Tātarāmoa you have held a fascination for me from the very first time I heard of you. I hold fond memories of the times I have found you in many out of the way places and managed to gather some of your prickly leaves to bring home as a tonic/rongoā for my people. Your ability […]
Tag: rongoa
Gracious koromiko
Gracious koromiko, your flowers come in so may hues of pink and purple from the palest lilac to the boldest magenta. One of a select few of our shrubs here in Aotearoa with brightly coloured flowers you are easily recognisable when I visit my London resident kids. I was surprised on my first visit to […]
Rongoa Maori weekend workshop
Where to start! What a weekend. I attended the Rongoaa Maori, traditional Maori medicine workshop with Rob McGowan (Pa Ropata) and the lovely Donna Kerridge in Te Puke. Nestled in the ngahere, lush coastal forest, we were taken on a journey. Rob shared his knowledge of the land, the plants, the birds and our own […]
THE WORKSHOP OPENING
Saturday 20th March was a day of great blessings here at Naturally by Trisha. We celebrated the official opening of our Whare Rongoaa, the factory/workshop where our tinctures, balms and creams are made. It was a day like no other. The whare has been a work in progress for many months as we transformed an […]
Some things never change
CLEARING UP CONFUSION Last night I had a phone call from one of my homeopathic clients who has been purchasing my balms for over 5 years. She told me that she had been into a local chemist and had seen what looked like my products but on closer inspection weren’t my products. I explained to […]