural products and healing began. I had previously paid little attention to what products I used other than to advertising which ...
Connecting to the source of my power
This is a hard topic for me. I think it should be something so easy and yet for me it’s not. I felt compelled to write something about this, as for me it follows on to self love. Yet getting the wo...
Rose Scent
I used to think using rose scent was old-fashioned and “stuffy”. Beautiful flowers to look at (and receive 😃) and a nice scent, but not something I was going to infuse or put on my skin, thank you!
&n...
Journeying from Self Neglect to Self Care
Conscious living has been creeping into my awareness and life for quite a while now. Though the element of self care has for the most part eluded me. I’m really good at putting others first, modelle...
Self love through being impeccable with my word
I don’t make New Year’s resolutions anymore. I have in the past set them with good thought or intention, but within a short period of time they go out the window and I’ve come to understand that this ...
Letting go…
“Release the need to replay a negative situation over and over again in your mind.”
Phew, I don’t know about you, but this is something I have really, really struggled with – and still do. I can...
Lightening the load in homes and offices
Much like our physical bodies can get overloaded with stress so can our environment. We humans are not always aware nor practising self containment so our thoughts, emotions and patterns can be left ...
Lightening the load
Do you sometimes or often feel tired, drained, grumpy for no reason or just plain out of sorts with no idea where it came from? Or perhaps you’re like me where I overeat in social situations trying to...
My beach of gold
I have always found meaning in song lyrics, with some speaking to me and whatever is going on in my life at the time being particularly relevant. The song “A Beggar on a Beach of Gold” by Mike + The M...
Saying goodbye…
Animals are sentient beings. They are Souls in a physical body exactly the same as we are and they come here to earth for a reason, just as we do. More often than not that reason is to assist us human...
Can we understand animals emotions?
Tippy loves sunbeams (left)
Jock and Tippy today (right)
My family moved homes in 2019 after being in the same home for 22 years. It was a huge move (read more he...
Energy healing for animals
Animals are unique Souls who are here on their own journey and to support you on yours. They are highly empathic, absorb our stress and are attuned to our moods. Sometimes the issues they have mirror...
You’re feeding him vegetables??
“Was that a carrot?” asked my son in disbelief as Leo raced past him with his treasure. “Yup” I replied with a grin as Leo raced inside again for another. Oh to have so much energy and love of vegetab...
Pets eat fruit???
Yes, absolutely! Shortly after we switched Leo’s diet to a home based one we had to make an emergency trip to South Africa and at the last minute put Leo in a kennel as we had no one who could care fo...
What am I feeding my pet?
Initially when our beloved Leo was diagnosed with epilepsy (you can read our story here), I knew I didn’t want to automatically put him on epilepsy medication without trying to figure out if there was...
Moving house
Wow… although moving home is in the top 5 biggest stressors in life, little did I realise the impact of the energetic stress relating to it would have on me.
We had bought our first home in 199...
The Sunflower and the Butterfly
This image always makes me smile. It uplifts and inspires me everytime I see it.
The sunflower for me is a magical flower, so full of life in so many ways, besides its multitude of seeds (shar...
Shame – Family and/or Church?
From my current perspective on life I view the birth of a child as a miraculous experience, a pure wonder and joyful occurrence. But that wasn’t quite how I was brought up, nor was it my experience a...