Fresh, delicious food; superb hospitality, adventure and some of the worlds’ most divine bathing culture.

Lavender is used to treat everything from sunburn to acne, keeps away moths in linens, and has a history of use in magic work. It was my ‘gateway’ essential oil.

Oats and Honey make for a nourishing face mask or scrub… gentler than clay but effective because oats have natural cleansing agents built in - and they calm irritated skin.

Breakdowns in the acid mantle cause dry, sensitive, irritated, cracked skin which is susceptible to infections: How it works…

Slowing down, creating with intention, and the pleasure of the progress is magic to me. I'm a huge fan of process and the beauty imbued in the making of something.

At the conclusions of the meditation, Aparna offered us coconut water and Rose + Date Laddoos. Nourishing for the body and the spirit. Recipe inside.

Touch is critical to our wellness. Touch soothes us, decreasing the markers of stress. Touch cultivates a feeling of safety and trust. Blogger Shante Fagans reflects on her revelation during a recent henna session.

We created our anointing oils as lavishly scented personal incense: saffron + rose, amber and sacred hinoki cypress oils.

We love that intersection of folk medicine and modern science. Get some science behind the magic of Moroccan Black Soap. Its a simple Castile soap paste made with plant fat and lye: olive and ash.

Nothing robs us of our capacity to experience joy like ‘what if’ and ‘if only’ - or that feeling of waiting for the other shoe to drop. It turns out there is a relationship to being happy, our capacity for joy and the practice of gratitude.

Henna is both mundane and sublime. And for some, henna is a healing experience.

“For fast-acting relief try slowing down”

Color Craving - maybe your body is telling you something

Missed our workshop? My gift to you - recipes + more for soaking salts

One way to have happiness is to make it yourself.

The quick way. The sciency way. Plus a recipe for fizzy foot soak.

A 100% janky free spirit for wearing on the body or creating rituals for home and peace of mind.

Easy whips for healthier skin, plus they’re fun and easy to make with ingredients you can source from the health food store.

Pumpkin Masque (use anytime of year, really)

When your skin smells sandalwood healing begins…