Happy January dear friends. I hope you have enjoyed the end of 2025 and are ready to start a whole New Year.

Many of us start our day with scriptures, meditations or affirmations that set us up with a positive mindset. I guess my love of this started as a little girl, when my darling Aunt Rose gave me an autograph book for Christmas and I became very earnest about filling it up with messages and tributes from anyone and everyone and I’d read them over and over with glee.

The ones I loved most were the words of affirmation. Right at the front of the book Aunt Rose had written “your life lies before you like a sheet of driven snow. Be careful how you tread on it, for every mark will show”

You might think this was a slightly sobering message to give a child, but having a mentor I adored, I took this very seriously because I knew she wanted me to have a big life and was shaping my thinking, even then.

Thinking about that sheet of driven snow, we can often think of January as the worst month of the year. Snow, wind, rain, yep, we have it all. In the Northern hemisphere it’s cold, dark mornings & dark evenings, a five-week month, a long time since pay-day, a level of guilt with overindulgence and the fun of Christmas and New Year a distant memory.

BUT another beautiful January story I heard once was about a grandfather who heard his grandchild bemoaning the drudge of January, wishing it over as quickly as possible, and he simply said “sweetheart I’ve only had 85 January’s in my life and I don’t know how many more I’ll have, so I’m going to enjoy and embrace each and every day of this month” – I love this and it’s how I suggest we approach this January and throughout the whole year, as for sure, it’ll be over in a flash!

We have a lot of lovely things happening in TEMPLESPA this January and as we’re all a little more conscious of de-toxing skin, body & soul, here are some things you might enjoy.

Double cleansing the skin is a really good practice, especially after a period of indulgence and as the weather changes. It doesn’t get better than to commence with a thorough cleanse using our iconic deep cleansing melt IN THE BEGINNING. Its buttery texture melts deep into the pores and the naturally occurring crystal beads gently polish the skin leaving it fresh, clean and radiant. Follow this with a second cleanser of your choice which might be Dual Act – a gorgeous creamy lotion that can be washed off with water or taken off with a hot damp cloth, or Be Gone - a gentle cream cleanser with a stunning ‘elastic’ texture, Easy Glowing – a clever formula that starts as a gel, that becomes an oil and then transforms into a milk leaving your skin super clean and glowing. Or Good To Go a fabulous mousse cleanser great for the shower or gym. If you purchase In the Beginning you can buy a second cleanser half price. A great way to spring-clean your skin.

Another super de-tox bathing and massage oil is Work It Out, designed to soothe aches and pains and alleviate those sore muscles that might occur when you add more exercise to your January! The fragrance is delicious and with ingredients such as Arnica, eucalyptus, avocado, menthol and vitamins A, C & E it does you as good as it smells, which is divine! If you spend £50, you can purchase it for just £20 which is a £12 saving.

So, I hope you have a wonderful January and enjoy each individual day

With love, Liz xx