Wesak, or Buddha Day is an important festival in the Buddhist calender because on this day the Lord Buddha was born, attained enlightenment, and died. All three of these significant events fell on the same …

Yes I know we’ve only just put Christmas away, but planning an eco friendly Valentine’s Day can take a bit of organising. Conventional ways of celebrating Valentine’s Day can use a huge amount of the …

This week I was browsing the magazine racks and nearly every women’s magazine had some Christmas theme. It was not so much the theme but the wording that caught my eye:
“How to have a Perfect …

Last night I selected a page at random from a book to inspire me to write. The page was titled ‘Darkness’. It said:
“The good news is that darkness never lasts. Life pulsates. Life is about …

One book which remains faithfully by my bed for moments of inspiration is “Goddesses for every season” by Nancy Blair.
It’s a collection of 52 Goddesses; one for every week of the year.
There is a beautiful …

Here at Chez green, we don’t celebrate Easter. We celebrate Ostara instead.
I know many of you will be having an Easter festival today, so rather than write about celebrations myself, I’m handing it over to …

I find it interesting how the smallest of rituals can have the biggest meaning. In fact my life coach used to ask me, when I was feeling overwhelmed “What is the smallest step you could …

After going to a mainstream C of E school for 2 years and a few months spent enjoying herself at a local church group once every week, Little Miss Green began to struggle with her …

Tomorrow is Ostara - Have you ever wondered why we celebrate with bunnies, chicks and eggs at Easter? Rabbits, young chicks and eggs are Ostara’s fertility images - symbols of birth and new beginnings.
At Ostara …

Easter is often a difficult time for eco friendly parents wanting to make an positive choice. Shops are full of chocolate Easter eggs and ‘treats’; most of which are high in sugar, fat and chemicals …