Essential oils are concentrated extracts from various parts of plants, such as flowers, leaves, stems, roots, bark, seeds, or fruits, obtained by extraction or distillation, containing their volatile aromatic compounds. The use of essential oils and plant aromas for medicinal, cosmetic, and religious purposes dates back thousands of years. References to aromatherapy can be found in ancient texts from Egypt, […]

Diagnosis of cancer is a crisis situation that evokes a lot of emotions and thoughts. It is a challenge for both the sick person and their environment. Support from loved ones is very important during this period and at every stage of treatment. Family, friends, acquaintances often do not know what to say or how to behave. It often happens that they decide to withdraw, […]

An essential element of Christmas. Its scent and color make the holiday atmosphere so special. It pleases the eyes of the big ones and the hearts of the little ones, because it is under it that gifts await. The evergreen Christmas tree is a symbol of life and rebirth in winter. And regardless of whether it is a common spruce, silver spruce, Caucasian fir, Korean fir or Scots pine, […]

Breath literally and symbolically defines our life. The first breath is its beginning, the last one is the end of life. It is essential to our life – we can survive without food for several dozen days, without water for several days, without breathing for only a few minutes. We take an average of about twenty thousand breaths per day, which regulate […]

Supporting someone in crisis is a challenge. In fact, no one teaches us how to provide such good support, taking care of ourselves and the person being supported. The words that often come to our minds result from certain hackneyed, socially repeated phrases and sometimes we say them automatically. We often say them with good intentions, and they often result from […]

Asking for help is an act that can be difficult for many of us – even in a situation such as a cancer diagnosis. Despite the often feeling of helplessness and fear, many people are not ready to ask for help. The foundations of the difficulty in asking for help can be both psychological and social factors. We are afraid to ask […]

Hemp, medical marijuana, CBD, THC – words that arouse as much interest as controversy. Knowledge on this subject often comes down to stereotypical thinking about marijuana as an addictive, hallucinogenic, drug. Meanwhile, hemp is a plant that has long been used by humans. It is estimated that people cultivated hemp about 10,000 years ago. For […]