We've been selling the gorgeous natural deodorants from Warrior Botanicals for a while now so when we spotted that they also do Sage Smudge stick, we were fascinated to find out more. Reidin is the lovely owner of Warrior and below she tells us what its all about and how to use it to give your home and energy a lift. If you'd like to try it yourself, you can now buy them from us here.
'Smoke Medicine and Ritual Smudging.
One of my favourite yoga teachers, Ana Forest writes often about the importance of ritual and ceremony in our lives..
We saw this on a facebook group recently and thought it was really honest and solid advice for a first time mum so asked the poster could I share it - she was delighted to share her story and tips with you too:
'Just wanted to start this post off with saying that I formula fed my first and breast fed my second for 16 months....I'm not on either side of the fence and rightly so because we're all doing our best as we see fit as new mothers!
The following however are a few things to bare in mind if you're interested in breast feeding or are in the early days where you might be finding things tough......
Cloth sanitary pads (CSP) or mama cloth are becoming very popular as more women try to move a little further away from a plastic disposable lifestyle.
What is CSP (Cloth Sanitary Protection) and why use it?
We have noticed a growing trend over the last year or two where more and more customers have asked us about cloth sanitary pads as an alternative to disposables, so we thought we'd give you the lowdown here.
It's your first baby and you are probably super excited and super anxious in equal measure. Once you start baby shopping it can become a little overwhelming with so many cleverly marketed items telling you they are 'must have'l but will more likely be gathering dust in months time.So we've compiled a list of items available from Earthmother that we think are essential for a healthy and comfortable start for you and your baby. And we've also listed some items we don't stock but you can find easily elsewhere.
A guest blog by our friends at the Lifetime Toy Company
Having a morning coffee, there we stood the two of us, giving out about the kids at home driving us mad. The conversation had started with: ‘The kids are driving us mad. All day long, they’re stuck to us like plasters and like a broken record, all we hear is’: Can I play with your phone? Can I play with your phone? ‘No, you can’t play with my phone’. Can I play with the coputer? Can I play with the coputer? ‘No, you can’t play with the computer’. Can I play with mommy’s phone?’
We recently had the pleasure of meeting lactation consultant and mum of 4, Mairead Murphy, so we asked her to write a little about what she does.