Well where to start describing yourself? I spent the first twenty one years of my life in Australia where I was born before arriving in London, where I now live. I probably received my early fascination with medicines through my parents who were both practising pharmacists at the time. I studied massage at 16, and started studying Herbal Medicine at 24 and completed my academic studies in 1996 at 30 years old. The life studies still and always will continue. The last few years has lead me towards more energetic forms of study including ear acupuncture, and alot of work introduced to the west by Mantak Chia, based on early Taoist Energetic Work.
My main interest in doing this joint website was to record and let other people know about the plants and application of them that I come across in our journey to South America and also about the people applying them. I have a fascination with medicinal plants and this is quite fortunate as I am a Medical Herbalist amongst other things. I also have a fascination with people of the world and others cultures so the plan of going to South America to learn about plants and share my skills in return will fulfill my main areas of interest: travelling, plants, and people.
At the moment (2002) I run a clinic in London, where I use a variety of skills to help people get well. These include Herbal Medicine, Massage, Ear Acupuncture, Flower Remedies, and Reiki. I also advise on diet and life style changes. I work alot with people with Hepatitis C and find the combination of ear acupuncture and herbs and dietary changes very beneficial for liver wellness. I make alot of my own herbal remedies and also dispense these at my clinic. The garden is now full of medicinal plants from Europe with a few from different parts of the world and has no chemicals used on it so is a good source for alot of my medicines. I also make ear candles (also known as hopi ear candles) as these are far more effective then ear syringing and during most summer times I run one day medicine making workshops for the local community. By browsing through this website you will see the different things that interest us without me having to explain here. I hope you enjoy this website. It is at very early stages so there may be alot of blank spaces but as time goes on I hope it will convey what we are trying to do.

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