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Author Archives: The Holistic Gardener
The garden as therapeutic space.
In the field of social and therapeutic horticulture, many people come to gardening as a break from stress, anxiety and fear, to break from those harmful preoccupations by participation with a more natural engagement. Gardening is the perfect distraction, the … Continue reading
Posted in Growing mindful
Tagged happyout, mental wellbeing, mindfulness, resilience gardening, therapeutic gardening, timeout
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Maskne (facial covering related breakouts)
Certainly the stress of the new normal and the additional home snacking and comfort eating occasioned by covid circumstances is contributing to more skin complaints and in particular pimple and acne breakouts but the essential and lifesaving wearing of masks … Continue reading
Posted in Gardeners beauty
Tagged acne, breakouts, irritated skin, mask wearing complications, maskne, pimples, skin care
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Growing a starter herb garden.
If the covid-19 pandemic has taught us something other than the precious fragility of human life and society, it is that as individuals and communities we need to become a little more self-reliant, a little bit more self-sufficient. A simple … Continue reading
DIY Antiviral liquid soap.
The regular use of hand sanitisers, soapy water and disinfectants may be keeping us safe from corona virus but our hands are paying a toll, one solution is to make or use more gentler soap, free from harsh chemicals and … Continue reading
Posted in Herbal Remedy Recipes
Tagged antiviral, castile soap, hand care, liquid soap, vegan handsoap
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Diy hand-replenishing lotion
With the frequency of handwashing amped up and the regular use of hand sanitisers and disinfectants becoming the new normal amid the covid pandemic, the irritation of those chemical agents and the stripping of our natural protective layers are leaving … Continue reading
Posted in Herbal Remedy Recipes
Tagged hand care, hand lotion, rose petal, skin health, witch hazel
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Diy hand sanitizer
So while spirit Alcohol (vodka, whisky etc) has long been utilized as a disinfectant and does exert strong antibacterial and milder antiviral activity, the strength/proof required to outright kill a virus is one found in the pharmacy/chemist as opposed to … Continue reading
the nature of things
“Mindfulness means paying attention in a particular way: on purpose, in the present moment, and nonjudgmentally.” – Jon Kabat-Zinn (American professor emeritus of medicine and mindfulness advocate.) Sure, mindfulness can be a relaxation technique – a way to attune to … Continue reading
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Tagged mindful gardening, mindfulness, original mind, the nature of things, zen in the garden
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dandelion – the official weed with official healing potential
Dandelion (Taraxacum officinalis) derives its name from the French for the lions tooth – dent-de-lion – the large toothed leaves are noticeably serrated but they also pack a medicinal bite with some potent bitter glycosides, terpenoids and a good complement … Continue reading
Posted in Plant profiles
Tagged dandelion, detox, garden forage, healthy weed, Taraxacum officinalis
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The solace of solitude.
“Solitude is an essential experience for the mind to organize its own processes and create an internal state of resonance. In such a state, the self is able to alter its constraints by directly reducing the input from interactions with … Continue reading
The way to be can be to do.
Lao Tzu, the Chinese Taoist philosopher (circa the 5th Century BC) is believed to have decreed that “The way to do is to be” – well the way to be can also be to do. I am a fan of … Continue reading
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Tagged circadian rhythm, mindful gardening, mindfulness, sacred space, seeds of mindfulness, zen raking
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