Sunflower Oracle Wellness Network – Articles

Summer is upon us again and the days are getting warmer. Longer days can be filled up with your self care practices, hobbies and greatest pleasures....

The Highest Self – Sahara Rose The podcast has a spiritual focus and looks at developing your spiritual practice. Sahara Rose discusses what she is...

Spend the night by candle light Within our daily lives we are surrounded by artificial light from street lights, to LEDS, to fluorescent lights in...

How to Brighten your Style Dopamine Dressing is one of the many trends that has emerged post-pandemic. Like the name suggests, the idea is to dress...

Oracle decks are a tool of self-reflection and insight to add to your magical and spiritual practice, or just to use for fun. They can help answer...

Castile soap is a vegetable-based soap that is free from synthetic ingredients and animal fats, making it natural, nontoxic, biodegradable and...

If you’re keen to see how easy it is to make your own face or body moisturizer, give this recipe a go.  Using natural oils on your skin means you...

As the flowers begin to bloom, the lambs begin to jump around the fields and the daylight hours increase, another Spring edition of the Sunflower...

Plant Based Recipe by Carina Note: allow at least 15 mins for the jelly to thicken and freezing time, before topping with chocolate Base 2 cup...

Take a Lavender foot bath  Our feet have the honour of bearing our weight and carrying us around on our many adventures every day.  This self care...

I believe in Fairytales the way some people believe in music. What do you believe in?  Life is beautiful, it’s a stage which we all play in the...

Spring gives us the urge to freshen up our home by giving things a really good clean, throwing some stuff away, changing some furniture around etc....

Vision boards or dream boards are a collection of images, words and phrases that speak to the future you want to create. They are used to manifest...

Yoga Nidra can also be referred to as yogic sleep. This is a relaxation or meditative technique that explores the state of consciousness that we...

The use of essential oils can be a beneficial addition to any home, health and beauty routine. In the season of sore throats and runny noses, why...

Affirmations, mantras, quotes, prayers, words of wisdom have power. Power to change the way you think. Power to brighten up a cloudy day! Power to...

It is nearly that time of year again when we celebrate the shortest day and welcome back the sun. Last Winter we featured a solstice bread (fruity,...

Have you noticed how the chatter in your head is like an ongoing chorus?  I often find it difficult to quiet the loudness of thoughts! I use this...

Colouring Mandalas is a nourishing way to spend time and can help you to connect with your intuition. It is a fun way to be creative and they can be...

Winter is here again and while we lament the loss of light and the many rainy cold days, the earth hibernates to be born again in Spring. ...

Organic and Plant-Based Options Lentil Mince 2 cans of lentils 1 onion, diced & fried (or 1 tsp of onion powder) 1 cube of ‘beef style’ plant...

Increasingly we see a trend to use colourful flowers to brighten and make food very attractive. While not a new idea, flowers have been eaten since...

WORRY WATER – water is an element of emotion, release and flow. This is an energy transmutation ritual. It takes the negative energy away through...

Finding the balance is not about ‘intensity’ or the mindless rushing around from one thing, then rushing on to something else! Rhythm and harmony is...

As the colours of the leaves change and the temperature gets colder, we are reminded of change. Change is constant. The secret of change is not to...

Holistic wellness is about balance – have you looked at the different areas of your life lately to see what is in balance and what is out of...

Welcome to the second Summer edition of the Sunflower Oracle! Mother Nature has graced us this Summer with amazing weather and hot temperatures. The...

Recently talking with other yoga teachers our ‘ideal yoga student’ was mentioned. It’s who we love to teach and design our classes for. So who is...

Surya Namaskar, or Sun Salutations, is a sequence of poses that help to strengthen, align and warm the entire body. This sequence honors the sun,...

Creating a morning ritual is one of the best things you can do to enhance your day! We are not talking about getting up, brushing your teeth, making...

It is Summer! Finally the days have become longer, the sun is shining more often and the temperature has increased. You may find yourself smiling...

Self-Care is important around this time of year! As the pressure upon us speeds up to complete deadlines, finish up projects, juggle family with...

Awakening the Buddha Within by Lama Surya Das was the first book I read that piqued my interest in Buddhism and the Buddhist practice. It introduced...

Summer is filled with opportunities for you to swim, splash, dive, play or even walk through water. Water is a symbol of renewal, transformation. It...

Reading the World Health Organization’s statistics and facts about the link between household air pollution and health is frightening. To summarise...

Foraging in the Garden and in the Wild While winter landscapes are not as colourful, there are still plenty of restorative and beneficial plants to...

Tea ceremony You can make your own tea by gathering herbs from your garden such as lavender, rosemary, lemon balm and mint. Dry these (in the hot...

Spring is a magical time of the year. It’s the season for new beginnings, rebirth, regrowth, and cleansing. Crystals and gemstones have been used...

The Mother's Embrace In this time of remembering, we find ourselves searching and seeking. We are wandering through caves of expression and...

In recent times, the Law of Attraction was prevalent – especially in the US – and books, videos and podcasts walked you through the ways you could...

Winter Solstice is a celebration of the shortest day. Solstice roughly translates to “sun stands still.” It is an important astrological occurrence...

Earthbeat 2021 Driving the 3 1/2 hour pilgrimage in a convoy with family and friends to the incredible 5-day Earthbeat Festival 2021 in Kaipara we...

An EPSOM SALT BATH is nice way to relax and cleanse your aura. Fill your bathtub with warm water. As the bath is filling, stand over it and...

People who experience SAD only do so at times when there is less light. More commonly we refer to this as the ‘winter blues.’ SAD differs to other...

Once upon a time there was a beautiful Greek sea nymph called Clytia and a powerful God called Apollo. Apollo was a splendid God who drove his...

When your lymphatic system is working effectively it eliminates body waste and toxins, via the natural movements of smooth muscle tissue...

There are many misconceptions surrounding meditation and what it really is. Meditation is not sleeping sitting up. Meditation is not sitting still...

Ingredients: 3 cups of high white flour 500 ml of Buttermilk (available from the supermarket) I teaspoonful of baking soda 1/4 teaspoon salt 4...

Stephanie Philp offers some advice on how and why your brain's Reticular Activating System can help or hinder your relationships with others. Do you...

“Pelvic floor is a story in a building with many floors.” On top of the pelvic floor is the floor of the peritoneum, which lies on the bladder and...

Placing a statue of Buddha in your home or garden is a great way to promote positive energy, or chi, in your environment. Gautama Buddha, the...