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Daffodills

The 1st of march is St Davids day celebrating the patron saint of Wales. St. David’s mission was in the 6th century he founded a monastic order with some pretty strict rules, insisting that monks had to pull the plough … Continue reading

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Mindfullness – What it Means

This phrase crops up regularly in all manner of media. Apparently, it is something we should all be aware of us concerning ourselves and life. Continue reading

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WHAT IS THE IMMUNE SYSTEM

Today most of us talk about the immune system.  We talk about it as some sort of computer programme as though it can be found like the liver or the heart.  Nothing could be further form the truth.  In fact, … Continue reading

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REGULATIONS LAWS AND SAFETY IN AROMATHERAPY

REGULATION In recent times patients, consumers, the public, therapists, practitioners, have been reminded by the Labour government that there is need for more regulation. This has played well with the European Union Commission which, by its nature, is a regulator … Continue reading

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CELLULITE

 Images are constantly presented to the consuming public of sveldt people without creases or wrinkles in sight. Models are shown in glossy magazines without a blemish. A smooth, honed, toned shape is air brushed or computer enhanced to the original … Continue reading

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The Green Man & Fragrance of Christmas

Christmas in the Green It was New Years Day, the Great Hall doorway bedecked in the red and green of Ivy, holly and red berry shadow the portent felt to come. The wind slithers its chill beneath the oaken door … Continue reading

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Animals Just Nose About

Noses instead of Eyes? Animals use their noses to focus their sense of smell, much the same way that humans focus their eyes, new research at the University of Chicago shows. A research team studying rats found that animals adjust … Continue reading

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On Weddings

The Wedding Tradition Weddings are a time of celebration and hopefully happiness.  Around the world there are many traditions and ways of celebrating but all share the same core of making public proclamation that two people have come together attesting … Continue reading

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Learning a Language is Not so Easy

LANGUAGE DIFFICULTIES From what age can you remember things? How do your earliest memories affect you? At what age does memory in a recollective sense begin? In the dim recesses of my mind I recall RAF uniforms, warm secure times … Continue reading

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Synthesis and Aromatherapy

The NATURAL PHILOSOPHY OF SYNTHESIS       In the world of cosmetics the phrase ‘synthetic’ has come to mean something bad and to be avoided. It smacks of Chemistry and man made disease causing agents. Nothing could be further from the truth … Continue reading

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Bees & What They Do

HIVE PRODUCTS The native British bees are also found in, say, places like Norway and Sweden, so they are well adapted to the British climate. A bee keeper will selectively breed looking for a hive where the workers come out … Continue reading

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Aromacosmetology – St Louis lecture

Aromacosmetology™ I have long put forward the view that Aromatherapy suffers from problems related to its definition.  The term Aromatherapy is today a place where many practices flourish and shelter.  It seems like only yesterday that the large corporations, cosmetic … Continue reading

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