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To approach one’s life as a child at play, is to relinquish the uniformity and unidimensional thinking of modern society, letting go of our Apollonian conditioning towards our Dionysian spirit. To return to our second innocence, investigating our environment as if a child exploring a forest for the first time. Goalless. except for the joy of the experience. The child-like spirit knows the joy of life and the innocence of perpetual creation - an enlightened state indeed.

Give your favourite chocolate drink that festive feeling with Old Faithful's Christmas Cacao Recipe. Simple, tasty and will get you into the festive spirit!

During a Cacao Ceremony the widely recommended dose is 42g of the cacao paste in a cup of liquid (around 250mls). Although the emotional and physical effects can be experienced from 25 grams. The liquid should be water or plant milk or a mixture of both.

Cacao Paste is a nutritious and tasty superfood ingredient that can be quite versatile in the kitchen. Why not make the most of cacao's many nutritional benefits as much as you can. Here are my favourite ways to use cacao paste at home..

Ceremonial Cacao (Theobroma cacao) known as food of the Gods, is a superfood containing approximately 380 compounds including an abundance of 'Feel Good Chemicals' with numerous nutritional, emotional and energetical wellbeing benefits.

Your body is a forest and you should treat it so.. We regard nature as a vital part of our ecosystem and existence. But do you see yourself as part of that same system? Do you see yourself as much an integral cog in this chain as a woodlice scuttling around the undergrowth of a degenerating tree stump?

Beard oil is a must-have for any man who wants to maintain a healthy and well-groomed beard. Not to mention keeping your kissing partner happy by not giving them a facial stubble rash...

With all the 'Greenwashing' going on in the skincare/beauty Industry, it's important to highlight that most brands do not manufacture their own products. And when they outsource the creation and production of their products, they often outsource their ethical and social responsibility at the same time..

Further to my post “Why Use Oils To Wash Your Face” I thought I would write a short article outlining a few different ways you can use an Oil Cleanser. I will start with my favourite way of oil cleansing, I call it the 'Steam Clean'. I think this one works best at deep cleaning the face, lifting dirt, debris and excess oil.

It seems counter-intuitive doesn’t it, especially for those new to understanding their skin and how skincare products work. But there’s a number of reasons why you should try washing your face with an oil cleanser rather than the more conventional product types.

We really hope you are liking the new look Old Faithful! The rebranding of Old Faithful was carried out to better represent our values, ethics and offering..

While the Chinese have been using Siberian Ginseng for a reported 2000 years, the Russians started their studies on this plant in the late 1950’s, trials were conducted to assess its value in combating stress, exhaustion, infections, colds and other illnesses in military personnel. The word “adaptogen” was actually coined by the russian scientist Israel I. Brekhman during the Soviet experiments in the 1950’s.