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Health Cotswold entrepreneurs
MIND, BODY
& SPIRIT
Tanya, who moved to Stroud from
South Africa two years ago, works from
her home and uses her expertise to mix
the right blend of essential oils with an
organic cream or oil base.
And most of the products can be used
safely on children aged two and over,
indeed, Tanya’s eight-year-old daughter
has been brought up on this natural
approach.
“We are certainly not making great
medical claims but the products are made
to relieve a lot of
conditions,” she
said.
And the
Words by Emma Tilley
Pictures by Richard Pasco
feedback is good.
“A friend of my
husbands was
suffering with
migraines for years
T
AKE one trained
and the medication
counsellor and mix
he was on made
with a master
him feel sick for
days afterwards. I
aromatherapist and the end
tried him on the
result will be the
Head Soothe
product and since
sweet-smelling taste of then he just rubs it
success.
on his temples and
For Carrie Rose and Tanya De
the pain goes away.
Leersnyder, joining forces to create Kalya,
At most, he takes a
paracetamol which
an aromatherapy products company in
is amazing after 20
the Cotswolds, was the perfect idea.
years of struggling,”
Their passion for healing common
Tanya explained.
family ailments in a natural way has been
Carrie, who is also a counsellor, an
the driving force behind the success of
interior designer and a mum to her three-
designer
the business since they set up together in
year-old son, works from her South
Laurence, is even
November last year.
Cerney home helping to develop the
selling Kalya’s products in her Port
With 13 years of experience in the
products for sale.
Isaac shop in Cornwall.
aromatherapy and holistic world, they
The pair now sell online and a number
All the items are beautifully
have devised a variety of products to help
of beauty hot spots and shops stock their
packaged in jars designed by John
the problems we all face from time to
range, such as The Retreat in Cirencester
Lander of Lander Design, in Ampney
time such as headaches, achy joints and
and the Face Beauty Company.
St Peter
problem skin.
They sell Kalya at Stroud Market and
The best thing about the job for
The name, Kalya, which is Sanskrit for,
Tetbury Osteopaths and also Essentially
these two busy mums must be helping
“healthy, well and able,” is the underlying
You in Nailsworth, amongst other places.
to relieve problems that people have
philosophy behind the eight products that
Jackie Llewelyn-Bowen, wife of
lived with for years.
make up the range.
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