LA-EVA

22/05/2026

Today’s mood… Enter the long weekend 🫧.


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freedomseeker 🕊️

17/05/2026

This week is Mental Health Awareness week, an annual campaign close to our hearts that takes place in May and is led by the .

This year’s theme is “Action” - encouraging us to take practical, everyday steps to safeguard our mental wellbeing.

As someone who professionally traverses the continuum of wellbeing on a daily basis - as a Clinical Psychologist I work primarily with endlessly inspiring neurodiverse young people, and having birthed La-Eva coming up to a decade ago - I am passionate about what keeps us well in good times and in tough ones.

Simple acts of self-compassion hold the fort. They oppose the cycles that we are drawn into when life unfolds in painful ways. They create a protective halo around us. They release little bursts of chemicals in our bodies such as oxytocin, dopamine and serotonin, which in turn help to balance out our stress responses to the ordinary and extraordinary times we go through.

To have a meaningful impact, simple, ritualistic acts of self-compassion have to be repeated, again and again. They have to be an integral part of daily life.

It could be many other things, but in this case, enter soap and lotion. Cleansing, nourishing drawing on the healing properties of art and pure, fragrant ingredients created by Mother Nature.

La-Eva ultimately is about wellbeing in the day to day. What we wash off the days with, and how we nurture our skin, the filter between our internal and external worlds, matters. Daily rituals soothe us, revive us, and connect us with ourselves, body and mind as one.

La-Eva’s suggested action for ❤️ ?

Self-care. A lot of it.

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La-Eva’s founder, Dr Louisa Canham, is a practicing Clinical Psychologist specialising in complex child and adolescent mental health. Having completed her doctorate at Oxford University in her early 20s, Louisa has worked for over 25 years in schools, hospitals, inpatient units and prisons. Her transition from the clinic to the studio has led to a specialist interest in the potent impact of of self care and aesthetic experiences on nervous system regulation and wellbeing.
freedomseeker 📷

19/04/2026

Today’s feeling 🌾.
The La-Eva studio, some time ago.
A seasonal installation and soft focus background for lightness of spirit and creative flow.



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05/04/2026

Joyful spring wishes from Luisa and Pedro 🐐💛🐐

A past limited edition of Rosēum, created in collaboration with the one-of-a-kind , featuring her extensive, distinctive series of goat paintings. Inspired by a shared craving for simplicity and a deep love for the land, people and animals.

Happy Easter from us at La-Eva x

31/03/2026

29/03/2026

Smile-inducing to be back and see our special edition of products created with at home.

A joy to hear of wonderful guest feedback, and to be planning more together in this glorious setting in the Douro region of Portugal 🍇 .
organicbeauty

15/03/2026

‘We want a world of beauty, not only that which the senses appreciate, but also the beauty perceived by an open heart and a clear mind.

[…] We want the kind of world where peace, empathy, decency, truth, and compassion prevail.
Above all, we want a joyful world.
That is what we, the good witches, want.
It’s not a fantasy, it’s a project.
Together we can achieve it’.

Isabel Allende, The Soul of a Woman

‘Coven’ linocut by the wonderful

A day for celebrating motherkind spirit ✨.

07/03/2026

Inhale this moment ✨.
La-Eva training under vaulted ceilings in the depths and heart centre of .
Porcelain inhalation pomegranates.
Layered essences floating in the air.
Bundles of perfumery sticks.
Botanical ingredients, each with a story to tell.
Meaning making and intention setting.

Inhalation pomegranates by .sancho

01/03/2026

Amidst the complex layers of our times, celebrating goodness is vital.

Today marks a special occasion. finally opens its majestic doors in , the iconic former Art Deco department store in West London. A different rhythm is now beating in the heart of Queensway, every moment unfolding within heritage architecture and timeless splendour. Guests at the hotel, members of the first club and residents at the Whiteley, are to be treated to a unique curation of experiences, thoughtfully designed to foster connection, titillate the senses, and infuse body and mind with positive energy.

It is an honour for us at La-Eva to have been appointed as the exclusive amenity and fragrance partner for the hotel’s highly anticipated debut. To be providing our organic, vegan and an unfolding scentscape across this extraordinary building - from the Whiteley’s Kitchen, Bar and Café, to the pioneering spa and ‘alchemy bar’, let alone the hotel’s 109 rooms and Six Senses residences - is beyond anything we could have imagined in the early days of concocting potions and blending essences in our rustic Oxfordshire studio. Now, four signature La-Eva fragrances, selected for their pure, precious ingredients and restorative impact, come together to elevate the visitor experience in every space of the property.

The Six Senses x La-Eva evolving relationship is a rare example of a partnership rooted in overlapping founding beliefs and vision. Our philosophies place sensorial experience, the restorative power of ritual, and a spirit of ‘joie de vivre’ at the epicentre of wellbeing.

Simply, truly, pinch-worthy.

Watch this space. 🙌🏼🕊️



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26/02/2026

February has been a month for reconnecting with the art of touch. Our treatment menu has evolved, with new layers of fragrance, rhythm and movement coming together to elevate our sensorial messages to new heights. 🕊️

First to be trained, and soon to be offering our new La-Eva treatment menu - the incredible therapist teams at our home-from-home in the Algarve and, this week, the iconic .

Another breathtaking set of developments in Laevaland as this year unfolds.



Thank you for your one-of-a-king energy , and for flowing in usual ninja style .freedomseeker, to capture some of what we have been up to.