Janella Purcell is a trailblazer in the field of natural health and wellness, known as a naturopath, herbalist, author and television personality. She is passionate about food as medicine, connecting mind and body health, and promoting holistic healing and sustainable living.
GP: Let's meet Janella and learn more about her story!
Janella: After almost 20 years in the Byron hinterland living on acreage, this year I moved to a loft apartment in the Bangalow village.
This wasn’t a deliberate move away from living a sustainable life on the land, but rather due to not finding the right property for my next home and clinic. As it turns out what a great move it has been.
After spending years growing much of my own herbal medicine to use in herbal preparations in my clinic, plus a food forest with 80 fruit trees, culinary herbs and an understory full of edible shrubs and vines - I knew I would need a garden in some form.
So I looked around for plantar boxes that were light (access to my apartment is via a spiral staircase), non-toxic, and wouldn’t add to land fill. And would look gorgeous on my 2 balconies.When I found Glowpear, saw they ticked all the boxes, plus were self-watering, I knew I'd found what I was looking for.
Immediately after moving into my new loft apartment, I leased an iconic heritage house in Bangalow for my new health clinic and Retreats.Here we filmed my new YouTube series 'Living Your Element (YouTube Series - https://www.youtube.com/@JanellaPurcell1) ’ - a 5 part series on the 5 Elements, also called Wu Xing.
This 5000 year philosophy considers the season of the year we’re in, as well as the season of life.
In Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), five natural elements—Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, and Water—exist within us, mirroring the cycles of nature. Each element corresponds to a season, embodying unique qualities that shape our physical and emotional well-being.
The Five Element Theory offers profound insights into our similarities, differences, and intrinsic connection to the cosmos. By recognising how the changing seasons affect us, we can navigate our lives with greater awareness and intention, finding a balanced state of being.
I used Glowpear Mini Bench as part of my set, because - who doesn’t want close proximity to a box (or 2) of fecund culinary herbs when you’re in the kitchen making healthy meals? Plus, they come in very handy when I'm making my herbal balms and teas, chemical-free cosmetics and ferments.
I’m surprised how much I can grown in these boxes, and all the plants seem to be very happy in there indeed.
You can find more about Janella and her work at:
My Clinic, Byron Healing Retreats, 5 Elements eCourse, Podcast and more - https://www.janellapurcell.com
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/janellapurcell2
Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/JanellaPurcell/
