Essence Holistic

As we are all aware, today is Valentine’s Day. I thought that it might be interesting to find out some of the history behind Valentine’s Day. So off I went to Wikipedia and found the following information: Saint Valentine’s Day, commonly shortened to Valentine’s Day, is a holiday observed on February 14 honoring one or [...]

Here we are again with the end of another year rapidly approaching. By the time we get to December, it always seems to me as if we are on a slippery slide down hill to Christmas and all that it entails. So many people find Christmas really stressful. The food and presents need organizing. We [...]

I grew up often hearing the phrase “It is better to give than to receive”, but as a kid it just didn’t make much sense. As I got older, I started to understand the phrase and my feeling now, is that there is truly no better feeling than giving. Giving of yourself, a moment of [...]