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CranioSacral Therapy, Chinese Herbal Medicine

20/07/2025

300+ people came by our door today, they asked about gardens and plants and we asked about what they love. So many stories, sorrows, celebrations, meetings, neighbours handing tea over fences, tears, connection. Money was raised for charity, from tickets sold, scones enjoyed, coffees and cakes and plants sold. This story has endless ripples of gifts, Nature blessed us all today 🤍

22/06/2025

Thankful 🥰 four years ago marked the end and the beginning - a threshold in practice bringing plants into the picture, grateful for it all ❤️

24/04/2025

Just bought a Polemonium ‘Golden Feathers’—already in bloom. The tender prettiness of it is quietly captivating: soft golden-green fronds, lilac-blue flowers, so light they seem to carry their own hush. Something about it opened a well of emotion almost instantly. Not sadness, not quite. More like a stirring in the chest. A feeling without a name.

It’s called Jacob’s Ladder, after the dream of a ladder between Earth and Heaven, with angels ascending and descending—messengers of the invisible. That image has long been a symbol of spiritual connection, and standing near the plant, it’s easy to feel why. There’s a quiet sense of presence, like something luminous is leaning in.

In Chinese medicine, it feels like a plant that touches the Shen—the spirit of the Heart. The part that registers beauty, awe, grief, and joy all at once. The part that gets moved to tears by something unexpected and lovely. When the Shen is nourished, the tears come not from sorrow, but from recognition. A kind of remembering.

Alongside it, I picked up a Salvia—rich purple flowers, upright and bold. Where the Polemonium is soft and whispering, the Salvia is clarifying, arresting, almost triumphant. Together, they speak in contrast: gentleness and strength, wonder and clarity. Both uplifting, but in different tones.

Stillness and expansion. One softens the guard around the Heart. The other brings energy up and through like a bright song.

Something in this pairing feels like medicine.

25/02/2025

A retreat isn’t just about the time away—it’s about how you arrive.
In TCM, herbs are not just remedies; they are companions that help the body adjust. Some support softening into rest, while others gently restore energy after a long journey.
This week, I’m putting together bespoke herbal preparations for those who book in. If you’d like one, let me know soon so I can craft it with care.
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14/10/2024

In the heart of nature, balance unfolds effortlessly. In a field of bamboo swaying in the breeze, the strength of Xiao Yao San (逍遥散), the “Free and Easy Wanderer,” echoes through the body, restoring the flow of energy and vitality.

This ancient Chinese formula harmonises the Liver and Spleen, soothing the emotional turbulence that can disrupt the smooth circulation of Qi. Each herb within it reflects a powerful force of nature, working together to restore equilibrium.

柴胡 (Chai Hu, Bupleurum) moves stagnant Liver Qi with the grace of wind, releasing tension and clearing pathways for energy to flow freely.

当归 (Dang Gui, Angelica Sinensis) and 白芍 (Bai Shao, White Peony) nourish the Blood like water coursing through the landscape, bringing softness and calm, easing the spirit, and supporting the body’s deepest needs.

The stabilising force of the Earth grounds this movement. 白术 (Bai Zhu, Atractylodes) and 茯苓 (Fu Ling, Poria) strengthen the Spleen, ensuring digestion remains smooth, absorbing excess dampness, and fostering the body’s ability to transform and nourish itself.

Finally, 炙甘草 (Zhi Gan Cao, Honey-fried Licorice) weaves these elements together with a gentle sweetness, harmonising the formula, ensuring each element works in perfect unity.

With the rising sun casting its first light over the landscape, Xiao Yao San frees the body from constraint, allowing the heart to wander lightly through life. It brings the ease of balance—moving energy, nourishing the Blood, and grounding the spirit—allowing one to move through the world with vitality and calm, grounded in the rhythms of nature.

11/10/2024

Surrendering in to what is, watching, allowing, giving the internal rhythms and motions the word that seems to match, without judgement, without holding back, being in flow, allowing it all, as day turns to night, and wakeful dance to rest 🤍 remember that soft glow inside that came when we asked to be gentle, remember the intimacy as Nature heard and whispered ‘I am here’, remember how we poured out the storm inside into hands filled tears, and the scents of Nature cleared our aching bow, remember the heart’s ease as we noticed and named the blessings, as we asked for our sorrow to be transformed into offering sanctuary, our shame to become a haven that allows stories to be told, our loneliness to become a welcoming hearth. Thank you Nature 🤍

18/09/2024

Large Intestine 4 (LI4), also known as Hegu, is a versatile acupuncture point with a range of benefits. It’s famous for helping with pain relief, especially in the head and face, making it a go-to point for headaches, toothaches, and sinus issues. It’s also used to support the immune system, so it’s often used to alleviate cold symptoms like a sore throat or nasal congestion.

Another interesting use for LI4 is its ability to help regulate the bowels—whether you’re dealing with constipation or diarrhea. It’s also a key point for managing stress and anxiety, promoting relaxation, and balancing emotions.

Because of its strong connection to energy flow in the upper body, it can even help with skin conditions, and is used to induce labour, so it’s often avoided during pregnancy unless specifically indicated for that purpose.

It’s really a dynamic point that acupuncturists love for both general wellness and addressing specific issues.

07/07/2024

It all begins with a Dot… Dian in Chinese, the very first manifestation of flow, a point in time, a point in space, and the first spark that lights up the lamp of life… it’s fitting that it’s the stamp for my clinic… and this is the first version, and the name of my health care practice. You’ll see Dian Healthcare on my various places and I just love it ❤️❤️❤️ grateful for all the Dian that make up the beauty of life ❤️❤️❤️

25/05/2024

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21/05/2024

It’s landed! The full edition is all put together, if you’re a subscriber I’ll have sent you a link to the full edition, and if you’re not, then welcome! There’s a link in the profile to sign up, but if you prefer comment with a heart and I’ll show you how to access all the goodness

08/05/2024

I love this, the flower from the Silktree - I put the bark into formulas to send Natures reminder to the Spirit of the Heart that it’s ok to settle in, to open our eyes to what our space is in this landscape, and is especially potent for those nights when things are just simmering away under the surface meaning we can’t settle into sleep. I know I need it too when seeing the petals stirs me to weep, when considering someone’s formula evokes a felt sense that somehow, the brilliant beauty of the soul is not seen by the heart’s eye and the echo of the origin song has been hidden from view. There is a quantifiable amount of water in the ocean but to this little piece of the universe it seems vast and unending, a mirror of how my heart moves when I contemplate Nature, her freely given gifts and the beauty of how every kind of thing is honoured and held. Praying for safety and peace for all those so desperately in need.

13/03/2024

Where I was, and what I could see ❤️

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Pottergate
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Wednesday	2pm - 5pm
Saturday	10am - 5pm

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