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 to offer. In this official teaser in the series of Incredible Crete the Tourism Development office and the creative film-makers at IndigoView really did a nice job to capture some …
Last drops of the year. Not much oil, but I’m distilling for the beautiful hydrosols anyway. Filtering lemongrass was a kind of meditation to bring my aromatic year to an end. Happy New Year everyone and thank you for being there with me on my scented visual journey, sharing your experiences and witnessing mine! Let …
It all started with an invitation of doing some picking at The Lavender Way on one of those sunny days towards the year end. Warm hugs and soul talk with a cup of tea. More precisely, the inimitable Earl Grey with a bit of milk & honey as served by Gill, the Lavender Lady. As …
Recently I started working with a group of wonderful people passionate about natural farming & promoting related acts and ideas that are fundamental to feed our body and soul with clean food. More about that later, and for now, here is one of the first fruits of our cooperation that naturally evolved amongst us. I …
Another spontaneous act of passion. Something unplanned happens always when my friend Christina calls and says “I have an idea…” That means no need to think further of what to do with the rest of the day. The bucketful of Cretan sage (Salvia pomifera) that my dear friend harvested the previous day had to wait …
I did not know until a few months ago that in astrological aromatherapy my signature oil is Jasmine. Well, I have to admit I also missed being familiar with even the concept, not to mention some knowledge and understanding of astrological aromatherapy, until I got hold of the book with this title from Patricia Davis. …
The essential oil for balance, stability and transformation Sometimes it takes efforts to recall a memory even though of a significant nature. Especially in the case when rushing flow of endless stimulus, new experiences and all sorts of happenings are in full stream through a strikingly active stage of our life. Therefore, it happens that …
What a week! Here is the herbal waiting list for today. They are sitting in my directors chairs and giving me guidance. Directions in life? Fairly sunny and clear. And the best is yet to come! Patiently waiting to be distilled: Lavender (Lavandula heterophylla) Pennyroyal (Mentha pulegium) How come? Better to ask where did they come …
Following our amazing neroli harvest in April 2016, the fast growing chapters of the adventure book that records the deep experiences sensed by my alchemist soul are soon to be enriched by brand new unforgettable involvements. Here is the second part of the article: The article was originally written for and published in the issue 2016/3 of Aromatika Magazine, …
