Aromatherapy – bridging lifestyle medicine and functional medicine
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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Resilience
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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Julian of Norwich
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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To Flourish
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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World Gratitude Day
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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Mother Earth – creating harmony with nature
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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My Kokoro Is Sad
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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Indigenous rights and cultural appropriation
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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Easter in Sicily
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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A weekend in Hong Kong – Review of IFA Hong Kong Conference 2018
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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