A happy place: surrounded by plants + light, with a hot cup of coffee in hand.

A warm welcome!

I’m so happy to see you in my plant-infused, cozy little corner of the internet. Know that it isn’t a coincidence that you are visiting me in this space. You felt a tug at your heartstrings — and that’s all that matters for now.

Although you may not know just yet, I’m hoping that you will find clarity as to what it is you’re looking for.

Let me introduce myself real quick.

In short: I’m Julia. Wife, mother of three, believer, immigrant, simpler | plant-infused | holistic living enthusiast, empathetic soul + certified aromatherapist.

Here’s more about my story, if you’re interested.


My mission:

Serving you with hand crafted, micro batch, and custom made aromatic and herb-infused preparations, consultations, and personalized aromatic programs for simpler, health-friendlier, effective personal wellness - naturally.

This is so you can experience the benefits and versatility of nature’s therapeutic, living essence: essential oils. As you are taking steps towards lowering your toxic burden and both simplifying and enhancing your personal well-being, I am dedicated to naturally supporting you and your family.


Get my monthly, free e-letter with practical tips and tricks how to incorporate essential oils into your personal and home care routine. It’s simpler than you may think — and, psssst, natural living can be budget friendly. I’ll show you how.

…there is virtually no people known to anthropology – however remote, isolated, or primitive – in which some form of doctoring with plants was not practiced.
— Barbara Griggs, The Green Pharmacy
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Nature’s Living Essence

 

What are essential oils?

In the 16th century, Paracelsus named the effective component of a drug “Quinta essentia": quintessence. This coined the term essential oils.

They are aromatic extracts that are distilled or expressed from a variety of aromatic plant material, incl. flowers, flowering tops, fruits + zests, grasses, leaves, needles + twigs, resins, roots, seeds, and woods.

The International Organization for Standardization defines essential oils as “a product made by distillation with either water or steam or by mechanical processing of citrus rinds […]”

How can they be used?

Essential oils can contain over 200+ unique chemical components. Each oil has active components that determine its therapeutic behavior and activity.

We can use essential oils aromatically by diffusion or inhalation, topically, and some of them can even be taken internally. [Quality is of the essence.]

They are an easy and very effective way to live more naturally and lower our toxic burden by incorporating them into both our personal wellness, as well as home care routine.

Quality matters for safety and effectiveness. I only use certified organic, unadulterated (genuine), pure essential oils.

 

 

Ready to use essential oils?

Learn how to safely and effectively incorporate essential oils into your daily life with this quick + FREE Essential Oil Guide. Psssst - it’s so simple to use them for yourself and your family and to experience the wonderful benefits.

 

Aromatherapy at a Glance

 

What is Aromatherapy?

Traditional Aromatherapy (as popularized and practiced in England) is an alternative health modality that aims at affecting the body-mind-spirit components. This complementary therapy focuses on the application of genuine, plant-derived essential oils to enhance both the physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual well-being of an individual. Aromatherapy is one aspect of holistic health, a very effective one, but in itself alone does not create optimal wellness (nutrition, sleep, exercise all need to be taken into consideration). Aromatherapy aims at supporting the body’s natural healing abilities. Further, it is one of the practitioner’s goals to educate about essential oils incl. their benefits for healing, preventing health problems, using them safely for self and home care.

How does it work?

Essential oils, as the heart and soul of aromatherapy, are generally used via three main pathways into the body: olfaction (our sense of smell), inhalation, and dermal application. The individual’s unique physiological, emotional, as well as spiritual needs determine the specific methods of application. Those include diffusion, inhalation, aromatic baths, facial toners, salves, creams, gels, compresses, massage oils, e.g. A Certified Aromatherapist — in the U.S. through a National Association for Holistic Aromatherapy (NAHA) certified school — will create an aromatic program (wellness plan) for one or more custom made aromatic products. However, the practitioner does not diagnose, treat or cure an illness. The aim is to understand aspects of the client’s life to address imbalances.

What are the benefits?

Individuals who choose to see an Aromatherapist value a natural, whole-istic approach to health. Main reasons: insomnia, stress, anxiety, headaches, respiratory, sinus, musculoskeletal, hormonal, and skin problems. By using essential oils, common conditions may greatly improve, oftentimes even completely resolve, and be prevented in the future, while enhancing overall wellness. Aromatherapists look at the root cause rather than the symptom (e.g. high stress levels that may be reason for skin problems; headaches due to tightness of shoulders). Our body, mind, and spirit are deeply intertwined and essential oils, with their many therapeutic actions, oftentimes can address two or even all components at the same time - improving quality of life, naturally.

Aromatherapy Through the Lens of Ayurveda and Traditional Chinese Medicine

In Chinese terms, essential oils are medicines for the shen, the spiritual essence that resides in the heart and governs consciousness. In Ayurvedic terms, they enhance the flow of prana (life force), nourish ojas (nutritional and immunological essence), and brighten tejas (mental luminosity).
— David Crow, Herbalist + Aromatherapist
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