If you’ve ever taken a walk around the countryside of Catalunya, the probability of an aloe vera plant appearing on the route is less than far fetched. In fact, the Mediterranean climate is so warm and dry that we usually benefit from a very happy harvest. Not only does the aloe vera plant tend to…
Category: Herbs
Interview with Garraf plant healer, Silvia
Last week, as the waves emerged around the coastal village of Garraf, I found myself attending a very pleasant aloe vera plant medicine workshop. A lady called Silvia was hosting it and she introduced herself as a botanist. As keen as I was to learn more about the spirit of aloe vera, I was equally…
The green path to love
This week, as the sun scorched my skin and the dry air tightened around my throat, I felt as though I was wilting on the city streets. The days passed through me and the nights kept me awake until the heat began to press on me. So one night, I got up with an idea….
Diet Tea – what it’s about
One morning last week, I woke up, made a coffee and took it to my terrace. As I inhaled its nutty aroma, a bead of sweat fell from my forehead. It was almost summer I noted. The moment alerted me to pack away the coffee beans and open myself up to drinking fresh cups of…
What the Greeks taught us about wellness
This summer, I left our beloved Barcelona to delve into the culture of another place. I decided to scurry over to our neighbouring country, Greece. Mostly because I was particularly interested in how they lived, what they may have inherited from the classic antiquity and what implications that had on their wellbeing. In other words,…
Sensational stinging nettles – a super herb
There are times where we search high and low for medicine or cures to aid our healing process and overcome certain ailments and health issues that live with us. Sometimes we find those cures in the form of pharmaceutical remedies, sometimes in the form of medical technologies, sometimes in the form of certain healing therapies…