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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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A bit of concentrated Abundance. The moment of ope

A bit of concentrated Abundance. The moment of opening the tap, so the carefully collected drops of special co-distilled essential oil may say goodbye to its hydrolat sister droplets. Each of them in their own way and nature are already a botanical perfume from their birthright. Stay tuned to hear more about the 11 plants that went into this unique creation! 💕
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I realised I have never showed you my Patchouli si

I realised I have never showed you my Patchouli since he came to live with me at the beginning of November. He has been blossoming beautifully for several weeks now! Such a blessing in times of recurring lockdown extensions.
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Sometimes I caress the leaves a bit and they offer me that deep, earthy, woody, sort of sweetish aroma that is reminiscent of the fragrance of its essential oil. What a plant ally for times of isolated quietness, when the world around seems to counteract that dreamy world of peace, love and unity that our hearts are longing for! Strengthen your trust, create calmness and focus on your visualised positive outcome with this healing companion!
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Are you using some true beautiful Patchouli essential oil or blends? 🌿
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A glorious morning to you with these amazing Morni

A glorious morning to you with these amazing Morning Glory flowers as they appear in the front garden today! Perhaps these two could create some space for a balanced communication.
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A beautiful siren brings the trumpet for the ability of speak and express yourself, while and the other one carries the potential to go face to face, and also with the capacity to listen and see what has to be heard and seen. And what else I find in the name? Ipomoea is a large genus with diverse species, and if you know a little Greek, then the world, just by adding a tiny letter N, would almost immediately read like υπομονή - Patience! On another note, the Flower Essence of Morning Glory brings something that probably all of us may need at some point (or more) in our lives: "helps shift patterns that may have been part of your upbringing, or your family history, and are controlling your life and seem impossible to shift. It helps unravel unwanted behaviours and let go of past situations." And that's just one aspect of her offering.
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If you are not familiar with the simple yet powerful magic of using flower essences, here is an upcoming free offering to learn from Michelle Ensley from @lilygracebotanicals my wonderful mentor and partner in teaching at @aromaticstudies Join her on January 23rd for a 2-hour introduction on what Flower Essences are and how they work? Details here: https://courses.aromaticstudies.com/product/free-introduction-to-flower-essences/
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PS: Just in case you did not know, Flower essences are NOT essential oils, they are very different in nature, their making and their way of use! I keep seeing a lot of misunderstanding, so it is good to learn and get the clear picture!!! 💝
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Abundance Is Inside. Would you agree? If I had to

Abundance Is Inside.
Would you agree?
If I had to choose one wish for the year, I wished you experience that! 💗
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A Journey through distillation. Abundance. Aromati

A Journey through distillation. Abundance. Aromatics. Alchemy. Celebrating my approximately 50th distillation with a beautiful co-distillation of some of the most precious fragrant medicinal plants. Thank you for following along and looking forward to sharing more this year again! 🌹
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As a resident contributing writer, my transformati

As a resident contributing writer, my transformative essays are published in this magazine and I take you on a new journey in each issue. So happy to share that Aromatika Magazine is Out NOW - featuring fantastic articles from wonderful professionals - therapists, farmers, distillers, educators - from all over the world sharing their wisdom, specialties and practical knowledge on aromatherapy and the healing world of plants.
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The English language edition of @aromatika_magazin comes with 132 richly illustrated pages, loads of good reading and great learning opportunities for the New Year! Check out the content of this winter issue and download the magazine if you find it's something that may enrich your life and/or support your own personal or professional journey: https://en.aromatika.hu/aromatika-english-edition
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Wishing You a year of clarity, inner peace, free b

Wishing You a year of clarity, inner peace, free breaths, and brave moves. Contained in the glass is a fresh new creation that I have just distilled 3 days ago, as a result of a beautiful process that symbolises interconnectedness of the years that passed and the ones to come, as well as co-creation, harmony and more understanding between plants and people. My offering to the Gods above and to You on this Earth with a divine nature! Much love and gratitude, Ildiko 💝
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No matter what, but we get up every single morning

No matter what, but we get up every single morning and dedicate ourselves to finding beauty in this life. Taking it one step further, we make something special out of our findings so that we benefit from it all. Before we turn the page to the last day of the year, enjoying warm rays of sun and picking jasmine and roses at the lush garden of @houseofhealingcrete And then... much much more! 🌹 How did you spread some love today? Feeling gratitude matters. Sharing it indeed multiplies! 💝
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Grey, green & purple. The colours of lavender. A b

Grey, green & purple. The colours of lavender. A bit of a harvest with one of my colour specialists today @judith.watsonart capturing my raptures.
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By this year, even my mum has developed an appreciation for genuine true essential oils, and learnt to differentiate proper products from poor quality or adulterated ones. To any of you new to this, please be aware, most oils that are called 'fragrance oils' are not real essential oils, but chemically produced synthetics. Please go and learn about what you buy and use. That's part of being a conscious consumer, and a human being with awareness and sensitivity for the natural world that surrounds us.
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There are so many amazing high quality lavender essential oils out there in the world, each with their own beautiful characteristics. Dear lavender friends out there, please feel free to comment below, and share about your work and/or add a link to your page or website. I'm opening gates to connect people and plants this way! I will start with some of my favourites.
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Thank you for joining me, give some love for these wonderful producers, explore and follow their life, work and passion! 💝
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