Self Care
Self-care is never a selfish act - it is simply good stewardship of the only gift I have, the gift I was put on earth to offer to others. - Parker Palmer
Maui Nights Enfleurage Extrait
Enfleurage is a centuries-old technique used to capture the aroma of fresh flowers. This perfume is delightful and I hope it conjures thoughts of a faraway land of magical sunsets and warm sand between your toes! Plumeria and night-blooming Jasmine flowers were gently pressed into a vegetarian, odorless fat to [...]
Vitex Berry Distillation
Chaste Tree berries (Vitex agnus castus) in the still this afternoon. Chaste Tree is commonly used for hormone imbalances in women that present as premenstrual syndrome, menopause, endometriosis, ovarian cysts, uterine fibroids, and menstrual disorders. Not recommended for men as it can trigger migraines, decreased sex drive, and repeated usage [...]
Essential oils and GRAS: What it really means
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has a designation for substances that are intentionally added to food called GRAS: Generally Recognized As Safe. A number of essential oils, absolutes, and hydrosols have made the GRAS list. But this is where most people stop digging for information and assume that [...]
Land of Enchantment
We are now in the mountains and they are in us, kindling enthusiasm, making every nerve quiver, filling every pore and cell of us. - John Muir Koi at the Southwest Acupuncture College I called New Mexico home for 14 years. Every time I return there's at once [...]
Bluebonnets
I will be the gladdest thing Under the sun! I will touch a hundred flowers And not pick one. - Edna St. Vincent Millay