How to do the festive season your way
By Alice Johnsen. EVERY year Christmas is preceded not just by Advent but by a steadily building pressure cooker. From…
Meditations in nature: Sounds of the Stour
Autumn has drawn to a close, and yet as I write this some of the trees are still wearing…
The times have been a-changing…
By Alice Johnsen. I’m seeing a recurrent theme with clients at the moment. It’s about the recovery from lockdown. Not…
Meditations in nature: A walk through time in the Avalon Marshes
By Susie Curtin. I feel like a change of scene today. So, I pack a picnic and set off for…
Herb ‘destroys’ the taste of sugar
By Fiona Chapman. Gymnema sylvestre is an Ayurvedic herb which means ‘sugar destroyer’. This is because if you take it,…
Meditations in nature: In search of colour
By Dr Susie Curtin. Today the sky is the colour of my mood, dark, heavy and full of tears. But…
We must never forget their sacrifice
By Alice Johnsen. Tyne Cot Cemetery lies about 10km outside Ypres. First appearances are of a relatively normal beautifully kept…
Major health benefits of mushrooms
By Fiona Chapman. It is mushroom and toadstool season. This damp weather has really encouraged all the fungus to grow…
Space can bring clarity and progress
by Alice Johnsen. October is a favourite month for many of us. It is the calm between the rush and…
Meditations in nature: The lizards of Hambledon Hill
by Susie Curtin. Mid-October, and the early morning sun throws a golden light over the Vale. Autumn has begun with…
