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Ildiko Berecz is an intuitive mentor, coach and holistic therapist who is passionate about 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. She offers her insights of 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. More about Ildiko’s extensive life-changing work at ildikoberecz.com

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Connecting with highly sensitive individuals may b

Connecting with highly sensitive individuals may bring challenges in ordinary life situations (you know, when somebody gets hurt, and unless somebody has awareness of the process, even both parties may do as the energies are circulatory).

As for aromatherapy sessions, working with highly sensitive people is the most beautiful thing, as there is an extra receptivity for the information delivered through the plants in various levels, from the vessels of the mental, emotional, physical and spiritual realms. Coupled with empowerment through education on whatever issues and areas come up in a guided conversation, always a joy to the heart! For both the receiver who is on a healing journey, and for my humble self as the guide, facilitator, therapist and educator. A source of endless inspiration to make life more beautiful.

Wishing you all to find your ways around and find the right support when needed! ❤️ Countdown to Full Moon... 😉
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I couldn't find the time to report back from my la

I couldn't find the time to report back from my latest distillations, but the Rose Geranium autumn edition is now filtered and ready to be enjoyed. It is fresh, floral, with a light green undertone, yet has depths like that we'd experience with roots. Perhaps this grounded quality is due to that special robust nature of the bush that was planted by my friend Manolis on his amazing land 4 years ago. Living completely undisturbed, Lady Geranium has developed an outreach of perhaps two-three meters covering this sunny slope amongst the olive trees. I'm so grateful for this hydrosol, especially that I've had a few losses on the way coming here. So I can hold her, and she can hold me, and we can hold many other women who needing support and empowerment. 💗🌿🙏
PS: Works wonders for women experiencing hot flushes!
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Saturday Late Night show chapter 5 being in the sp

Saturday Late Night show chapter 5 being in the spotlight. A bit of insights into the world of my tinctures and other botanical extracts while creating aromatic spritzers at The Foundations of Aromatherapy course live online classes with @lilygracebotanicals and @aromaticstudies Grateful for every drop of this aromatic life. And I hope to be able to keep inspired many others including you following along here. Thank you for being here, and showing up for yourself, your communities, and for the world on a larger scale! 🙏💗
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Questions inspired by this picture last night. St

Questions inspired by this picture last night.
Stage 1:
- What do you need for a candle-light dinner?
- Electricity power-cut 😂
Stage 2:
(for the ones who appreciate true aromatics):
- What to do next once you lit the candles?
- Put some frankincense resin over the screen. 🌿
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Garden snails arrived with the rains, and I couldn

Garden snails arrived with the rains, and I couldn't resist but use them modelling on the lemongrass in the garden that is highly enjoying the rain and can't be bothered by the uninvited visitors. We know that the essential oil of lemongrass is insect repellent, and I can add that they make the snails to be resistant. Not a patch of its green leaves has ever been missing or damaged due to the sluggish presence!

Preparing for the upcoming aromatherapy class at @aromaticstudies to demonstrate cultivating our relationship with essential oil bearing plants and specifically lemongrass (Cymbopogon citratus), I also re-visited the tincture I had made this spring. Oh, that came out very nice too, reflecting the strong lemony notes of this medicinal and culinary plant.

That's all today, from the diary of a young Alchemist! Beautiful thunderstorm out there. Hope less hail storm now on Crete 😱 and everyone stays dry and/or keeps being illuminated! 🌿 Snuggling up on the sofa and wanting to share some time on an imaginary aromatic trip on some warm climate? Here is my aromatic essay on lemongrass based on a series of totally true life-changing experiences! Enjoy! https://essentialreflections.com/lemongrass-always-greener-on-the-other-side/
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Some serious stuff in the lab today! But before I

Some serious stuff in the lab today! But before I reveal more about that... I have to say it's just in a series of peculiar events the past days. Including having picked up another parked book from my shelves about Nikolas Culpeper's life and works in light of western holistic medicine, I was witnessing a mind-blowing synchronicity of multiple constellations. As it also turns out that the very same day coincides with the anniversary of his birthday on 18 October, 1616. I wonder what he'd have to say about this, being a highly influential astrologer who co-practiced with other aspirations as a translator, botanist, herbalist and physician in England at the time. Questioned by many, he was on a mission to help 'reveal a division that has yet to heal, between orthodox and alternative medicine, between professional expertise and personal empowerment'. I would have liked to hang out with that chap! 😉🌿 Any particular elders you fancy from the long history of plant medicine and alchemy? 🌿💗
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Just when I'd think people may get bored of my rep

Just when I'd think people may get bored of my reports of magical Crete, it turns out that personal experience is still truly treasured. I am cleaning up the aromatic mass from our Foundations of Aromatherapy class last night, co-teaching the wonderful students at @aromaticstudies with @lilygracebotanicals and reflecting on the richness that comes from owning some depth of familiarity with the plant world.

In this role of being a visual story-teller, I find the taste of teaching sweet and consider it as a meaningful tool to assist in how us human beings can relate to this endless knowledge-base of the natural world. A one-way ticket on our path of healing, personal development and self expression. Working with people, plants & scents is a blessing and I am thankfully offering this gift in service of love & light. 🙏

Are you on your Soul's mission? Are you expressing and offering what truly resonantes with your heart? 💝

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On one hand, it feels like a year of delays. From

On one hand, it feels like a year of delays. From another perspective, it's a year of growing into new balance. As we said yesterday, it can actually be rather too many good things in life - with the right focus and learning to appreciate what there is and what we can do with it. On occasion of finally getting to harvest Rose Geranium again I feel so happy I 'forced' myself to create space for it, thus reinforcing a new cycle starting with this New Moon. And so grateful for my friend Manolis to support my wish as we took on board another chapter of aromatic adventures on Crete. As we grow together. I've been witnessing his wonderful farm for the last many years coming along with great diversity and having the opportunity to enjoy its fruits and flowers, while sharing the miracles with others. Now with lady Rose Geranium, this 4-year-old perfume-maker that lives amongst the olive trees. She has no allures, but luring all! A true gift to us all! Thank you precious 🌿💝
You can read my aromatic essay of Rose Geranium with many beautiful adventures from the previous years. Visit my blog at https://essentialreflections.com/ode-to-geranium-as-you-deserve-nurture-and-care-yourself/
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Just in alignment with a personal blending request

Just in alignment with a personal blending request, this Facial Cleanser/Tonic got on the blending table, as the idea appeared from two directions, so this is something that I will also demonstrate in one of the upcoming classes at the Foundation of Aromatherapy course. Feeling so blessed for this live online teaching experience. And truly thankful for the engagement and the very nice feedbacks from the students at The School for Aromatic Studies @aromaticstudies Happy New Moon to all of you! May you feel light and nurtured as this gel would make you feel when touching your face! ☀️ Oh, what's in it? My cistus hydrosol distilled a few weeks ago, essential oils of Cypress, Roman chamomile and Frankincense blended into the joker of plant healers, aloe vera gel. 🌿💝
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