“What’s in a name? That which we call a rose; By any other name would smell as sweet.” – William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet The rose...

Last weekend I had the good fortune of being able to go to the rose district of Turkey, Isparta, for two days and directly see and...

The beautiful orange tree is now in flower. Its aroma is everywhere. There is a precious and amazing essential oil distilled from these...

Motherhood is never something that I dreamed of for myself. I went through life as a teenager promising my parents that I would never...

Why use natural oils for skin care? Natural, unrefined, cold pressed vegetable and seed oils are high in vitamins, minerals and essential...

April in Istanbul is always lovely. Not only because it is spring, because that in itself is lovely. But because it is tulip festival...

I just saw the most touching and wonderful film that I have seen for a long time, ‘Tracks’ which was shown as part of the Istanbul film...

Spring is here and the blossoms are opening everywhere, trees are budding and it is so beautiful. Spring is my favourite month. It means...

One of my favourite essential oils is Eucalyptus essential oil. Maybe it is because I am Australian, but I have an incredible respect for...

First of all it is handmade. That should make you smile! If not that, then maybe because the ingredients are all natural and nourishing...

“In Kundalini Yoga the most important thing is your experience. It goes right to your heart. No words can replace your experience. Your...

I have been massaging professionally for about 7 years now and many people come to me requesting a deep tissue massage for pain relief....

I asked Ergül Ergün what had prompted her to start doing qi gong and I thought it was a pretty interesting story, so here I have printed...

Where there is love there is life. Mahatma Ghandi Valentine’s day is just a few days away. It is the traditional day to celebrate giving...

On the 15th February at Momma Zen a new HypnoBirthing class will be starting. The cost has been reduced to 550TL+KDV which includes the...

Rhassoul clay is a lovely dusty brown/pink clay which is found and mined from deep underneath the Atlas Mountains in eastern Morocco....

Although outside of Africa we may not have such a long history of using Shea butter, it is vary much a fixed part of a West African...