Rosewood Leaf is our flower Essence of the Week . She is a wild-harvested leaf essence from India that is the most cultivated timber tree in the country. In addition to being an extremely powerful medicine, the Rosewood tree is also used to make musical instruments, floors, skis, boats, and more. In Chinese Medicine, Rosewood Leaf is known as “Jiang Xiang” and is applied to the liver and spleen meridians to help promote the flow of chi, blood circulation, pain relief, and to

Ylang Ylang Complete is our flower Essence of the Week . These sweet-smelling flowers grow on the Cananga Tree. Ylang Ylang flowers can yield more oil when they are processed longer. Distillers can choose the 24-hour total distillation time, or fractions of that time for partial distillation. The full 24-hour distillation is called "Complete". It takes about 200 pounds of Ylang Ylang flowers to make 1-2 liters of essential oils. Pickers usually collect around 50-90 pounds of

Rose Geranium is our flower Essence of the Week . She is so incredibly powerful, both in scent and in healing properties. Out of over 700 varieties of Geranium plants, Rose Geranium is different than garden varieties and is known as "scented Geranium". She shares many of the same qualities, but also addressed the heart center. Rose Geranium is wonderful for the skin and specifically great for acne, wrinkles, eczema, lice, ringworm, scars, bruises, and burns. She helps the lun

This week we are bathing in one of our favorite wild-harvested resin essences, Opoponax. From Somalia, this amazing tree resin oozes out of the bark of a tropical, evergreen tree. When the tears harden, they are removed from the tree and steam distilled for medicine. Opoponax is anti-viral, anti-parasitic, and anti-infectious. She helps with inflammation in the body, as well as wound healing. As a lung tonic, Opoponax helps asthma, bronchitis, excess mucus, and a cough. She i

This week we honor a very sacred and spiritual tree spirit called Terebinth. She is a small deciduous tree that has been used as medicine for many centuries. Terebinth has very deep roots that help her stay connected to the water sources inside of the Earth and keep her green during times of drought. This magical tree is written about in the Old Testament of the Bible many times as a sign of miracles, strength, and regeneration. As a medicinal essence, Terebinth addresses pai

This week we celebrate one of our greatest heroes of healing - White Mugwort. She is hypnotic in scent, powerful in her healing actions, and soothing for the subtle energetic bodies. White Mugwort is gentle on the skin and can be applied "neat" onto the body over the areas of concern.   White Mugwort is used all over the world, but is grown in the grassy plains of the Mediterranean. There are over 500 species of Artemisia. She is associated with the Moon, the Divine Feminine,

"New Year New You" is a popular saying every January for those in the wellness industry. Although every day that we wake up is a chance to start anew, the New Year marks a shift in frequency and helps to motivate people to make a shift who have been craving positive change. Here are three essences we turn to when we are ready to step into deep inner trust and take that next big leap forward in this magical life. Lawson Cypress is a spiritual guide for transformative times. Sh

Presence is the power that we can offer ourselves and our surroundings, to bless this life and all that is experienced within it. By being present, the past and the future give us their blessings to attract health, happiness, and all-around goodness. The greatest gift we can offer ourselves and our Loved ones is the gift of presence. These essences help us to let go of the past, stop worrying about the future, and live joyfully in the present. Rose Geranium is the greatest su

The mind serves to intellectualize, comprehend, and understand the world around us. This thinking organ is a translator and not a source of Divine Wisdom. The mind is designed to analyze data, compare and contrast information, and resolve problems. The soul, on the contrary, is a feeling organ that offers an intuitive and sensory experience of the reality that we are living in. Plants help us to release stored emotions, bring deeper awareness, and release the mental tapes tha

Medicinal Aromatherapy is a gift that keeps giving - offering harmony, Love, and healing for the mind, the heart, and the physical body. This holiday season, give the gift of a plant teacher that also fits into the season's need for tight budgets and multiple gift recipients. Here is a list of essences under $20 (and less $$$ with the holiday discount until 12-19-25), there are several plant healers that can make fairly inexpensive gifts for those you Love the most. Look at t

In order to rewrite our life stories, we have to create space for the new stories to exist. We do this by healing the pain of the past, by shifting the lens we use to look through, and by reclaiming our good so we are not held hostage to the past. We have built stories around our experiences based on the facts of what has happened to us, how we interpreted those experiences, and how we have identified with them personally. These essences have been a great help in healing the

In these ever-changing times, it is vital that we hold onto Hope. Hope offers a lifeline when things might feel grim. When old systems of belief and structure are collapsing, when there is more uncertainty than ever, and when fear has caused division and separation, then Hope is a guiding force back to harmony. It brings new ideas, creative solutions, and courage to choose Love once again. There are many plants and trees that help guide us to a more hopeful place, and here ar

This week we would like to highlight the essences and nut oils that have really helped us personally in health and happiness in the most recent days, weeks, and months. Joshua has his favorites, and I have mine. