Springtime brings not only a wonderful burst of colour with the golden daffodils, but we naturally feel more energised after our relative hibernation during the winter (that's if we were sensible and did not try to do too much!) The day we have planned on March 25th will be really exciting and will include: How to take charge of your energy and well-being naturally; Tour of the Healthy Home with a talk on natural decorating and housekeeping; Presentation of how to create your own energising Wellness Home using Nikken's leading-edge technologies from Japan and an opportunity to try all the products; an insider's look at Gina's Wholefood Kitchen with some tips for recipes without dairy, meat & sugar. Plus, we will also end the day looking at how you could take your interest in natural health & well-being and turn that into your own Wellness Home business. So, something for everyone!

The setting for the Healthy Home near Skipton is beautiful and here in the photograph you can see dawn rising in the Airedale Valley with the buddha sitting by the pond. An image of stillness with the promise of new energy. A perfect location in which to think about being a new, revitalised you.

At the end of March, during Natural Health Week, I am hosting a Women's Wellness Retreat in my home. As one of last year's participants said: "It's amazing to live the whole experience .. feeling and seeing the feng shui and natural home design in action in your home". If you are looking for a new sense of purpose, ways of living a healthier life and want some inspiration then join us. Julie says it was a life-changer for her and Kate came away from the weekend "full of possibilities and easy-to-action ideas that I could implement immediately".

Nicky joined us for the Women's Wellness Retreat last summer and said she felt it was very nurturing. While here she tried out the high-tech sleep systems that we use with a magnetic mattress and far-infra red quilt. She loved them so much that when she got home she bought them for her whole family and also invested in Nikken's Air Wellness system as her daughter has a dustmite allergy. Since using these wellness products she says her daughter's condition has really diminished and added, "When she came home from school she used to get really cranky now she is good humoured all the time and I put that down to the better sleep she is having".

After I became ill in the early 90s I began to study the environmental influences we have in our homes which affect sleep. Over the years we have helped many hundreds of people to have better sleep. On March 25th we will share with you what you can change in your home to have better sleep and what products you can use. For eight years now I have really benefitted from sleeping on the innovative sleep system developed by Nikken. Pictured here is Valerie who also bought one of Nikken's magnetic and far infra-red sleep systems 18 months ago. She says "I didn't think I had a sleep problem but my nights were always a bit restless and I would often wake up during the night. Now I sleep deeply and wake up earlier in the morning feeling refreshed and ready to go. My husband never gave sleeping a second thought, it was just something he had to do! Now, to my surprise he says he positively enjoys sleep and feels really great. I am really glad I had the idea to buy our special wellness sleep system."

I have been using my Electrosmog Detector to check what microwave radiations might be in people's homes. It is useful for finding out if any particular bedroom might face a mobile phone mast (and there are more and more of them around now). I can also show people the high level of noise that comes off cordless digital phones such as the one pictured here. It is quite unbelievable the difference in sound when you unplug these phones. My advice would be to have an ordinary fixed phone which does not give off these emissions or at least unplug your cordless one while you are asleep. Research is increasingly indicating that the radiations may be harmful and as such disturb sleep.

We don't use any chemical cleaners in the Healthy Home so I do save quite a bit of money on cleaning materials. I like the Ecover range but I also use old favourites like vinegar, lemon and bicarbonate of soda instead of modern polishes and cremes. Tell me what YOU do. If any of you have innovative ideas for naturally getting rid of stains or cleaning without chemicals do let me know and I will share them. If you join us on the 25th you can see for yourself that I am doing my best not to pollute the rivers. No harmful washing powders are used for our clothes, instead I pop a magnetic washing ball into the washer and my laundry is cleaned without detergent.