AROMATIC JOURNAL
10 YEARS OF AROMATIC JOURNEYS
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. Many of these aromatic essays and articles were published in professional publications as you will see the respected references in the posts.
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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
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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
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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
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Cistus Creticus – Ignite Your Inner Fire
Going through my distillation diary, I couldn’t help noticing some concurrences… My first time distilling Cistus creticus in the summer of 2017 happened to be
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Dare to Share
It takes a lot of courage to share yourself as you are. No more, no less. The true authentic self. Which might change by minute-to-minute,
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The Lavender Way: Grown to be wild
Not all lavender fields are born equal. You can witness how different this classic aromatic plant can be when grown by a rebel Soul (See
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Take Your Thyme, Be Strong & Courageous
As I contemplate over the characteristics of thyme and the richness of my own personal history and experiences with it, I recall these words from
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Cretan Goddess Welcome pack
I’ve been away travelling for three weeks. Returning to Crete is always exciting, however this time surprises came uncounted right from before arrival. There are
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Run with wolves, dance with bears
On the way to meet another beautiful soul sister, I had a little gap in time… so I followed the road signs leading me to
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Crete island: Inner Self Daydreaming
While waiting for spring to take off, it is just so good looking at this video expressing that plentiful abundance and warmth Crete island has
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Aromatic Workshops
On her practical magic workshops, Ildiko is sharing her aromatic wisdom in an immersive, exciting and easy-going manner. Topics range from various aspects of aromatic
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A Red Day with Fire Cider
On the herbal traditions of an amazing lady Rosemary Gladstar who created Fire Cider decades ago, this one is a special edition with hibiscus, pomegranate,