Spring, season of revival, renewal, fast change, expansive & creative energy! Here I am taking the principles of Wood – the element of spring to choose 5 essential oils that by nature will help you harness the energy of this season… So what is the Wood Elemental season?! In Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) The Element of Wood is connected to Spring – the season for expansion & creative energy, this warm, bright, upward yang energy starting to rise in nature and in us! Think of the rising sap in the trees, new shoots, breaking into blossom, this season we leave behind the cool, down ..read more

I recently used Chamomile to ease severe unexpected period pains IT WORKED – FAST AND EFFECTIVELY!! Recently I had a really bad period pain cramps attack, it came on suddenly and HARD, it was excruciating. This used to happen to me regularly especially after times of hight stress, (and eating to much but I’ve have not had an episode like it for many years and this floored me, literally! The pain was so bad my only sanctuary was writhing on the cold bathroom floor! I pulled a full whitey, the pain felt like actual contractions, I was in a cold sweat with agonising panic, thinking HOW in the wo ..read more

Gentle but powerful – give calming Chamomile to the soul that cant be comforted by anything, the soul that knows they needs something, but doesn’t know what it is they need… Psst… for those that need or prefer to listen, there is an audio recording here I recently had a holistic aromatherapy consultation with a customer, she was worried about burn out, she wanted help to ease feelings of anxiety caused by chronic stress and to help her nervous system to feel more regulated. Emotionally she felt stuck, agitated, irritated and deeply frustrated, finding it hard to stay asleep. Physically her ..read more

Moving into 2024, I have been feeling rather low, uninspired and stuck in both mood, mind and energy. Intuitively I was drawn to my Juniper Berry Essential oil – fortifying, cleansing and inspiring — physically, emotionally and energetically . Reaching for my little bottle of Juniper oil to see if it was the right oil to help me, I gave it a sniff and yes, this was the one! I really connected with it and felt an instant lift. In this post we take a deeper look into this inspiring rich oil with, purifying, releasing qualities and along interesting history. Common Juniper – Juniperus communis T ..read more

Here are 10 Aromatherapy books that I really value and use most frequently within my aromatherapy practice and for creating bespoke products using essential oils. They come from an energetic and emotional point of view which you might find really useful, particularly when starting out as you can blend by how the oils make you feel rather than with out exact science. (You should still take are to follow standard safety guidelines, start with Julia Lawless books for this) Emotional Healing with Essential Oils by Leslie Moldenauer Perfect little book to get you started. What I love about this bo ..read more

This fascinating post is by 15yr old George, telling his first-hand experience of experimenting with specific essential oils to help enhance his studying for mock GCSE’s. Brilliantly written up by his sister Stella. “I did a little research for studying and the brain, as I need all the help I can get! Scents and smells trigger memories. So I experimented with a scent per subject during my revision, homework and with a tutor at home sometimes. My room diffuser pumps away with Lavender for History, as it reminds me of old people. Dad comes up and interrupts me with a remark, ‘smells nice up here ..read more

Have you ever wanted to have a go at making your own clothes or bag?… Then you will love Nadien Klages Wond’er Worker Workshops! You can have a go at making, upcycling and repairing clothes, and the workshops give you access to sewing machines! Nadien’s Wond’er Workshops are based in Hackney Wick, you can bring along something you have been meaning to repair, convert, upcycle or start from scratch! She focusses on using natural and sustainable fabrics and helps you find fun ways to repair or restyle preloved clothes. I took a pattern for an oversized tote bag that I bought from the Pattern R ..read more

Our feet are our roots, our foundation, they carry us, our feet help us to move forward, find stability, take steps, jump, stand up, balance, change direction. “The foot has 52 bones, thats 1/4 of all the bones in your body. It also has 33 joints, 19 muscles and 107 ligaments, it’s a wonderful, complex and incredible mechanical achievement.” Our feet ground us to mother earth, our point of connection to the mighty healing magnet. Connected to our root and sacral chakra. Common phrases that use feet – Finding your feet, Your best foot forward, feet first, where do you stand? Loosing your foot ..read more

FREE Drop-in Community Workshop – Trowbridge Gardens 1 Trowbridge Road, Hackney Wick · London, · E9 5LD Date – Fri 17th Mar, 11-12:30pm Come along and make yourself up a skin smoothing body scrub with me, Suzie of soothe-me.com, create your scrub from natural sustainable ingredients – Organic Sugar, Dead Sea Salt, Himalayan Pink Salt Salt, Magnesium Flakes, Coffee Grinds, cold pressed oil all mixed up in your choice of an and up-cycled jar Any donations you make will go to support Little Village Little Village does an amazing job of supporting families with babies and children under five livi ..read more

We had such fun making aromatherapy body scrubs from natural sea salt, sugar & coffee grinds! This fun & free community workshop was held at the lovely space inside Trowbridge Gardens and helped raised money for Little Village Little Village are based in London and run a baby bank network, collecting, sorting and passing on pre-loved clothes and equipment.  Parents are also supported by our dedicated signposting and guidance team, who offer advice and links to other services. In addition, we work with families to share their stories and campaign to fix the systems that t ..read more