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Essential Oils: The Essence of Clean and Well-being
The early Transcendentalists like Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry David Thoreau somewhat inspire our philosophy at Koala Eco. Followers of this movement believed immersion in the sights, sounds and smells...
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Fresh Season, Fresh Space
As the cooler months draw to a close, why not take a cue from the season? A time of renewal and rejuvenation, spring gives us...
Made in and by the lucky country
How we’re inspired by Australia Why is Australia sometimes called ‘the lucky country’? It was the title of a book written by Donald Horne in...
Rethinking Green: A Perspective
‘I cannot meet the spring unmoved –’[1] wrote poet Emily Dickinson (1830–1886). She called spring an ‘Experiment in Green.’[2] We agree! It’s impossible not to...
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The Sunday Reset - Inspired by Peppermint [Mentha piperita]
A guide to embracing the new week Fresh. Brisk. Clarifying. Known as the refocus oil, peppermint is crisp, cool, and awakening. Its scent clears mental...
Are you a ‘moss girl’? The art of the slow surrender to nature
It started on social media (where else?) but there is something to this practice of ‘girl mossing’ that’s worth taking a look at. First of...
Tuning into trees
How forest bathing has life-changing potential You’ve probably heard of forest bathing; in fact, this practice may be a regular part of maintaining your connection...
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‘We belong to this land’[1]
How we’re inspired by Australia Australia. It’s home to the oldest continuous human culture in the world. There’s archaeological evidence, through rock art, tools and...
The many ways of connecting to nature
I thought of happiness, how it is wovenOut of the silence in the empty house each day And how it is not sudden and it is...
Continent of contrast and complexity
How we’re inspired by Australia In this extract from her travel diary, writer Mags Webster describes an encounter with the land in the north of...