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Aromatherapy
April 26, 2024
Aromatherapy – bridging lifestyle medicine and functional medicine
I have been asked to speak to a group of undergraduate doctors in their final year of study about aromatherapy. I am both ecstatic and honoured to share my passion for aromatherapy with a group of ...
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General
April 26, 2024
Resilience
This morning I came across a beautiful heartfelt article in the Guardian by Chibundu Onuzo reflecting on the last two years of the pandemic, and how she has come to appreciate the character trait ...
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General
April 26, 2024
Julian of Norwich
In the midst of the long-extended lockdowns that we were experiencing in most places in Australia, I did an online search which involved the words - pandemics, mental health and spirituality. At th...
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General
April 26, 2024
To Flourish
I have always been passionate about aromatherapy as it allows me to flourish; however, what does it mean to flourish?For example, this year we have just established an aromatic garden and it is so ...
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Essential Oils
April 26, 2024
World Gratitude Day
Today is World Gratitude Day. It is wonderful that a day has been dedicated to gratitude. Today, and I hope every day, we can find reasons to express our gratitude. Researchers have now identified ...
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General
April 26, 2024
Mother Earth – creating harmony with nature
The concept of biophilia suggests humankind is shaped both cognitively and emotionally through the interactions with nature. However, the prevailing view held by many Western societies is that huma...
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General
April 26, 2024
My Kokoro Is Sad
This is the most difficult message I have ever had to write. I was hoping time would heal, but sometimes it cannot. My kokoro is sad. Kokoro, by the way, is a beautiful Japanese word relating to th...
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General
April 26, 2024
Indigenous rights and cultural appropriation
One of the very important issues that Thayer addresses in her thesis, The Adoption of Shamanic Healing into the Biomedical Health Care System in the United States, is the appropriation of indigenou...
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General
April 26, 2024
Easter in Sicily
In 2013, Carolyn and I took my Dad back to Italy for his 80th birthday to visit the town where he had spent his childhood. It was wonderful to reconnect with my family in Sicily during Easter.
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Conferences
April 05, 2024
A weekend in Hong Kong – Review of IFA Hong Kong Conference 2018
A weekend in Hong Kong – Review of IFA Hong Kong Conference 2018
On the 24 and 25 March 2018, I had the honour of speaking at the IFA conference held in Hong Kong. It is so exciting to see how...
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