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The Oil Within the Plant: Carrot Seed
Carrot seed comes from a root vegetable that spends a full growing season underground building density and reserve before it ever sends up a flower. The oil is about digging in.
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September: A Symphony of Scarlet, Gold, and Green
Carrot Seed is our aromatic focus for September, an earthy oil of soil, seeds, and roots. Here is the month ahead.
Event Replays
White Fir August 2026 Event Replay
If you've been looking for a gentle oil that does real work for the breath and for achy joints, this is the one.
Thrive Forward
White Fir / Silver Fir Acupoint Magic
A guided practice with white fir (Abies concolor) and silver fir (Abies alba) at Lung 1, the acupoint that opens the breath and releases held grief.
Bring It to Life
Case Study: Supporting Emotional Grief and Breath Awareness with White Fir (Abies concolor) Essential Oil
A four-week case study: white fir (Abies concolor), mindful breathing, and ritual as support through grief and chest tightness.
Root In
The Plant Behind the Oil: White Fir
White fir (Abies concolor): how to know the tree, from upright cones that fall apart on the branch to its place in folklore and ritual.
Awaken
The Oil Within the Plant: White Fir
White fir (Abies concolor) has six major constituents doing most of the therapeutic work. Here is what the chemistry says about breath, pain, and rest.
Previous Events
Event Replays
White Fir August 2026 Event Replay
If you've been looking for a gentle oil that does real work for the breath and for achy joints, this is the one.
Event Replays
Petitgrain July 2026 Event Replay
Roman Chamomile June 2026 Event Replay
201 people, 3 recipes, and one very soothing hour with Roman Chamomile