GUIDE TO ESSENTIAL OILS

What are Essential Oils? Essential oils are extracted  from seeds, roots, flowers, leafs, bark, or roots  of a plant or tree through distillation or cold-pressing. The distillation process creates a highly concentrated substance that is full of powerful healing properties. Through the practice of aromatherapy, essential oils help to enhance our health and well-being. Oils may be inhaled, directly absorbed into the skin, or even … Continue reading GUIDE TO ESSENTIAL OILS

SAUDI ARABIA

April, 2014 I had the fortune of travelling to Dammam, Saudi Arabia. My heart quickened when I thought of leaving on a plane in Canada, and arriving into the ‘unknown’. Or, what’s more accurate, arriving into a country that was, as per Western media, dangerous and unstable. Although that’s not entirely wrong, I found myself in a country rich in culture and history, with some of the … Continue reading SAUDI ARABIA