Anthia Koullouros

One of the most commonly asked questions during our 21 Day Seasonal Cleanse Program:
How do I take the Hygieia Cleanse Tisanes?

Hygieia I and II are herbal blends traditionally used to support the body’s natural pathways of elimination, including the bowel, liver, kidneys and skin.

You can enjoy them hot or cold, and they can become a simple ritual as we move into spring.

If you’re wanting to support your body through the seasonal change, our 21 Day Spring Cleanse Renewal begins on 28 September.

Join us as we prepare, cleanse and transition into spring with whole food, cleansing rituals, naturopathic support.

Join us via our website link in bio. https://akademeiabyanthia.thinkific.com/courses/21-day-seasonal

Distilling rose geranium water with MickeyRobertson at the glorious Mickey Robertson What a heart-swelling day.

Rose geranium is my favourite scent next to rose, and I can’t tell you how happy this herbalist was, and still is. I could smell it on me all the way home. My clothes, my hands, everything infused with that beautiful essential oil aroma.

And the distiller is called Hildegard. Of course she is. Named after Hildegard von Bingen, the 12th-century herbalist, healer, writer and Benedictine abbess whose knowledge of plants and healing still resonates today.

Mickey made us the most delicious leafy green pie, a recipe by Belinda Jeffery , and I went home with a dozen eggs from her chickens and a bottle of freshly distilled rose geranium water.

That bottle now sits beside a photograph of my grandparents, who also distilled orange blossom water and the like.

If Mickey ever holds a distilling workshop, please go. I could not recommend the experience more highly.

What a day. My herbalist heart is very full. Thank you Mickey. 🌿🩷

What is the Bone Broth 5:2 Diet, and why have we incorporated it into our 21 Day Spring Renewal?

This Spring, we’re introducing a new rhythm into our 21 Day Seasonal Renewal: the Bone Broth 5:2 Diet.

For 2 non-consecutive days each week, for example Monday and Thursday, we simplify our meals and make nourishing bone broth the foundation of the day (though they can be any days).

For the remaining 5 days, we return to our usual Seasonal Cleanse way of eating: breakfast, lunch and dinner made from real, whole foods, with plenty of seasonal vegetables, quality protein, healthy fats and wholefood carbohydrates from our Seasonal Cleanse Recipe Library.

Why have we added it?

Because Spring is traditionally a time of renewal, and sometimes simplifying what we eat for a short period can be a useful way to bring greater awareness back to appetite, digestion and our everyday eating habits.

This is not about starvation or punishment. You will still be nourished. The bone broth days are intentionally non-consecutive, with wholefood eating in between.

Across the 21 days, we’ll also take a break from gluten, dairy, caffeine, alcohol and processed foods, while focusing on sleep, movement, digestion, self-care and the daily rhythms that support our health.

And, as always, there is a Prep Week before we begin and a Transition Week afterwards, making this a gentle 5-week Spring Renewal rather than simply a 21-day diet.

We begin Monday, 28 September.

Come Spring cleanse and renew with us. 🌿

Discover more here https://akademeiabyanthia.thinkific.com/courses/21-day-seasonal

I should be further along than this by now.

I often see a certain kind of frustration in my clinic. It happens when someone has tried everything to get better, sometimes for months, sometimes for years but their healing hasn’t gone as they hoped.

There have been some improvements, but also setbacks. Symptoms that went away and then returned. Energy rises, then drops again. One blood test looks better, but something else shows up.

But after more than thirty years of working with people through illness and recovery, I don’t think this is what healing really looks like.

So when a symptom comes back, it doesn’t mean you’re starting over.

You’re not necessarily back at square one.

Read it free on Substack - https://anthiakoullouros.substack.com/p/healing-isnt-linear-part-one

🌿 IT’S OFFICIAL. OUR 21 DAY SPRING RENEWAL CLEANSE IS HERE.

We begin Monday, 28 September, and this spring we’re doing things a little differently.

For the first time, I’m introducing my Bone Broth 5:2 Diet as part of our 21 Day Seasonal Cleanse.

What does 5:2 mean?

For 2 non-consecutive days each week, we simplify our food and include nourishing bone broth as the foundation of the day.

The days are deliberately non-consecutive, meaning they are separated rather than done back-to-back. For example, you might choose Monday and Thursday, giving your body several days of normal eating in between.

For the remaining 5 days of the week, you’ll enjoy nourishing wholefood meals from our Seasonal Cleanse Recipe Library, with breakfast, lunch and dinner built around plenty of vegetables, quality protein, healthy fats and wholefood carbohydrates.

For the 21 days, we’ll also take a break from gluten, dairy, caffeine, alcohol and processed foods, giving us an opportunity to simplify what we eat and return to fresh, seasonal, whole foods.

This isn’t about starving, punishing or pushing the body.

It’s a structured spring reset designed to simplify what we eat for a short period of time, while returning to the foundations I have taught in clinic for more than 30 years: real food, good digestion, nourishment, movement, sleep, self-care and daily rhythm.

And we do it together.

🌱 Prep Week
🌱 21 Day Spring Renewal Cleanse
🌱 Bone Broth 5:2 Diet
🌱 Seasonal recipes + shopping guidance
🌱 Daily self-care practices
🌱 Community support
🌱 Transition Week to help you carry what you’ve learned forward

Five weeks together, beginning Monday, 28 September.

Spring is such a natural time to clear out what has accumulated over winter, replenish ourselves and begin again.

Join us. All the details are now on our website https://akademeiabyanthia.thinkific.com/courses/21-day-seasonal

With love and kindness,
Anthia x

Can you live with the unknowable?

A diagnosis might exist, statistics might exist, an expected course of the disease might exist, and there could even be a very high probability of a particular outcome.

But probability and certainty are not exactly the same.
Not to know something is not the same as denying it. It requires discernment.
We need to live with uncertainty, but not give up on science or hope.

Rather than being completely afraid of what our bodies may do tomorrow, next month or in ten years’ time, we can direct some of our attention towards the body that is here today.

We do not have to know how the story ends in order to be fully part of it.

Read the full article on my Substack (free) https://anthiakoullouros.substack.com/p/can-you-live-with-the-unknowable