This year marks ten years since I qualified as a Medical Herbalist. When I was planning to move to Barbados, I was worried that I wouldn't be able to source the herbs I was familiar with using and that I would be lost with the local herbs. During her recent lecture, the Healing Plants of the Ancestors, Dr Sonia Peter highlights how we are in danger of losing our biocultural knowledge.

Why do couples who have been married for decades seemingly die within hours of each other? Why do we change our footsteps in sync with the person we are walking with? Could the answers lie in our heart beat?

Detoxing or cleansing in its various forms, has been practised for thousands of years for health, spiritual and religious purposes. How can detoxing help cleanse our bodies, our minds and our environment?

Expressing our sensuality is far more than just sex. It is about connecting us with our bodies, with our emotions, with our truest expressions. It is about self-love and self-care and enhancing this immense healing energy. 

Thanks to my mum, I have grown up with the belief that Aloe vera can cure just about anything. (And she was probably right!)

This rosemary hair oil is a simple infused oil that can be used as a deep conditioner, or daily hair or beard oil.

A speedy smoothie with titillating properties

When I first started studying complementary therapies, the emphasis seemed to be on using medical equipment such as stethoscopes to listen to a person’s heart. Although this method of diagnosis is extremely valuable, there seemed to be something I was missing