Food Recipes
Fresh Squeezed Lemonade with a Lavender Twist
We have so many different aromatic herbs to choose from, but my favorite is the soft subtle hint I get from using lavender buds.
Shelia Murray
I discovered aromatherapy through massage school and never looked back. In addition to teaching aromatherapy courses, I support Aromahead students through case studies and research paper processes.
Root In
The Plant Behind the Oil: Copaiba Balsam
Copaiba oleoresin, or copaiba balsam, has been known for a long time by Brazilian natives for its therapeutic properties.
Botanicals & Infusions
Star Anise Botanical Infusion
Now, my modern aromatherapist brain wanted to figure out just what ingredients were used to make this special aroma.
A Mindful Plant Sit
A Mindful Sit with Palmarosa
After a few moments, you notice yourself taking deeper breaths – breaths saturated with the deep rosy notes from the Palmarosa surrounding your safe space.
Root In
Plant Behind the Oil-Palmarosa
Our aromatic plants and their volatile oils can provide similar or the same therapeutic benefits they utilize to keep themselves healthy and vital.
Newsletter Archives
April Newsletter 2023
This month we will dive into a more profound experience with Palmarosa (Cymbopogon martinii var. motia). We can't wait to share some of the properties this unique aromatic grass brings to assist our physical, emotional, and energetic bodies.
Beachy Reads
Mycelium Running: How Mushrooms Can Help Save the World
Little did I know that many years later, while sitting in a yurt classroom, I would learn how truly amazing these fungi are and how they have been ‘cleaning up’ nature since the beginning of time, along with a lot of our man-made messes too.
Food Recipes
Rosemary's Magic Zoom Balls
What a clever way to deliver plant medicine that can often be rather difficult to swallow due to taste.
Food Recipes
Wild Mushroom Tart
I've made this many times over the years when I'm in the mood for a light French dinner!
Essential Oil Recipes
Aromatic Hand Wash
Then came the pandemic, and not only was finding a hand cleanser a necessity but nearly impossible at times.
Root In
The Plant Behind the Oil: Tea Tree
Whether we are looking at this aromatic tree from the gifts it brings via its essential oil or how it was first used by indigenous people we can see the significant role it has played.
Personal Stories-Quick Tips
Who Are You?
I want to take the time to thank “my” owls for this reminder that who I am is not static but always shifting…and that is ok.
Beachy Reads
The Invitation by Oriah Mountain Dreamer
This book uncovered yet another layer that I didn’t even realize existed. A layer that allowed me to move toward living a truly intimate and joyful life.
A Mindful Plant Sit
A Mindful Sit with Bergamot
This oil has the ability to gracefully remind me that an outward mindset helps me to reframe how I look at all things which then helps me to find my true inner balance.
Beachy Reads
I Will Not Die an Unlived Life
Reclaiming Purpose and Passion written by Dawna Markova
Food Recipes
Roasted Winter Roots
Being of Irish descent, I always appreciated turnips and rutabagas, which are often found in stews along with carrots, but it was the beet that took me the longest to acquire a taste for.
Beachy Reads
The Four Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz
This book could be easily read in a day, but the impact will last a lifetime.
Botanicals & Infusions
Yule Sun Cider
If this feels like a tradition you'd like to start for yourself, I hope you'll enjoy making the Yule cider, toasting the return of the light