Erik Barman is known to many in the country as dentist Barman, because he gets patients from all over the country because he knows so much and is such a great dentist who sees the whole patient 👨⚕️ It's incredible everything he has helped people with! But to us, he is dad Erik. Even to Jonatan, he is. Jonatan has his super good dad Olav, and since Emil and Ylva call Erik dad, he has become dad Erik for all of us. It's actually very cozy. And then dad Erik is a real joker, who loves to joke and come up with pranks that a 4.5-year-old loves. There is always something strange and funny and funny that Erik has to tell or that he comes up with.
Dentist Barman has never been able to be just an ordinary dentist. He is a pioneer, with a capital P actually 👨🏫 He has about 1001 further and continuing education courses in holistic health and complementary medicine, so that he can help patients better. And he has been doing that for 45 years now. Snoring problems, sleep medicine, pain, jaw problems, functional and almost invisible regulation, color therapy, diet and dental health, thought field therapy, kinesiology, ear acupuncture, yes a long list 📃 By the way, if you have a fear of the dentist, dentist Barman will fix it quickly. Isn't it fantastic? 🤩 A dentist who knows so much more about the entire body, its connections, and who truly sees you as a patient?
Yes, there are many who praise this dentist here, and finally he was just interviewed in an exciting 🎧 podcast where he got to convey what he is passionate about. Maybe someone heard the interesting episode of Leger om Livet where he explains many important connections between what happens in teeth, jaw and life that happens, with the rest of the body: Children and jaw development, nose breathing vs. mouth breathing, stress and dental health and much more! Highly recommend listening, check it out here .
🤔 But, how is it that Erik is so essential to the existence of Vossabia? Well, first of all, I was so fascinated by all his knowledge, breadth and holistic thinking in health when I worked at his clinic alongside my studies. Then, in a doctor-romance-like way, we became a couple, and our then shared interest in holistic health was allowed to burn further. This was absolutely fundamental for the start of my involvement and my hunger for knowledge in holistic health 🌱 He took course after course, around the world, I joined as a young woman in my early 20s, and received long and detailed reports from everything and absorbed the knowledge. Then we moved to this family farm with the rich flowering flora, and then one day he came to the farm with the bees! Yes, because that's how it started: with commitment, enthusiasm and knowledge and wholeness and health, about bees, flowers, ecological interactions and the diverse value of nature 🐝🌸💚 And two slightly wild types who are not afraid to get involved in things or work hard.
Erik loved moving to Voss from Bergen, from the city to the country, and it quickly became a breed of chickens, quails, breed rabbits, a handyman who built spacious homes for birds and animals. Cool, I thought. But then he came with the bees 🐝💛 Then we both got hooked. There were courses after courses after courses, and we kept bees, harvested honey, churned, made beautiful labels and had many exciting types of honey at the markets when we started about 23-24 years ago 🍯 Raspberry honey, heather honey, summer honey, honey with rose root, honey with whiskey. Erik became more and more the beekeeper, while I took on most of the churning, product development and sales 🧑🌾👩💻
👆 Here Erik has a huge swarm of bees in front of him, it almost looks like a tree trunk. No problem for a good beekeeper!One reason Erik took care of most of the beekeeping was because it turned out that I was hyperallergic to bee stings... 😣 It was certainly life-threatening for me. Not exactly the best combination when starting a business with beekeeping as the basis... 😰 So Erik took care of most of the work in the hives for many years, but after we got divorced and he moved a few kilometers away, I of course had to take care of it myself. And it has been exciting and educational, but there have also been a few trips to the emergency room by ambulance 🚑 So after a few years of almost being a regular on the ambulance, I asked Erik if he would do the beekeeping job for me. And he did, and he still does! Imagine that! He had actually missed it. But, damn, it takes a lot of time, so I am extremely grateful and see very clearly how much value there is in what he does! 🙌 Because of him, we can still have bees!
🤓📚 Erik is always up to date on the latest knowledge about beekeeping, functional and complementary medicine, dentistry and everything to do with teeth and health, and he is also a fun and sporty guy who goes on mountain hikes, picks lots of mushrooms, swims and takes saunas, kayaks, goes to the gym and cycles to work. And of course always with Vossabia on skin and in hair! 😉
Erik's favorite product is Chamomile balm which he uses on both himself and his patients. He loves to apply a small layer of lovely green Chamomile Balm to his face BEFORE he shaves! It has done wonders for his skin, and the soreness in his skin after shaving has stopped. 🌼 Chamomile Balm is also given to patients with fungal and bacterial problems in their mouths, because the chamomile plant is super good for that.
👱 The strands in dentist Barman's slightly wild hair have also been tamed and easily combed. Of course, with Vossabia's Wild Herbal ShampooHe is also a regular user of healthy Vossabia deodorant, and I think I saw it was Forest he got here a few days ago. It suits him well, because he is a man of the forest! 🌲🥾⛷️ But, the mountains are always beckoning, both on foot and on skis. Erik finds his own paths to the peaks, always something new to explore, but a constant feature is Panther balm and Cold cream. Then he has what he needs for muscles and cheeks that can drive him fast! 💪
Yes, this is a man who deserves a tribute. He has saved me when I was sick, he has increased and stimulated my hunger for knowledge, he has brought bees to the farm, let me play with the development of many bee products that have become nature's skin with Vossabia, he has given me two incredibly good children, who have been running around with their mother since they were tiny, and he is still my good beekeeper, conversation partner and friend 🥰
A lot of good things came out of our marriage, but nothing beats these two! 💕 What a bunch of kids we had!
🌱🌸 Wishing you many more adventures in health, joy and a holistic lifestyle. Thank you, Erik, for being and being a part of this journey and for being a highly valued member of the Vossabia family! 🐝💛
Ylva, Erik, Emil, Olav, Jonatan and me - during a beautiful May 17th celebration by the sea a couple of years ago 🇳🇴
Warm regards,
Queen bee 🐝 in Vossabia
Queen bee 🐝 in Vossabia