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Ria's Scent Lab

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Ria's Scent Lab

Helping you to become stronger than your thoughts so you can be, do and have all that you dream of. Unshakable confidence for unsettled minds.

Your playmate in living life on your terms - even when you're not sure what those are, yet!

10/10/2025

Counting down to Christmas with intention. Our Advent Calendar is a curated collection of self-care, a daily reminder to just breathe. What's one small thing you do for yourself each day?

09/10/2025

Ready to embrace sustainable beauty and unleash your inner artist? Our upcoming Sola Flower Wreath Workshop offers a unique chance to create a stunning, long-lasting decoration that's as kind to the planet as it is beautiful. Unlike fresh flowers, sola flowers never wilt, can be updated with paint to reflect new seasons, and offer endless creative possibilities – making each wreath truly unique to you! Plus, by joining, you'll be directly supporting . It’s a chance to connect, create, and contribute to something meaningful. Find out more and reserve your spot through the link in our bio. Let's craft with purpose!

06/10/2025

Imagine crafting a timeless piece that brings warmth and natural beauty into your home!

Our Sola Flower Wreath Workshop is not just about making something beautiful; it's about sustainable creativity that gives back. Sola flowers are incredible – crafted from renewable plant material, they’re eco-friendly, can be refreshed year after year, and even painted to match every season and mood. Best of all, every penny from this workshop goes to support the work of . Join us for a heartfelt making experience that nurtures both your soul and our community. Book your spot today via the link in bio! ",

05/10/2025

Imagine a Christmas wreath that evolves with you, year after year. 💖 Our Back to Being workshop unlocks the magic of solar flowers, allowing you to create a truly sustainable and personal festive decoration. Dye them, adorn them, and cherish them for years! Your booking helps us continue offering our other impactful programs. Gather your friends or enjoy a peaceful solo creative session – book now!

30/09/2025

Rest isn't just a luxury—it's something you deserve. As we welcome October, I hope you embrace those peaceful moments, savor the autumn scents, light some cozy candles, and let the soothing vibes lead you back to what feels like home.

29/09/2025

As September draws to a close, I want to thank everyone who has paused with us, booked therapies, or chosen rest. Your support for Back to Being CIC makes wellbeing accessible to more people — and helps us grow this vision together.

28/09/2025

When life feels overwhelming, creativity and ritual can help us return to balance. Our Winter Wellness Workshop blends rest, creativity, and the grounding power of scent. It’s a chance to slow down while equipping yourself with natural tools to boost immunity and strength over the colder months. Book here: https://backtobeing.org.uk/workshops/

26/09/2025

Our Herbal Bath Rituals Workshop invites you to create your own healing soak with herbs and scent — a simple way to soothe body and mind. Spaces are limited, book yours at: https://backtobeing.org.uk/workshops/

25/09/2025

Candles are more than fragrance — they’re ritual. Lighting a flame with intention can shift a space, calm the nervous system, and bring you back to presence. Explore our collection of candles online and find the one that speaks to your light.

24/09/2025

Scent is powerful — a golden thread through our days. A single fragrance can anchor us when life feels chaotic: lavender to calm, citrus to uplift, rose to soften. Explore our online apothecary to shop your favourite scents, or create your own blend to carry intention with you.

23/09/2025

From mini massages to multidimensional healing, each of our therapies is designed as a doorway back to yourself. Guided by touch, stillness, and the golden thread of scent, these sessions remind you of your own inner wisdom.

22/09/2025

Release tension. Restore balance. Recharge your mind. Indian Head Massage isn’t just soothing; it helps you find quiet when life feels too loud. Until the end of September, you can experience this therapy on a pay-what-you-can basis.

Address

Ria's Workshop & Space, Millers Farm Shop, Gammons Hill
Axminster
EX137RA

Opening Hours

Wednesday	10am - 3pm
Thursday	10am - 3pm
Friday	10am - 3pm
Saturday	10am - 3pm

Website

https://www.love-ria.co.uk/

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Helping you to be, do and have ALL that you dream of.

Hi there! I am Victoria and I set up my first Business Baby in 2002, when I was just 22. It allowed me to escape the IT career which was killing my soul one day at a time. It got to the point where I was driving to work wishing I would have a car accident to simply have some time off. I realised then, after starting to read self development books, that this was not OK, and I left my high paying career to start my own creative business "The Keepsake Co". It soon took off and I was selling keepsakes worldwide as well as supporting people to start and build their own creative business. Since becoming a mother, I realised that I couldn't do both my own creative business AND support others if I wanted to be there as much as I could for them, so I focused on supporting the women that I so dearly love and let my own creative business fade away.

Towards the end of this last decade of helping others, I realised that my own creative needs were not being met. I had this internal pull to just be in my creative studio, and yet I felt I couldn't justify it because this was no longer my business. I felt guilty and at the same time I felt a part of me slowly dying, which led me back into depression and anxiety...something I had become very familiar with. I use these feelings as an inner compass to flag up when I am not in alignment with my soul’s purpose. Whilst coaching others with their creative businesses will always be a big part of my life, I needed to re-carve time into my working week to nourish my soul...and that had to be about bringing creativity and my developing fascination with the quantum field, manifestation, spirituality and intentional living, back into my life.

2019 was all about re-writing the future I wanted for myself, figuring out who I was deep in my soul while tapping into the universal energy which is there for all of us. It was also about giving myself permission to dream of a different pace of life without feeling guilt about being lazy or 'not fitting in' with the masses.

The life I have consciously created, or manifested, for myself in 2019 is not normal. I now live in Dorset, amongst trees, down by the river just a short walk from the beach. My home is a building which resembles a hut and is sunken down below the road! I live there with my husband and two children, along with a handful of squirrels who love to run up and down on the tin roof of my creative workshop...which makes almost as much noise as the rain on my 'bedroom' roof.

You see, I wanted to get away from the normal, crazy, busy world. I wanted out of the 'system' as much as possible without losing the sense of connection which I crave, even though I am a complete introvert. I wanted to live my life my way and not spend the rest of my life paying off a massive mortgage just to keep up with the Jones’ next door! I no longer wanted to work to make money to buy things I didn't really need. Instead, I wanted time, space and a feeling of complete inner calm.

I have managed to create, or manifest, my most incredible life which ticks all of these boxes with a strong focus on well-being, calm, creativity with a hint of cozy (It's a Hygge life for me!). Learning to look after myself through aromatherapy, nutrition, meditation and other modalities, which have taken me from someone who burns myself out chasing a warped sense of success towards someone who is happy in the moment and has no real plan over what is next. I am being guided by energy and it feels amazing to surrender to the knowing which is deep inside of us.

Naturally I still need to earn money, but I want to do so in a way which makes my heart sing, and so sending little hugs through the post which have the power to change someone’s life ticks ALL my boxes.

So please read me new book or look through my Etsy store, where you will find aromatherapy, energy and crystal infused gifts such as intention bracelets, roller balls and candles. I also have some downloadable meditations, planners and more aimed to help you to gain confidence and clarity so that you can go on to live your best life.