LIVE WELL with Aromatherapist Jirbie Go
53 episodes - English - Latest episode: 22 days ago -Hi, I’m Jirbie Go, I’m a Certified Aromatherapist graduate of New York Institute of Aromatic Studies. I also have a YouTube channel where I talk about oils. In this Podcast, let me put the spotlight on different people to share their personal experiences and, hopefully, we can learn through them.
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S06E06 Aromatherapy in Vietnam with Anh Nguyen
June 23, 2024 02:00 - 1 hour - 60.8 MBAnh Nguyễn is a Vietnamese chemist, yoga teacher, qualified aromatherapist and holistic practitioner. She is the founder of the aromatherapy certification school in Hanoi that teaches the same curriculum as The School for Aromatic Studies in the US. Anh owns Essensian Healing, which focuses on applying ancient Vietnamese and Asian herbal knowledge to create new and exciting products. All of ingredients in her line are natural and organic. They don't use harmful chemicals nor harsh preservat...
S06E05 The journey to becoming an aromatherapy author with Helen Nagle-Smith
June 09, 2024 02:00 - 1 hour - 70.4 MBThere are numerous career options open to aromatherapists. Helen Nagle-Smith decided to follow her passion and retrain as a clinical aromatherapist after spending years working in the voluntary sector. She had never imagined that she'd write an aromatherapy book or experience writing for several international aromatherapy journals, but here we are. :) Writing is something something she now thoroughly enjoys alongside her aromatherapy practice and teaching. In this episode, Helen speaks abou...
S06E04 Essential Oil Education with Hana Tisserand
May 26, 2024 02:00 - 1 hour - 65 MBHana is the co-founder and director of operations and communications at the Tisserand Institute, the global leader in evidence-based essential oil education. In this episode, Hana shares with us what's up and what's new about the Tisserand Institute. She shares with us what sets the Tisserand Institute apart and walks us through the "Tisserand way." And, in the process, we can all come to understand that essential oils provide a versatile toolbox for anyone who wishes to use them, from a...
S06E03 Aromatherapy Dowsing with Jane Lawson
May 12, 2024 02:00 - 1 hour - 68.9 MBFor the last 25+ years, Jane has been passing on to her students how to dowse for essential oils for themselves, family and especially their clients. Learning how to dowse for essential oils opened up Jane's Clinical knowledge of the essential oils, learnt so much more about the said oils, including how they interact and benefit us on a much deeper vibrational level. In this podcast Jane will be sharing how she started to dowse, explain how dowsing works, the amazing results she got for he...
S06E02 Coming Out of Stage 4 Colon Cancer Victoriously with Vida Lim
April 28, 2024 02:00 - 1 hour - 62.9 MBVida is the quintessential health nut--always watched her food and stuck on fresh salad and oatmeal, stayed away from alcohol and fatty food, does exercise--all the works! So when cancer hit her back in 2021, her diagnosis became a shocking surprise for her and her family. With her strong faith and unwavering spirit, she came out as a victorious "Cancer Crusher" within 7 months of undergoing treatment. Now, she spends her time ministering other cancer patients on TikTok, giving them a fight...
S06E01 My Astrological Soul Analysis and Recommended Aromatic Chrism by Gabriel Mojay
April 14, 2024 02:00 - 1 hour - 64.3 MBHello everyone! I'm hopping back on doing podcasts this year with one of my favorite Aromatic Giants, Gabriel Mojay, to open this season. In this episode, fellow aromatherapist and colleague Gabriel Mojay reveals through a careful analysis of the complexities of my unique personal Astrological Birth Chart an explanation as to why it is that:~ "to know Jirbie is to admire her, and to feel inspired". Gabriel will further question me gently about my remarkable talents as reflected in my Nata...
S05E10 Essential Oil Pharmacoenergetics with Gabriel Mojay
September 25, 2022 02:00 - 1 hour - 75.2 MBGabriel Mojay is an author-researcher, educator and practitioner in the scientific and TCM-energetic aspects of medicinal and aromatic plants and their essential oils. He has practiced clinical herbalism, aromatic medicine, and acupuncture since 1987. Gabriel was born in England, grew up in Maryland, has spent most of his career in London, and now resides in Northern California. He first studied TCM in 1978, qualifying in Shiatsu. He later co-authored 'Shiatsu – the complete guide'. Following...
