Personal Stories-Quick Tips
Positive Identification is a Positive!
I had made a batch of solid deodorant for family use and had popped the extra tins in my aromatherapy fridge…without labeling them. I was in a hurry to tidy up and had other things I needed to do, and I blithely thought, 'oh, I will remember what those are.' Famous last words!
Essential Oil Recipes
Sweet Sleep Inhaler
Palmarosa (Cymbopogon martinii var. motia) is an excellent choice for anxiety, restlessness and sleep issues.
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.
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.
Essential Oil Recipes
Bergamot Safety
Before we blissfully bask in balmy bergamot and begin blessing our blends with its beautiful presence, we must remember that it is one of our most phototoxic essential oils and requires thoughtful usage.
Food Recipes
Ray of Sunshine Salad
Oranges are known as the sunshine fruit.
Essential Oil Recipes
Stress Relief Bergamot Inhaler
It’s the friend who notices when you’re stressed out and takes a moment to rub the tension from your shoulders and remind you that life is good. So it eases your stress physically and emotionally.
Botanicals & Infusions
New Years Seven Botanical Infusion
An intentional ritual for looking deep within using herbs and botanicals.
A Mindful Plant Sit
A Mindful Plant Sit With Opopanax
Opopanax resin and the resulting essential oil have supported our darkest, deepest wounds since ancient days.
Essential Oil Recipes
Ancient Egyptian Perfume Oil
This blend takes us back thousands of years, to a time when potent plant medicine was all there was and ancient aromatherapy in the form of perfumes was priceless.
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
Essential Oil Recipes
Ginger’s Best Feel Good Inhaler You’ll Ever Have
Ginger is one of my favorite choices when I want to feel more energized and mentally focused.
Essential Oil Recipes
Douglas Fir Chest Rub
Cold weather is also a time when we become suseptible to cold & flu virus's going around. Before this happens, be prepared!
Root In
The Plant Behind the Oil: Douglas-fir
Humans have utilized Douglas-fir for centuries, and the native peoples of North America have a long and rich history with these conifers. The trees were appreciated as a source of firewood, construction material, and medicine.
Botanicals & Infusions
Creating Grain-Free Body Butters!
There are many preferences and different methods for making body butters, but this is a way that has personally been successful for me.
Essential Oil Recipes
Magical Solid Perfume
Transport yourself into a land of alluring aromas.
A Mindful Plant Sit
A Mindful Sit with Cardamom
Growth and expansion can also happen on an energetic and spiritual level, and this is often the intention one might set when adding a seed oil, like cardamom, to a blend.
Essential Oil Recipes
Morning Motivation Blend
I need a little aromatic motivation when I have a big project to tackle!
