One of the oldest and well known medicinal plants used in Western Herbal Medicine traditions, and one of the most versatile for children’s health complaints. Matricaria recutita and Chamaemelum Nobile, German and Roman Chamomile respectively, are the two most commonly used forms of the distinct and sweet flower that we know as Chamomile tea.

One day Lung-shu was chatting to his friend who claimed he was especially adept at curing strange illnesses. Lung-shu found this hard to believe, so he challenged his friend. “I have a strange illness. If you can cure me, then I’ll agree that you’re the best doctor around.”

Well! The first question this astrologer found himself asking when addressing the theme Children was, where is the relevance here? Do the rapidly evolving children care at all about the history, rules, past predictions and conclusions of Astrology? No, not really.

Mandarin is a delicious and versatile easy to work with essential oil that should be in every budding aroma hobbyist’s kit (and every professional’s kit too!).   An excellent choice for children, the fragile and the elderly, mandarin is a very safe oil to use for all the family (when used correctly). Mandarin is sometimes referred to as “The Children’s

Children are often attracted to Rose Quartz and Amethyst as their first crystals, and Tiger Eye is a great tool to enhance their self-esteem & courage, but I think Love is the core of everything, and Rhodochrosite is the next level in a Heart Chakra stone.

Perilla is a survivor in our harsh tropical climate. A hardy annual (you may well recognise as a weed) it self seeds readily and adds a lovely purple splash to the herb garden. The leaves are used in Japanese cooking. There are also a variety of medicinal uses for this herb.

I would like to introduce three recipes which do not require many ingredients. They are hit with kids and most importantly, they are delicious!  They can be in their lunch box during school days or used for special occasions such as Christmas, which is just around the corner. I aimed for gluten and dairy free for all three recipes and also refined sugar-free.

In the Chinese calendar we have two new years, solar and lunar and they are for different reasons. It is now time to prepare for the Year of the Water Rabbit, which is the yearly energy for 2023. The next Lunar New Year is on Sunday 22^nd January 2023.

The image of a row of Ducklings waddling after the mother duck is a powerful symbol that demonstrates the importance of family in shaping who we become. When we are children, we learn about the world through the eyes of our elders and siblings while weaving their