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19 October

Water Initiation Ceremony – Becoming The Medium This Water initiation ceremony is all about healing, joy and ceremony in the idyllic Mountains of Franshoek. Join us for a weekend of bliss at Unami Mountain Retreat where the element of water will be celebrated and embodied in ritual and ceremony. Shamanic wisdom will be honoured and […]

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23 June

INSOMNIA – 13 ways to overcome insomnia From natural tinctures to breathing exercises, pressure points to story telling, there are many natural ways to combat insomnia. Keith Banfield, author of The Guide to Sleep Therapy emphasises quality sleep as necessary for so many reasons: to restore depleted resources, repair damaged cells and brain chemicals, clear […]

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25 May

HEMORRHOIDS Treating hemorrhoids with Unani Tibb. There are parts of our bodies we love less than others, just like there are aspects of ourselves we find it hard to integrate, and health conditions we’d rather not speak about. With statistics showing the immense amount of people needing help with hemorrhoids or piles and constipation, we […]

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25 May

ALLERGIES – natural cures to treat allergies If you know you get allergies and hayfever during springtime when all sorts of pollens are manifesting, then take a few precautions to strengthen your system from reacting. Allergy symptoms are caused when our bodies release histamine in response to an allergen. Underlying conditions like asthma, unmanaged stress, […]

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25 May

Acne vulgaris, typically known as acne has a combination of causes. This article looks as natural cures to treat acne from diet to vitamin supplementation to hormone regulation, aromoatherapy and more. Acne is common in ages between 11 and 30 particularly teenage years.  Adult acne is often considered hormonally generated. Hormones along with genetic factors, […]

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25 April

MOVEMENT, NUTRITION, SUN, SLEEP, LAUGH & DE-STRESS When the chill in the air becomes bitingly cold, you know winter has arrived! While South Africa is famous for its sunshine, with an average of 2,500 hours of sun every year1, during winter, sunny days are shorter and less frequent.  For many, seasonal shifts impact our mood, […]

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25 March

SWEET POTATO BREAD. You can now have your bread and eat it with this delicious healthy alternative to the traditional staple. Makes 1 loaf of sweet potato bread INGREDIENTS 1 cup roast sweet potato (peeled)1 cup coconut flour1 cup coconut yoghurt6 eggs½ teaspoon bicarb METHOD 1. Pre-heat the oven to 180°C.2. Grease a loaf tin.3. […]

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03 March

the body holds the answers I have come to understand that some of the deepest and most effective healing is not found at a doctor’s office or a hospital, but rather from inside ourselves. Our bodies are designed for self-healing, and we are capable of both boosting and blocking that ability. And so we see […]

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03 February

RETREAT YOURSELF – FAMILY FRIENDLY FESTIVAL RETREAT YOURSELF, held in the first quarter of every year, is one of our favourite annual events – it has its home just outside of Cape Town at Elandskloof farm near Greyton. We always leave with immense heartfelt joy and inspiration. Think yoga classes, an abundance of talks from superfoods to […]

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02 February

CLOTHING MADE FROM MUSHROOMS. No, not edible clothes – but even better.  MycoTEX are creating custom-made clothing from mushrooms, that produce zero waste and fit perfectly. MycoTEX fabric is made from mycelium, the vegetative part of fungus that is typically found in soil – basically, mushroom’s roots. To build it into clothes, MycoTEX uses seamless production […]

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