S05E09 Building Your Aromatherapy Business with Kayla Fioravanti
September 11, 2022 02:00 - 55 minutes - 51.1 MBKayla Fioravanti has been a leading expert in the natural cosmetics industry for over 23 years. In 1998, she co-founded Essential Wholesale – one of the first all-natural cosmetics/ingredients companies – that started out with $50 in her kitchen and grew to a multi-million-dollar company (all the while raising her 3 kids)! In fact, Kayla raised her own CEO, Keegan Fioravanti, of Ology Essentials. As Ology’s Chief Formulator, Kayla is able to bring to life her unique ideas and product formulat...
S05E08 Finding Balance as an Aromatherapist with Jessie of @jessentiallife
August 28, 2022 02:00 - 56 minutes - 51.7 MBJessie of Jessentiallife is a former skeptic of natural and holistic remedies who discovered the power of essential oils at a moment in her life when modern medicine was not able to help her. Because essential oils have changed her life, she later decided to formally pursue studying aromatherapy.
S05E07 Minding His Own Pili Business with Aldin Navarra
August 14, 2022 02:00 - 57 minutes - 52.6 MBAldin Oarde Navarra is a 31 years old entrepreneur who focuses on Pili products. He worked for five years as an OFW as a customer service manager and in the finance industry. Due to the pandemic and some family issues, Aldin pivoted to being an entrepreneur advocating the use of Pili products (eg. pili oil, elemi resin, essential oils) as a way to diversify the Bicol’s pili industry, supporting local MSME’s, and as an approach to natural skincare and wellness.
S05E06 Healing Using Flower Essences with Bach Flower Therapist Renuka Varier
July 31, 2022 02:00 - 41 minutes - 37.9 MBRenuka Varier is a Nutritionist, a Naturopath, and a Holistic Health Coach. She graduated in Foods and Nutrition and then had an opportunity to learn Bach Flower Therapy from the Bach Centre England. And since then have been healing people with this wonderful therapy. It all began with healing herself and then her family and friends. Then gradually to her other circles as well. In this pursuit she realized how people are often unable to identify the imbalance of emotions at an early stage ...
S05E05 Coping during the Pandemic with IFPA Aromatherapist David Wilson
July 17, 2022 02:00 - 1 hour - 57 MBDavid is an Aromatherapist, Massage Therapist and Restorative Yoga Teacher currently based in China. In 2013 he undertook the Neal’s Yard Diploma in Essential Oils and Clinical Sciences at the Neal’s Yard School based in Covent Garden, London. After graduating, he worked at a wellness clinic close to where he was living on the Isle of Wight in the UK. His treatments covered aromatherapy massage, deep tissue and sports massage, specialist massage for cancer treatments with selective clients an...
S05E04 Fortifying your Innate Immunity with PNEI (Psycho Neuro Endo Immunology) Expert Magic Barclay
June 19, 2022 02:00 - 48 minutes - 44.3 MBA cancer, Lyme disease, stroke, Diabetes, Heart attack and hypoxia survivor- Magic has seen how treating root cause of any illness gives you the tools to acquire a level of health you only dreamed possible. Magic is a Mould Toxicity Master Practitioner, an expert in the PNEI (Psycho Neuro Endo Immunology)of Trauma, an Advanced Immune Practitioner and an Advanced Practitioner in Innate Immunity and Functional Health Solutions. Magic is also a practitioner of Lymphatic Mojo and CMLD (Complex ...
S05E03 The Zen of Soapmaking with Gen Haber of Habonera Soaps
June 05, 2022 02:00 - 58 minutes - 53.9 MBSoap making is a mindfulness practice--this is something you can easily pick up when you linger long enough to watch the videos on Habonera Soaps' Instagram account. An accidental educator, Gen Haber, co-founder of Habonera Soaps, never thought she would become a teacher. But fate has something special for her in 2017--what started as a passion project to augment her family's skin story, Gen's soaps found a following among her close friends and family, up until that one fateful October when ...
S05E02 Feminine Balance and Hormone Yoga Therapy with Mika Schröder
May 22, 2022 02:00 - 47 minutes - 43.2 MBWho would’ve thought yoga can be this powerful? Hormone Yoga Therapist Mika Schröder is a living proof that yoga is such a powerful practice to help balance your cycle. In this episode, learn more about what she does and how yoga was able to help support her PCOS and feminine balance.
