About Joan Morais

I was born on the Hawaiian Island of Kauai and resided most of my life in California.  As a child I was deeply connected to nature. I sat under the trees, gazed at flowers and counted the petals.  For hours, I would watch the bees visiting the flowers. I felt well outside in nature.   As an adult, I reconnected to nature realizing the direct connection of my well-being to the beauty in nature, the food I ate and the thoughts in my head.  I have always had an innate sense of wisdom about using natural products on my skin, in my home and eating foods that have been grown in a loving way. I am a Certified Aromatherapist, formulator and teach courses on natural product making for holistic beauty.  Through my herbal and aromatherapy studies and enormous amounts of research, I started making my own natural skin and body products. I have always stepped out of the box, faced many challenges and moved forward on trust, depending on myself with the help of others.   My mission in life is to learn everyday, treat myself and others with love and respect and do what I love. I believe in possibility and prosperity for all and I am living it. My motto is "Be It." First, change your mind for the better and your life will naturally change for the better. It is being the change you want to see. My passion is sharing my love of nature, my joys and teach others how to make creative, healthy and fantastic natural products. To show others the possiblity and gifts within themselves and to create a successful product making business. I am also the author of A Time to Celebrate: A Celebration of a Girl's First Menstrual Period and several 'How To' natural product making manuals. I have three adult daughters. My husband and I live in California.

I have completed these courses on my continual path of learning about herbs, aromatherapy and natural, holistic body care. The Institute of Integrative Aromatherapy Certificate Program Cultivating the Herbal Medicine Woman Within: an in-depth certificate course exploring herbology Soap Making, Lotions, Creams, Body Butters and Candle Making Making Natural Perfumes with Mandy Aftel Apitherapy Master Gardener Program Women's Herbs Hydrosols Flower Essences A Day of Lavender Introduction to Ayurveda for the Westerner Cooking with Chinese Herbs Mushrooms as Medicine Cooking for Winter Health Seaweed as Food and Medicine The Billings Ovulation Method Women's Wisdom: Health & Well-Being for Menstruation, Fertility and Menopause Your Path to Healthy Breasts Reiki I Introduction to Massage I have taught classes at: UC Davis Napa Valley College St. Helena Upper Valley College Solano Community College method pop-up store in Chicago Kripalu La Costa Resort and Spa Learning Exchange City of Fairfield The Nova Studio 36 Oaks California Institute of Massage and Spa Services Annual Soap Makers Getaway Pace Solano San Francisco New College Blue Moon Holistic Living Farm Belladonna