Malika Meddings

24/05/2026

It feels beautiful to me that as part of nature, we are already known in all our weathers.

The plants are already here.
The fragrance is already here.
The warmth, the bitterness, the softness, the movement.
We simply reach out, and what we need is already prepared. Solace is already there.

In Chinese medicine, grief and emotional strain are met through the ways the body responds to event.

The eyes can become hot or tired.
The stomach can feel closed, making appetite disappear.
Everything inside can feel a little slower and heavier.

Chrysanthemum flower, jú huā 菊花, is traditionally used to cool and soothe the eyes.
Chen pi 陈皮, aged citrus peel, helps things move again when the stomach feels stuck.
Mint, bò hé 薄荷, gently freshens and circulates energy.
Rose buds, méi guī huā 玫瑰花, are often used to soften constraint and nourish the Heart.

24/05/2026

It feels beautiful to me that in Nature, solace already exists.

The plants are already here.
The fragrance is already here.
The warmth, the bitterness, the softness, the movement.
We simply reach out, and they meet us. We are already known.

In Chinese medicine, grief and emotional strain are often understood through the ways the body changes alongside the heart.

The eyes can become hot or tired.
The stomach can feel closed, making appetite disappear.
Everything inside can feel a little slower and heavier.

Chrysanthemum flower, jú huā 菊花, is traditionally used to cool and soothe the eyes.
Chen pi 陈皮, aged citrus peel, helps things move again when the stomach feels stuck.
Mint, bò hé 薄荷, gently freshens and circulates energy.
Rose buds, méi guī huā 玫瑰花, are often used to soften constraint and nourish the Heart.

07/05/2026

Some of the things helping me over this time 🫶🏼 I’ll be doing a full list in the upcoming and in the meantime, a shoutout to .nutri (rescue remedy) Balance Health Care (CHM formulas) for teaching me to be a herbalist for my acupuncture needles - and moxa and raw herbs to make the topicals - apart from which I get from the states in bucket loads because I use it alll the time. I also got some because I can make it myself but so handy to have it already done for quieter days.

06/05/2026

This place, we’re getting ready to return, some to begin their breathwork journey and some to revisit the training, and some to continue the path to practitioner level. It feel like an ever deepening spiral into relaxation, connection and feeling free. I’ve been supported by daily practice in a recent illness, shared foundational practices with friends and clients, and found myself coming back to the page, waiting for the right time to write about it, sharing it so that whoever finds it, if they sense it resonates with their chosen way forward then they may find it there, a little wayfinder as a way to pay forward. I can’t find the words yet, not really, it feels like when the words are ready they’ll arrive, and in the meantime I’m drawn back to watching Nature’s gifts. The hallmark of this company and the vulnerability that allowing the breath to be is the sense of safety that comes with it, like each layer of releasing guarding happens at its own pace. Sending forward thanks for gifts on the way. Prayers for peace 🤍

13/04/2026

Some days invite you a little closer to the plants themselves.

On Sunday 10 May, is holding a full-day seminar in the Bristol Chinese Herb Garden, timed with the peonies in full flower.

You’ll spend the day in the Garden, working directly with the plants, moving between classical understanding and clinical practice, and exploring how these herbs are used in treatment.

Teaching is led by Mazin Al-Khafaji, with a focus on the use of peony and related herbs in dermatology, alongside Conny Cooper and Tony Harrison, who will guide the day from the plants themselves through to their clinical use.

Throughout the day, we will be working with xuè in practice, as it runs through both the classical material and its clinical application.

The day is small by design, allowing for discussion, reflection and a more direct connection with both the teaching and the plants.

Bookings close on 20 April as we confirm arrangements.
If this speaks to you, you would be very welcome to join us - visit RCHM.co.uk/pages/events

30/01/2026

13/12/2025

Water in Samothraki 💗🥰

20/07/2025

300+ people came by our door today, they asked about gardens and plants and we asked about what they love. So many stories, sorrows, celebrations, meetings, neighbours handing tea over fences, tears, connection. Money was raised for charity, from tickets sold, scones enjoyed, coffees and cakes and plants sold. This story has endless ripples of gifts, Nature blessed us all today 🤍

22/06/2025

Thankful 🥰 four years ago marked the end and the beginning - a threshold in practice bringing plants into the picture, grateful for it all ❤️

24/04/2025

Just bought a Polemonium ‘Golden Feathers’—already in bloom. The tender prettiness of it is quietly captivating: soft golden-green fronds, lilac-blue flowers, so light they seem to carry their own hush. Something about it opened a well of emotion almost instantly. Not sadness, not quite. More like a stirring in the chest. A feeling without a name.

It’s called Jacob’s Ladder, after the dream of a ladder between Earth and Heaven, with angels ascending and descending—messengers of the invisible. That image has long been a symbol of spiritual connection, and standing near the plant, it’s easy to feel why. There’s a quiet sense of presence, like something luminous is leaning in.

In Chinese medicine, it feels like a plant that touches the Shen—the spirit of the Heart. The part that registers beauty, awe, grief, and joy all at once. The part that gets moved to tears by something unexpected and lovely. When the Shen is nourished, the tears come not from sorrow, but from recognition. A kind of remembering.

Alongside it, I picked up a Salvia—rich purple flowers, upright and bold. Where the Polemonium is soft and whispering, the Salvia is clarifying, arresting, almost triumphant. Together, they speak in contrast: gentleness and strength, wonder and clarity. Both uplifting, but in different tones.

Stillness and expansion. One softens the guard around the Heart. The other brings energy up and through like a bright song.

Something in this pairing feels like medicine.