S05E01 Sustainable Frankincense with Robin Schiller-Kessler, CCA
February 13, 2022 02:00 - 1 hour - 71.1 MBHad the opportunity to have a one-hour chat with the Queen of Frankincense in the aromatherapy community, Robin Schiller-Kessler CA, to get to know more about Frankincense (as the resin) and the sustainable consumption of this amazing aromatic product. Tune in to learn about the different Frankincense species, their differences, and the best ways to use them.
S04E07 Aromatherapy Q&A with Salvatore Battaglia: Let‘s talk about the Subtle and Psyche
November 07, 2021 02:00 - 1 hour - 74.9 MBWe had the pleasure to invite Australian aromatherapy educator and international author Salvatore Battaglia to join us at Alliance of the Philippine Aromatherapists for a casual aromatherapy chitchat. Listen in for the next hour and learn about the importance of acknowledging the scientific and not-so-scientific side of aromatherapy where the subtle and the psyche also plays a role in our road to well-being.
S04E06 Financial Literacy and Entrepreneurship Through the Pandemic with James Tolentino, RFC
October 17, 2021 02:00 - 1 hour - 67 MBIn today‘s episode, let‘s learn some personal financial wellness techniques from James Tolentino, RFC. He is a professional basketball coach, a motivational speaker, and a registered financial consultant (RFC). He‘s been a financial advisor for over a decade now and he‘ll give us tips in effectively managing our personal finance and teach us on how we can tread through the pandemic by being more financially savvy.
S04E05 Rising Above Challenges During the Pandemic with Kristel Yap & Genzel delas Alas
October 03, 2021 02:00 - 2 hours - 126 MBTHIS HAS GOT TO BE ONE OF MY FAVORITE EPISODES THUS FAR. For the first time on the show, I'm having 2 special guests to join us. Get to know Kristel or 'Tel' and Gen-zel, both of whom have previously been on the podcast. Tel and Gen-zel are some of my friends in the beauty blogging industry--back when blogging was actually such a passionate thing, far from the current freebie-mongering culture. In this episode, listen how Tel and Gen-zel faced their individual struggles during the pandemic an...
S04E04 Aromatherapy, Vibrational Medicine, and Aura Reading with Adora Winquist
September 19, 2021 04:18 - 45 minutes - 41.8 MBLearn about vibrational medicine and how plants and vibrational modality can heal us and set us free down to the DNA level with Adora Winquist. Adora Winquist is a visionary in the nascent field of Quantum Alchemy, an evolutionary transformative path for self-mastery which facilitates healing at the DNA level using an amalgamation of plant and vibrational modalities. Adora is devoted to offering global ceremony, activating and uniting all kingdoms of life on the planet: plant, mineral anim...
S04E03 Wellness Through Hypnotherapy with J. Robert Parker
September 05, 2021 02:00 - 1 hour - 67.8 MBTo know how to play the game is a way to protect yourself. In this episode, get a full view of what hypnosis is with J. Robert Parker. J. Robert Parker is a Union certified Master Hypnotist and owner of Twin Ravens Hypnotherapy and Research LLC. Mr. Parker‘s mission statement is simple: To be the light for those of us who cannot see, the guide for those of us who have lost the way, and the peace for those of us who have forgotten. He is available for lectures, interviews and both group and ...
S04E02 Get to know the Philippine Cinnamon with November Canieso-Yeo of Plantsville Health
August 15, 2021 02:00 - 1 hour - 74.2 MBNovember “Tina” Canieso-Yeo is the owner of the social enterprise Plantsville Health, a prime mover to conserve the Philippine cinnamon in Negros Occidental by planting and developing products in partnership with farmers. Learn more about our amazing Philippine Cinnamon and why you should start embracing it as part of our aromatic treasure.
S04E01 Finding Joy During Difficult Times with the 'Joy Slinger' Erin McCullough
August 01, 2021 02:00 - 55 minutes - 50.5 MBErin McCullough has been coaching professionals for 16 years and guiding them to achieve IMPENETRABLE JOY so that they can be calm, have peace of mind and meaning in their life, NOW!
