Ildiko's Aromatic Journal
Ildiko sharing her inspiring personal stories from behind the mountains of Crete island while being on the road, searching and experiencing, capturing, collecting, distilling, making herbal preparations, blending botanical perfume and more. Offering insights of her authentic approach and humble practices for better understanding and appreciation of nature, herbal remedies and awareness of trustworthy natural applications in our self-development and everyday life practices.

Budapest Drops 2019 Speaker Interview with Ildiko Berecz
It was a joy and honour to receive some wonderful questions from Gabriella Schütz who interviewed me for Aromatika Magazine where I have been a regular columnist for years. Here is the interview in full length.

Helichrysum : The Flower of Forgiving Love & Everlasting Light
Immortelle “symbolises eternal love in the language of flowers, which corroborates the idea of an evolved being with a profoundly spiritual nature.”

Greek Sage : The Wisdom of Clarity
In the diversity of the plant kingdom, each and every spices has its own wisdom. If we take an open, caring, humble and patient approach,

Herbal Rinse & Shine for Hair
It’s all about creating goodness, beauty & wellness. And I’m still surprised sometimes about richness in my life. Today was about HAIR and I made scalp

Abundant Rosemary: Keep focussed and carry on!
If Creation is concluded with rest, in the cyclical nature of life it also means that Creation starts with rest. Although this statement might first

Juniper: From Confusion to Clarity
Can You See The Forest For The Trees? When studying about plants, or talking about them without any actual involvement, or any kind of a

Lavandula Spica, The Bright Star
Spica is the brightest star in the constellation of Virgo and one of the 20 brightest stars in the night sky. According to Wikipedia. To

Carob: food for smart monkeys
Carob tree (Ceratonia siliqua) is one of the hundreds treasures of Crete. In some countries they call it St John’s bread, locust bean or even

Meeting Carole Guyett and our plant allies
The first workshop at Botanica 2018 I have probably come across the work of Carole Guyett through Rhiannon Lewis, organiser of Botanica, thanks to one

Mullein, The Great
As the weather so the landscape is offering a bit of summer blending into automn on the last day of September. A few drops of

Brighton. Seafront & Gardens
Just a few bright shots from Brighton, on arrival to Botanica 2018 Conference – celebrating herbs & clinical aromatherapy. Greetings from this boho city with a

Light & Shadow of Feminine Flow
All of us have our shadows, but to learn to bring them into matching the light is what it takes to come to a joyful