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APR

2022

The end of clinics?

If you’re a practitioner sign up for my free mentoring newsletter to get the latest updates. “My lease is coming up for renewal later this year. After wasting so much rent money during lockdown, is it time to shut up shop and go permanently online?” Chris, naturopath...

MAR

2022

Lifting our spirits

Posted By : Gill Stannard

Tags : body, connection, emotional health, gratitude, holistic, isolation, lift your spirits, mind, music, nature, senses, spirit

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It’s been a challenging year, and it’s not even a quarter of the way in! On the back of over two very ‘challenging’ years, the need to to raise our spirits is greater than ever. But how to lift them, and why we so desperately need to? Body, mind and...

MAR

2022

Home remedies to relieve viral symptoms

Posted By : Gill Stannard

Tags : BA.2, elderflower, honey, how much vitamin C, runny nose, sore throat, steam inhalation, thyme, video YouTube

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In my neighbourhood at the moment, if you haven’t got that damn virus (or previously had it) chances are you live next door to someone that does! Currently BA.2 is doing its worst in Sydney and many other parts of the world. As my friends are finding out, this virus will...

MAR

2022

10 tips to overcome compassion fatigue and continue to care

Posted By : Gill Stannard

Tags : compassion fatigue, disasters, earthquake, fire, flood, meditaions, nature, pets improve mental health, PTSD, relislience, stress, trauma

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New year. New disasters! As if the challenges of the past two years haven’t been tough enough, recently our hearts have gone out to the people of the Ukraine and our own communities impacted by devastating floods. The cycle of natural and man made disasters seems to be...

Feeling better and staying well Sore throat? Runny nose? Feeling crap? Natural remedies for seasonal ailments Gill Stannard Naturopath

MAR

2022

March 2022 update: stay safe

Posted By : Gill Stannard

Tags : 30 years experience, Ariya Health, celebrations, newsletter, online prescriptions, runny nose, salads, soba noodles, sore throat, virus

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I held off sending my March newsletter recently. With the devastating floods and conflict in the Ukraine, it doesn’t feel comfortable celebrating right now. My thoughts are with those who are affected. If you need any naturopathic or mentoring support, please let me know...

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MAR

2022

Pop the party streamers – it’s time to celebrate 30 years in practice!

Posted By : Gill Stannard

Tags : celebration, experienced naturopath, mentoring for health practitioners

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It’s been 30 years since I affixed my shiny plaque on the door of a group practice in Melbourne’s Theosophical Building. That was only the beginning. Within two years I took over the practice lease, giving the clinic a new name and mini makeover. The late 90s saw...

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MAR

2022

Recipe: soba noodle bowl

Posted By : Gill Stannard

Tags : cold noodle salad, flexitarian, japanese inspired, meal in a bowl, Meatless Monday, noodles, soba, summer recipes, vegetarian

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Soba has a great mouthfeel and pleasant flavour. Traditionally served chilled as a cooling summer meal, so is perfect for these steamy summer evening. With a nod to their country of origin, I’ve combined cold soba with Japanese pickles and vegetables. These noodles are...

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FEB

2022

What I’ve learned from thirty years in practice

Posted By : Gill Stannard

Tags : Australia, herbalist, history of naturopaty in Australia, location independence, mentoring, naturopathy

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Hi I’m Gill, a naturopath and herbalist who loves mentoring health practitioners. This article is written to share my backstory and some observations with colleagues about how our industry has changed in the past thirty years. If you’re only got time for a few...

JAN

2022

Happy New Year: clinic update

Posted By : Gill Stannard

Tags : clinic update, recipe, summer, surrender

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Welcome to 2022. I wonder what the year has install for us? I’m back in the clinic and it’s delightful to reconnect with clients around the country. 2022 is a landmark year for me, as very soon I’ll hit thirty years in practice. After graduating from the Southern School of...

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JAN

2022

Surrender

Posted By : Gill Stannard

Tags : anxiety, control, joy, joy list, kindness, Leo Babauta, selfcare, stress, struggle, surrender, uncertainty, uncomfortable emotions, word of the year, Zen Habits

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Heading into the holiday season, I was dogged by a word of the year for 2022. Like the previous year, a word actively pursued me. After wrestling with it for weeks, I’ve finally come to accept it. I ‘surrender’! Struggle The internal struggle became a microcosm of the word...

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Articles

The end of clinics?

Lifting our spirits

Home remedies to relieve viral symptoms

10 tips to overcome compassion fatigue and continue to care

March 2022 update: stay safe

Pop the party streamers – it’s time to celebrate 30 years in practice!

Recipe: soba noodle bowl

What I’ve learned from thirty years in practice

Happy New Year: clinic update

Surrender

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