S03E10 Don't Put Your Eggs In One Basket and Other Business Principles with Aromatherapist Jirbie Go
May 30, 2021 02:00 - 1 hour - 65 MBAs a perfect season-ender episode, let me be candid on this one. Let me share with you my personal business principles, what success means to me, and my different streams of income. I'm sharing these things with you not to brag but to give you an idea and hopefully inspire you to be courageous and do the same.
S03E09 Get to Know the First Mobile Cafe in the Philippines Sikap Coffee
May 23, 2021 02:00 - 1 hour - 56.6 MBFeaturing yet another MSME that started in the past year and is still thriving in the new normal, Sikap Coffee is the FIRST mobile cafe in the Philippines. The brainchild of Stephen Villena, Lala Calle, and Kevin Bulotano, Sikap Coffee aims to feature the different beans in our country as they raise awareness on ethically sourced and traceable coffee. Listen in to their story and be inspired on how these three UP-grad younger millenials kickstarted their coffee business during the pandemic, a...
S03E08 Top 8 Essential Oil Singles and Blends with Certified Aromatherapist Jirbie Go
May 16, 2021 02:00 - 24 minutes - 22.3 MBThis episode is a request from one of my aromatherapy students Sherry Go. So today, let me share with you my current essential oil fave. If you have a collection of oils, it’s time to bring it close to you so you can take a whiff as I talk about each oil.
S03E07 Learn the Ropes about Social Marketing with Jason Cruz @jsncruz
May 09, 2021 02:00 - 1 hour - 63.6 MBJason Cruz has been an educator since 2013 and is now the Social Media Track Chair for Certified Digital Marketing Program at IIDM. He's was the Head of Digital Strategy at Mccann Worldgroup Phils. handling multiple global brands like Coca-Cola, Unilever, Nestle, and etc during this 7 year-stint in the ad agency world. Now, he has also dipped his toes in content creation (aka a YouTuber!) focusing on topics related to digital marketing, business strategy, or work-life inspiration Join us in ...
S03E06 Essential Oils for Mental and Emotional Health with Aromatherapist Jirbie Go
May 02, 2021 02:00 - 12 minutes - 11.7 MBMay is Mental Health Awareness Month. So this episode discusses some of the essential oils that you can look into if you want to support your Mental and Emotional Health using Aromatherapy.
S03E05 Building Your Personal Brand and Kill Impostor Syndrome
April 25, 2021 02:00 - 43 minutes - 40 MBThis topic may be one of the hardest to tackle for anyone of you who's toying with the idea of being an entrepreneur. But did you know that building a PERSONAL BRAND is actually applicable for EVERYONE? Whether you're out to set up your own company or you're happy working in the corporate world, it's important to be known as an expert in some field. In this episode, let me share with you some tips on how you can start building your own personal brand, and quash the common roadblocks of doing...
S03E04 Meet my Teacher: New York-based Certified Aromatherapist Amy Anthony of NYC Aromatica
April 18, 2021 02:00 - 1 hour - 56.5 MBAmy found herself coming back to plants when she felt burnt out from being in the corporate world. In 2012, she decided to become a Certified Aromatherapist and eventually became an educator at New York Institute of Aromatic Studies (now called The School for Aromatic Studies). Today, Amy Anthony shares her passion in aromatherapy through NYC Aromatica.
S03E03 Pushing through the Pandemic with Manila Athletica Owner Aencille Santos
April 11, 2021 02:00 - 1 hour - 62.8 MBOne of the few businesses I've seen that thrived during the pandemic was Aencille. With her P15,000 budget, she was able to kickstart her fitness retail business and let it grow to what it is today. She's the perfect epitome of 'from employee to entrepreneur,' literally getting off from her 9-5 job just last Oct 2020 to pursue entrepreneurship. Join our conversation today as she shares her real-life learnings on starting a business and making use of digital marketing to your advantage.
S03E02 Art of the Start with Aromatherapist Jirbie Go
April 04, 2021 02:00 - 33 minutes - 31 MBIn this episode, let me share with you some sound advice and useful tips in considering starting up with your start up.
S03E01 Business Building Bootcamp with Aromatherapist Jirbie Go
March 28, 2021 02:00 - 55 minutes - 50.3 MBFor this first episode, this question was sent by Jen Ramos wherein she asked about how to monetize your oiling hobby--or how to turn your creative output into a career. Let me share with you some guiding thoughts that I have always applied on myself in propelling me to become who I am today.
