At Dakini Temple we know it can be hard to find healthier and greener lifestyles when you don´t have much free time, luckily we have made it easier for you to find organic and eco-friendly products that won´t bring any chemicals and toxins into your home, and are also healthier for the planet.
Dakini Temple offers the full temple experience with our ever-growing range of 100% natural cosmetics for your body as well as therapeutic services and artwork for your mind and soul. Our BIO cosmetics have been lovingly crafted using only natural ingredients for adults, a range especially for your children, and a range for pets as well. Most of our products are organic and are made with ethically sourced ingredients from the earth, to eliminate the need to spread harmful chemicals and irritants on your skin and environment. Unique bespoke crafts and artwork are also available to bring peace and beauty into any space. We also offer Reiki sessions as well as Mindfulness tips, courses and workshops in order to bring peace to your inner temple. Everything at Dakini Temple is mindfully made with love and with consciousness to the mother earth and her resources.
I would love to share my favourite quote from the great Jon Kabat-Zinn: “Wherever You Go, There You Are”. We live in a fast-paced world, where most people forget the importance of breathing amongst other aspects essential to life. We forget to be grateful for what we have and are eager to get what we don't have. Dakini Temple has a very important mission, a mission that is being successfully delivered a step at a time. We aim to help as many people as possible to mindfully embrace their lives, by accepting fear and grief as positive things, and by accepting who they truly are. We’re not aiming for a world full of monks, we’re aiming for a world full of regular people who simply accept happiness as well as suffering as important parts of ‘normal’ being. We believe in you and in your potential to live a meaningful and fulfilled life.
Our extensive selection of Bio Cosmetics are excellent for the entire family and include: Facial & Body Cosmetics for adults and children with- creams, oils, serums, cleansers, various types of butters, bath time delights, & toners. With a range of beard oils and shaving products. Artisanal Soaps for body & hair, and dry shampoos- also available in a range designed for your pets! These are just an example of the many luxuriously natural artisanal products you can find at Dakini Temple.
You can use our Bio Cosmetics to indulge in a relaxing bath or massage, to moisturise, hydrate and balance your skin and hair, or simply to stimulate positive changes in your mind and body. Thanks to the selection of essential oils used in their production, you can use our products to clear yourself and your home dense energies as well. The best part is, you can do all this without harming animals or the environment, leaving a greener footprint on our beloved planet! Everything you do, you can do it mindfully!
Our BIO cosmetics are made exclusively to order, with high-quality 100% natural ingredients, taking great consideration of all our needs without hurting the environment or animals. In respect of living beings, we have a cruelty-free approach: All of our cosmetics are vegetarian and many of them vegan and we NEVER test them on animals (apart from the products for animals of course!) and we do not buy from companies that have different ethical values to our own. In respect to our planet we limit the use of plastics, most of our bottles and jars are made of glass and all of them can be reused or recycled.
Our recipes are based on the benefits of aromatherapy and we love high-quality essential oils. Every product is made with an abundance of love, with extensive research on all the benefits that each ingredient and method of production can bring. We produce everything in small quantities, to ensure you always receive fresh products and this ensures a concentration of their fundamental properties, so you can enjoy maximum benefits.
Essential oils are precious to our lives. They are natural fragrances, each with specific beneficial properties. It is important to understand that our nose works like a gateway to our brain. When we smell different aromas from different oils, specific information is delivered straight to the olfactory bulb, which in turn will send that information to the Limbic System. The Limbic System is responsible for all our emotions and behaviours. This is the method used in aromatherapy and it is safe to say that the body reacts almost immediately making essential oils powerful antiseptics with various healing and therapeutic properties. They can be used to keep us healthy, stimulate cellular regeneration, relieve pain, balance emotional dysfunction, fight bacteria, fungi and other kinds of ailments, they help to fight stress, and allow us to remain focused.
In partnership with our products Dakini Temple also offer Reiki Healing sessions with Guided Meditation. In time, you’ll also find mindful tips and exercises in our blog. It is important to mention that all our therapy sessions are made using the benefits of aromatherapy, and carried out under energetically clean spaces
Last but certainly not least at Dakini Temple you can find bespoke handmade crafts and artwork including: Dreamcatchers, acrylic paintings, jewellery, clothing and a variety of home decorations. All of our pieces are unique and seek to radiate joy and a feeling of tranquillity to our daily lives while challenging our consciousness to look at everything surrounding us. Each piece is mindfully made with a great share of love, passion, care, and healing energies. We want to reflect our love into your surroundings. Each piece has value and is made with extreme attention to detail. We're open to suggestions and able to create personalised pieces, so please send us an e-mail toinfo@dakinitemple.com for more information and quotations.
Please beware! NEVER replace medical prescriptions with our products without the approval of your doctor.
Dakini Temple Founder: Carina Ribeiro
My name is Carina, I’m a Psychologist and a Reiki master, who left Portugal for London when I was just 17 years old with my one-year-old daughter to start a new life. We remained there for over a decade, returning to Portugal at the end of 2016. Needless to say, that the girl who left for London was not the same as the woman who came back! A lot happened on my journey to make me this strong and eager to help the world; no longer a scared little girl full of unrealistic dreams, however with an inner child more alive than ever!
Since starting my Psychology studies in 2010, I have been experiencing an inner search that led me to research how to live a healthier lifestyle, not only physically but mentally and spiritually. In 2015, my masters' thesis looked into finding out if people who practice daily mindfulness have a distinct way of seeing life when compared to people who don't; whether they judge everything around them in the same way or not. This research project was a starting point to a wonderful journey of self-discovery where I have done a lot of research in subjects such as aromatherapy, which led to creating my own cosmetics.
Still in 2015, while in University studying Psychology, I started to make my own natural cosmetics to avoid using chemicals on myself and on my family. I realised how many harmful unnatural ingredients were found in everyday products on the market and wanted to eliminate them from my life. I have done extensive studies around aromatherapy and natural remedies made with herbs from our kitchen. This change started to make me more aware of what nature has to offer us, and that we are damaging our planet far too much with current popular massively produced products. I realised just how much plastic is used in packaging and also than in packaging the packages, this led me to reduce my consumption drastically. All these new life changes were begging me to create a new chapter in my life, a chapter where I could try to help other people in many ways (physically, psychologically, mentally and spiritually) by providing them with more sustainable ways of taking care of themselves- and in 2018, Dakini Temple was born, from a place of love and compassion for both ourselves, all living creatures and the planet.
Once back in Portugal, and now with my second baby, I decided to fully embrace the project Dakini Temple. I have decided to dedicate myself to help other people engaging in a more sustainable and natural lifestyle. I gave wings to Dakini Temple, giving people the opportunity of having 100% Natural Cosmetics, Therapies and Artwork all in one place, all in one temple. My biggest and strongest intention is to help people to live a more ecological, healthier and more conscious life, accepting themselves exactly as they are. Dakini Temple can be your safe haven, welcome to our life!
