About Dipaunka : Macrides, The Herbalist / aka Herbologist

Having been a vegetarian for all his adult life, Dipaunka believes that this is an important factor in his current state of good health, the reason for his high energy levels, vitality and the fact that he is still alive today.

He has been in clinical practice since 1982 when he first started doing massage. From there he began making his own massage oils. After having completed a massage course and an Aromatherapy course, he started Rosewood Natural Skincare, which was originally called Riverbank Natural Therapies, it started with 1/2 a dozen products.

Initially he wanted to make his own massage oils as he wasn't happy with what was available on the market at the time. He also wanted to be able to have control over what effect the massage oils he was using had and also to combine the aromas that he liked and resonated with. As well he wanted an aftershave that didn't burn his face off when applied, as at the time most aftershaves were alcohol based. He didn't have someone to teach or guide him but that was part of the fun of learning. He experimented, read lots, made mistakes !!! and learnt as he went. From there he started to sell a few products, began getting requests from friends and clients who were beauty therapists for other products. And so the range of products expanded, grew and a small business was born.

Dipaunka spent years producing and selling All Natural products many moons before it became hip and trendy. In the meantime he studied Herbal Medicine, Body work, Aromatherapy and Iridology. He has since gone on to teach many others about the wonderful world of herbs, healing and self empowerment. He can see no other way for us as a species to move forward into a happier, healthier future, but through the reconnection with Nature and the utilisation of plant medicines. Herbs are an integral part of his life. He works with them and utilises them for food and medicine on a daily basis.

Dipaunka's background in and love of Herbs plus Aromatherapy have obviously been contributing factors in the formulations he produces as well as having an over-actively creative mind. He lives as a Herbalist, Aromatherapist, Alchemist in training, Teacher, Writer who loves to create and help other beings to heal.

He seeks to empower people to facilitate their own healing via healthy eating, lifestyle and awareness of themselves and their bodies as well as through Herbal courses. These vehicles that we travel in need maintenance and care, we only get one to play with each life time and until we have mastered the art of complete regeneration of our physical bodies, we need to take good care of them. He sees his role as a facilitator who has knowledge and experience in healing which he can draw on to share with others.

Dipaunka loves to share knowledge, if one does not share knowledge, the knowledge dies with you when you pass on. He has studied many things in this lifetime. He is a Sweat lodge Facilitator which are a wonderful adjunctive and complimentary healing tool to working with The Herbs / Plant Spirits. Dipaunka utilises Shamanic Practices and dives deeper into The Majikal world of Herbs and Healing on a daily basis.

Dipaunka is more aware each day that we need to drop the ego, surrender, embrace and accept our shadows, and fill our hearts with LOVE. Love heals all and the power of Love (Pure Love, Not Romantic Love, which has been convoluted via our media and fairly tales) is what will change the world. When we are in the space of Love and acting from our heart centres then there is no blame, no hate, no fear.