S02E06 Performed Passions with Genzel delas Alas
February 14, 2021 02:00 - 53 minutes - 48.7 MBGenzel has been one of the top Filipina beauty content creators in the blogosphere. As an early adopter of content creation, she's been on the internet doing blogs and vlogs for over a decade now! Now, as we turn a new chapter in her life, she'd focusing on her singing career--something that she's been really passionate for since she was young. Get to know Genzel, and her learnings as a blogger, a YouTuber, and now a performer. Listen in as she shares her bits and pieces on finding herself, ...
S02E05 Propagating Passion with Shop La Maison B Dragonlady Pearl Sy
February 07, 2021 02:00 - 53 minutes - 48.5 MBBuilding your own brand is no easy feat. For most people, it was a case of this or that. But with Pearl, she's took the bull by the horns while thriving in the corporate world. So, if you're in the crossroads of your life and you're toying with an entrepreneurial idea, wanting to give up your corp gal life, listen in to this episode. Pick the brains of Shop La Maison B's Dragonlady Pearl Sy-Bustamante by joining us in this episode as she shares how she started her company in 2019 and let it ...
S02E04 Perfumed Passions pt 2 with Botanicals in Bloom Bossmama Jynnice Perez
January 31, 2021 02:00 - 54 minutes - 49.6 MBJynnice was a thriving corporate gal in the pharma industry when she decided to focus on her newborn baby and set up a business that would give her more time for her family. Botanicals in Bloom started with their mommy-tested natural baby care products that eventually ventured to essential oils. Now, Jynnice is on the road to become a Certified Aromatherapist herself through Aromahead Institute. She has also taken courses with Tisserand Institute. She has likewise taken perfumery making in Gr...
S02E03 Perfumed Passions with BC Fragrance Bosslady Bernadette Lim
January 24, 2021 02:00 - 53 minutes - 48.6 MBBernadette Lim is the first Filipina Professional Perfumer & Fragrance Specialist certified by the acclaimed NYC-based The Fragrance Foundation. She took up professional perfumery training in Thailand under the tutelage of British Perfumer Stephen Dowthwaite. Right after graduating college, Bernadette took the family business under her wing that led to where it is today. To date, BC Fragrance is a multi-awarded lifestyle perfumery company that has an impressive roster of clients in the perso...
S02E02 Purposeful Passion with Mori Notes Creator Mitzi Uy-Chan
January 17, 2021 02:00 - 53 minutes - 48.9 MBMitzi Uy-Chan has long dreamed of creating a business that's sustainable not only for her but also to the people around her. She created Mori Notes, a social enterprise that supports stay-at-home moms in a barangay in Quezon City. Each Mori Notes item is lovingly handcrafted by the "Mori Moms" of Apolonio Samson, Quezon City. These mothers prefer to work at home to tend to their children's needs. Before working with Mori Notes, many of these women were either unemployed or laid off at work. S...
S02E01 Pursuing Passions with Professional K-Beauty Makeup Artist Kristel Yap
January 10, 2021 02:00 - 1 hour - 65.2 MBKristel Yap started as a beauty blogger (@beautybytellie) while maintaining her corporate job. She realized she wanted to do so much more than be stuck in a typical 9-to-5. In 2015, she successfully left the corporate world, flew to South Korea for a year and a half to take formal studies at Make Up For Ever Academy--Seoul SK, and came back as a professional K-beauty makeup artist. But 2020 had its way of changing everyone's plans. Now, because of the pandemic, Tel has found her way to become...
S01E13 Essential Oils and its Practical Applications with Lourdes Caballero
November 22, 2020 02:00 - 56 minutes - 51.4 MBCertified Aromatherapist Lou Caballero got acquainted with essential oils because of an EO injury. This pivotal experience nudged her to take learning about essential oils more seriously. Now she's on her way to take further specialization on her aromatherapy journey and we're here today to listen to her candid confessions about her beginner boo-boos, her personal experiences, and her practical applications of being an aromatherapist.
