The Rhythm of the Year with Hanka Zemanová – December

It’s the midnight of the year. These are the days when it barely gets light before it starts getting dark again. While the darkness envelops us, it also holds the chance to see or feel the message of the Christmas mystery. We just need to break free from the grip of our mobiles, computers, and the excessive Advent rush… Because as the darkness grows, we are the ones who carry the light. We carry it in our palms and in our hearts. When we share it, it doesn't diminish, but grows… • What helping hand does nature offer us in December? • Which herbal blend should you treat your kidneys to as an Advent gift? Which Christmas spices have antibiotic and disinfectant properties? • How does a warm oil massage heal us in winter and why can it be called a “liquid antidepressant”? • How do we celebrate Christmas at home? (And because baby Jesus is born in December, I have a Christmas gift for you at the end of the audiobook…) Hanka Zemanová She graduated from the Faculty of Education, but instead of teaching children in school, she teaches people how to eat more healthily and naturally. She has written four bestselling books: The Bio-Cookbook, The Bio-Alphabet, and The New Bio-Cookbook, which have sold nearly 80,000 copies. In 2021, she completed her most beautiful and comprehensive book to date, The Rhythm of the Year. Hanka was involved in the founding of Pro-BioLiga (now Lovime.bio) and the Zemanka Organic Bakery. She is fond of the saying: “Though the father of the disease be unknown, the mother is always diet,” and therefore considers honest food the simplest way to reduce the “chemical cocktail” in our bodies and in nature. She shows that organic is not a trend or an unnecessary luxury, but an increasing necessity – for the soil, groundwater, biodiversity, and for our own resilience and immunity. Hanka is from Prague but has lived in the countryside near Sedlčany since 2006. She is the mother of two daughters, Natálka and Eliška.