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Extractions and Distractions – A Survival Guide For Aromatic Living in Lockdown – Part 2

21st September 20213rd December 2021 ildiko 0 Comments #aromatic plants, aromatherapy, distillation

Ildiko Berecz carries two decades of experience in substantial conscious life-changing practices from her own journey on Planet Earth, along with being such a catalyst in other peoples’ lives through various personal aspects as an aromatic adventurer, holistic therapist, consultant, mentor, author, photographer, forager, distiller and plant alchemist. More reflections and continued extracts here from the aromatic plant journal, part two of Extractions and Distractions – A Survival Guide For Aromatic Living in Lockdown.

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Extractions and Distractions – A Survival Guide For Aromatic Living in Lockdown – Part 1

24th June 202121st July 2021 ildiko 0 Comments aromatherapy, aromatic journeys, botanical walks

By sharing excerpts from her journal, plant alchemist Ildiko Berecz would like to offer some highlights of the past year of how life went on during the pandemic with almost a whole year of lockdown on the Mediterranean Island of Crete in Greece. It is highly emphasised that the journal is not a panacea for pandemic, neither complete nor unbiased, yet focuses on the bright side of a dark year with aromatic and medicinal plants.

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Melissa  – Life is beautiful, isn’t it?

20th January 202117th February 2021 ildiko 0 Comments #aromatic plants, aromatherapy, aromatic journeys

Storytelling, myths, and symbolism appear in our lives from the moment we are born, if not earlier. Ever wondered what form they may take and how they permeate our inner world?… Perhaps, make yourself a soothing decoction from the wonderful leaves of Melissa, and then decide whether to continue reading my composition with an open mind, or else, start out with your own research to gain further experience.

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Stand By Me With Your Aromas

16th October 202027th November 2020 ildiko 0 Comments aromatherapy, holistic therapies

Complementary therapies such as aromatherapy may significantly improve health conditions in a number of various areas from pain relief, mood enhancement, skin conditions, nausia, improved concentration all the way to anxiety and depression, to mention the least and perhaps some of the most common ones. Yet, it is very unexpected to have all this experienced by the side of someone close who gets diagnosed with breast cancer. And I found myself in a very special position both as a friend and an aromatherapist through the year of her healing…

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A Holistic Approach To Foundations of Aromatherapy

23rd August 20208th September 2020 ildiko 0 Comments #aromatic plants, aromatherapy, aromatic journeys

“This trip was so full of conflict, argument and self-questioning; it was a struggle that had begun long before she had found herself on Cretan soil.” Sounds like a statement from me and my personal journey, or perhaps many of you reading these lines may feel sort of that way… Engaging in an aromatic journey through life-changing decisions, we are learning to embrace the past and with it reclaim our innate power to change and pursue a more healthy, inspired and balanced life.

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Marjoram – Reclaim Your Calm, Regain Your Strength

28th June 20208th September 2020 ildiko 0 Comments aromatic journeys, distillation, marjoram

Spring is the season of renewal, and also the time when nature showcases its abundance and offers unprecedented streaming bandwidth for those who wish to connect and witness changes from one hour to the next. By the time May arrives, Oregano is typically ready for harvest on Crete and I was preparing myself to invite this power plant as a guest speaker for this chapter of my aromatic adventures…

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Lemongrass – Always Greener On The Other Side?

3rd April 202013th April 2020 ildiko 0 Comments aromatic journeys, lemongrass

In the series of my unexpected encounters on Crete, there came lemongrass one day and greeted me with a sort of casual looking grass appearance tufted with some grounded elegance. There is no way you just overlook a hugely overgrown tussock like this with grand linear and lanceolate leaves. A straight character catching you with its refreshing an uplifting tonality.

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Eucalyptus: A Breath of Hope

20th March 20207th April 2020 ildiko 0 Comments #aromatic plants, #eucalyptus, Crete

There used to be a beautiful row of eucalyptus trees along the way between our village and the next. Not only felt heartbreaking to see more of them having been cut out during the past year, but now…