S01E13 Essential Oils and its Practical Applications
November 22, 2020 02:00 - 56 minutes - 51.4 MBCertified Aromatherapist Lou Caballero got acquainted with essential oils because of an EO injury. This pivotal experience nudged her to take learning about essential oils more seriously. Now she's on her way to take further specialization on her aromatherapy journey and we're here today to listen to her candid confessions about her beginner boo-boos, her personal experiences, and her practical applications of being an aromatherapist. Get to know more about Lou via: https://www.instagra...
S01E12 Essential Oils and Building Your Career with Vicky Chang
November 15, 2020 02:05 - 1 hour - 62.9 MBIt's not everyday you meet a very successful and driven millenial. Join us today as fellow Certified Aromatherapist Vicky Chang shares her oiling journey--from being in the crossroad of her quarter-life to fearlessly overcoming her personal doubts in achieving where she is today (she's a diamond leader, BTW!).
S01E11 Essential OIls and Autism with Catherine Fabello of Kiddie Momma PH
November 08, 2020 02:00 - 51 minutes - 47.5 MBIn this episode, let's learn from Catherine Fabello, a mom of 3 boys, who has been using essential oils to manage two of her kids' autism. Catherine is based in Cagayan de Oro and owns the brand Kiddie Momma PH. She's also a student of aromatherapy from Aromahead Institute. Listen in to this episode to take cue on her favorite selection of oils and how it has helped her and her family.
S01E10 Essential Oils and Child Safety with Balot del Rosario of Lana Lane PH
November 01, 2020 02:00 - 1 hour - 86 MBMulti-hyphenate boss babe Balot has taken trainings and certifications from Aromahead Institute and Tisserand Institute, among others. Join us today as NAHA Registered L2 Certified Aromatherapist Balot del Rosario guides us through safe use of oils with your children, and as experienced personally by her and her rainbow babies Santi and Lucia.
S01E09 Using Essential Oils in Managing my PCOS
October 25, 2020 02:00 - 42 minutes - 38.6 MBSharing with you my personal story on how I successfully managed my PCOS through using essential oils and shifting to a healthier lifestyle. Listen in to get tips in how to bring yourself back to balance and achieve female wellness.
S01E08 Essential Oils, TCM, and Herbalism for Your Overall Wellness with Gladys Tan of Luff Botanicals HK
October 18, 2020 02:00 - 1 hour - 60.9 MBHong Kong-based Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) Specialist Gladys Tan shares her knowledge in being an aromatherapist, a herbalist, and a TCM practitioner. She has traveled around the world to learn perfumery, aromatherapy, and she even produces her own organic hydrosols! Gladys is also the owner of Luff Botanicals, a HK-based indie beauty brand that focuses on using plant-based ingredients as her primary ingredient in her skincare line.
S01E07 Essential Oils for your Skin Care with Priscilla Tong of Lily Sage Australia
October 11, 2020 02:00 - 52 minutes - 47.9 MBPriscilla Tong, owner of Sydney-based small-batch artisan skin care brand Lily Sage, to share with us how she meticulously crafts her clean beauty skin care line by choosing exotic plant-based ingredients that stand out. She is also taking up a diploma in Organic Skincare Formulation and is an advocate for Endometriosis Awareness.
S01E06 Essential Oils and Eczema with Ivone Mullins of Magic Soap Boutique
October 04, 2020 02:00 - 39 minutes - 36.6 MBIvone is a mom of 3 and she has been managing her son's eczema with essential oils for as long as she can remember. Being an island girl who grew up in Palau, Ivone has been exposed in the beauty of plants and its bountiful skin benefits since she was a child. Join us in this episode as she shares her tips in going natural when managing eczema, psoriasis and other skin concerns.
S01E05 Essential Oils for Pregnant Women with Noelle Polack of Aromatherapy PH
September 27, 2020 02:00 - 59 minutes - 54.7 MBHypnobirthing teacher, a Certified Doula, and a student of aromatherapy Noelle Polack shares with us personal experiences on her pregnancy and utilising essential oils for a smooth labor. Listen in to some tips in maximizing your essential oils during pregnancy and even while in labor. We also talked a little bit about ingestion and G6PD.
S01E04 Essential Oils in the Changing Times with Melissa Ricks
September 20, 2020 02:00 - 34 minutes - 31.7 MBOn managing stress and anxiety for you and your family, Kapamilya Melissa Ricks shares her personal experience in using essential oils to help her cope in these changing times.