Art of Nurture

20/01/2026

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This week my delightful friend from Art of Nurture and I have been onsite embraced by the whanau of Mangaroa Farms providing body work for the participants of Ma Earth gathering.

We've been blessed to connect with some pretty amazing people who have come from all around the globe 🌏 to weave their offerings and continue their collaborations.

Special time, special people. Nurturing those who nurture our planet 💚 and it's a privilege.

Tania Woolford my very dear friend and fellow naturopath and remedial massage therapist, and I provide mobile body work service for corporate events. And it's always a pleasure to mahi from different locations. Together we make a great team.

If you have an event coming up, where your guests would benefit from the nurturing that body work provides, feel welcome to reach out and let's talk more

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09/01/2026

I love a good bit of flavour and with parsley ever self seeding and growing all over the show, I get to indulge in memories of my time in Argentina in my 20s.

Trust me, you need Chimmichurri in your life. It often came in a coke size bottle there and accompanied their beautiful BBQ meat. Me, I use it on everything, meat, fish, chicken, eggs, salad, pizza, Mexican rice... Mmmm.

Same as all my cooking, I make it a bit different each time, today's version:
4 cloves of garlic
1.5 teaspoons fresh oregano (can use 1 teaspoon dried)
1/2 cup fresh parsley (I used double today)
2 tablespoons of red wine vinegar
1/2 cup olive oil
1.3 chilli (what I had, typically 1)
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon freshly ground pepper
Today I added nasturtium as I found some really peppery ones in the garden, why not add to the goodness.

Chop everything finely, add to a jar & shake. Let flavours infuse for a couple of hours.

Parsley goodness: very nutritious, vitamins A, B, C, K & folate. Supports kidney health & is anti inflammatory 🌿🌱

If you'd like guidance on adding more wholefoods and goodness to nourish yourself with, I'm happy to help

23/12/2025

A morning spent with my beautiful babe who loves connecting over anything and everything. Shes been downing our supply of Kim Chi, so I taught her to make us more as what's life and gut love without Kim Chi. Loving your gut provides the foundation for our health. If you'd like any support with this, feel free to check in.

Our Christmas favourites are next on the list, music on, singing and dancing through it.

I love this time of year, slower, summery, our favourite food and time spent together. Just what we need.

Thanks for all your support this year, always appreciated. 1 more day in clinic and I look forward to seeing you in 2026

Merry Christmas, Meri Kirihimete, Feliz Navidad🎄♥️☀️🎶🌊🏖️💃🏽

04/10/2025

Sunday feels.

Look at this sweetheart all blissed out, showing us how it's done. If only you could hear the cat snores, tuis and rain on the roof that top it all off.

You too could be feeling the bliss post massage, maybe even as far as the ultimate relaxation of a hot stone massage or a pre summer reset with the guidance of naturopathy to focus on nutrition, lifestyle and any supplements or herbs that could serve you.

01/10/2025

Wheat bags are restocked at Body of Work. Awesome to help ease any aches and pains, especially in this cold snap.

Made as a school holiday team effort with my two babes. Time well spent learning, laughing and keeping cosy in the spring storms. Plus now they want to learn to sew. Bonus.

Their payment was an evening out to the magical blossom Valley, like stepping into one of their story books. Highly recommend.

15/09/2025

Look at this beauty noted while hanging the morning washing 🦋🌸 today has all those good feels of spring.

We're feeling more motivation, even just to get up in the morning, but also add back some if those self-care, self-love habits that might of slipped with a bit of winter slumber. All those things that add up to set us up well for our day, week, month. Earlier rising, fresher breakfasts, morning movement, early sun.
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Check in if you're needing guidance on adding back into life to feel your best

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08/09/2025

All the good feels after a full weekend of learning and connecting with my beautiful community at the New Zealand Association of medical herbalists conference. Including a much needed night on the dance floor with these beautiful souls 💃🕺

The presentations and discussions are inspiring, but its the ever embracing nature and beautiful vibes of this community that fills my cup to overflowing 🌿✨🌱🌻🍃

07/07/2025

Feeling the winter chill?

Come bliss out and warm up with a hot stone massage.

Those who love them know the total zen the basalt stones give.

A hot stone massage can help calm the nervous system, promote quality sleep and ease muscular aches. I can also use them as a tool for treatment work in any niggly or injured areas if you'd like. As always, your massage is tailored to you.

02/07/2025

Are you needing support with your health?

Naturopathy looks at the root cause of any symptoms and treats them naturally. Treatments plans set out achievable nutrition, lifestyle and supplement recommendations to educate and empower you in your health journey.

I can help with
🌱Immune resilience
🌿 Low energy & fatigue
🌱 Digestive issues
🌿 Sleep problems
🌱 Stress, mood & mental health support
🌿Hormonal symptoms

Working through your health really is a journey, so I do recommend a package deal to chip away at feeling good in your body and mind.

Available in Lower Hutt at Body of Work and in Upper Hutt.

Check in if you'd like to have a chat.

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30/06/2025

Happy habits, I love this idea ❤️

We're all so individual, so naturally happy habits are personal. Think of any free/cheap, achievable things that feel good to you. Aim to fit them in where you can, could it be daily? a few times a week?

Major part of self-care by getting all those good hormones flowing and provide moments of goodness in life.

Some of mine:
🎧Music and a good dance, this often gets me through chores*
💃Doing a 15 min dance workout, definate serontonin boost**
🎤Singing my heart out to a good song, lucky the kids don't judge *
🫖Sitting with a hot cuppa, especially if I can find a bit of sun**
😆Hearing my kids laugh*
📔Cuddling up with my kids to read at bedtime, major oxytocin ♥️**
🖥Cosying up with a hotwater bottle and reading or watching TV***
🚲A bikeride along the river (as seen in the pic; winter bliss)
🫶Being around friends, great conversations***
🌿Walks in nature***
🌊Outdoor swims
💭Podcasts
🔥A sauna***
🫂Hugs**

*Achieved today 😊
**Aiming to achieve today 🧠💪
***Achieved this week ☺️

What are some of your

17/04/2025

Migraines triggers are so individual, and most sufferers have figured what theirs are. Managing triggers helps reduce frequency and intensity.

Here's a list of non-pharmaceutical tools to help with migraine relief from the migraine summit. Not a direct easter post, but chocolate and sugar are common triggers! So maybe a helpful one.

If you'd like any guidance to help reduce migraines from a holistic, natural perspective, get in touch

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Migraine presents differently from one person to the next. The effectiveness of any treatment will vary significantly by individual, and no one therapy, medical or non-medical, will work for everyone. Combinations of treatments are often the most effective way to manage migraine attacks. For this re...

24/03/2025

When you're friends with and drop in on the local Naturopath, gifted all the goodies. Thanks for such wholesome goodness to keep us well through autumn Holistic Health. Much
appreciated 🙏