At this time of uncertainty and ‘out of the ordinary’, lots of us are finding it particularly hard to get to sleep at night. This could be down to many different factors: maybe you are worried about events happening the next day, maybe you forgot to plan your next home-schooling session, maybe your sleep pattern has gone out of the window since having to work/study from home or perhaps there is just too much on your mind for you to be able to switch off at night. Aromatherapy

Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) can be very common at this time of year, it can include symptoms of not being able to get up in the morning, not being able to complete tasks or even start them, overeating, lack of energy and withdrawal from friends and family. Scientists have not found one specific cause of SAD, but it has been most strongly linked to reduced levels of serotonin, an important “feelgood” neurotransmitter. Serotonin is a hormone that help to stabilise the moo

Picking your first lavender bunch of the year is such a wonderful moment; Summer’s looming round the corner, evenings are longer, flowers' sweeter, and sunsets' brighter! In fact, this is my favourite time of the year (and it’s around my Birthday!). The best time to cut our lavender is when only some of the flowers have come out to say hello. Most of the buds shouldn’t’ve bloomed just yet. Cut as far down to the bottom of the stems as you can, this enables your lavender to ha

Recently, I have completed some more research about a common factor that has been coming up with many of my clients: Lower back pain. Aromatherapy massage can release tension, improve muscle tone and help ease and relax this pain, but I wanted to look further into what causes the pain and how I can help my clients even more! There are two types of lower back pain, Chronic and Acute. Chronic pain means the client has been suffering for about 12 weeks or more. Acute pain is som

Lavender (Lavendula angustifolia) is a beautiful essential oil, beneficial for so many different conditions. Its extraction method is steam distillation of the flowers and stalks. Lavender is from the Lamiaceae plant family which is the mint family. Lamiaceae essential oils help to treat headaches, muscular problems and nasal congestion. The medicinal properties of scented plants, flowers and woods were known to many civilisations including Greece, Rome and Egypt. They were u