Category: My Diary

1. Aromatherapy Workshop

   Posted on 7:58pm Thursday 13th Aug 2015

   

    

   Thursday 27th August at 10am, The Soveral Clinic, 97d Elgin Avenue, W9 2DA

    Learn how to effectively and safely use essential oils to boost your health, deal with minor ailments and make your home an improved environment for you and your family.

   This is a practical workshop following Alexandra’s expert guidance to create their own blend.

    

   You will be introduced to six of the most versatile essential oils, learning how to blend them into a variety of ways,  such as body oils, room sprays, etc.

   At the end you will be presented with your own home Aromatherapy Kit.
   
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   “Aromatherapy is an especially effective treatment for stress-related problems and a variety of chronic conditions”

   ~The Aromatherapy Trade Council

    

   “Smell is a potent wizard that transports us across thousands of miles and all the years we have lived”.

   ~ Helen Keller

   
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   Price per person: £180 (Includes a specially selected SOVERAL Aromatherapy Kit

   and a 15ml Bespoke Oil Blend)

    

   *For private workshops the host gets a complimentary seat at Alexandra’s table.

   The maximum number of attendees is a total of 6 and minimum of 5.

2. HOOK Camden

   Posted on 4:38pm Friday 3rd Jul 2015

   We have started to combine our weekly team meetings with our love of good food so we are now exploring the best places to eat in London and report back to you!

   

   We have discovered that we all LOVE fish & chips but are disappointed by the lack of good sustainable and non-greasy fish & chips in town... well that is now changed as we discovered HOOK in Camden.

   They use fresh sustainable fish delivered daily from Cornwall. The menu is short but everything on it is just delicious and non greasy. For research reasons we ordered ALL of the sauces and enjoyed every single one of them, even the most adventures ones such as wasabi sauce. This is a non frills place with good friendly service in a cool setting and great comfort food.

3. From Portugal

   Posted on 8:01pm Thursday 18th Jun 2015

   Don’t cause further damage to the sea in order to enjoy a good swim whenever you fancy it! The ecosystem is suffering for our luxuries. Unfortunately the cosmetic industry hasn’t yet come up with an SPF ingredient that both protects us from the sun’s damaging rays and is kind on sea’s ecosystem. SPF lotions based on synthetic chemicals are not good for us as those chemicals accumulate in our bodies as well as causing damage to the sea life. What about the so called natural SPFs? There are only two alternatives, one is zinc that has a devastating effect on coral and the other is Titanium Dioxide, which washes out into the sea not offering you a prolonged efficient protection and when mixed with sea water creates hydrogen peroxide. This harsh substance has been killing the nutrients that feed the small fish, this then travels up the food chain having a devastating effect of all the oceans of the planet

   My suggestion is that we all take responsibility and plan our holidays accordingly. I LOVE swimming in the sea but I do it either first thing in the morning or at sunset. This a photo of the sea after a good swim on my last holiday in Portugal, there’s actually something very spiritual about swimming at these times, you feel energised in the morning and purified in the evening. Another suggestion is swimming with protecting clothing. I know is taking some of the fun out of the holidays we are all used to but to me there’s no fun at all in the damage we are causing.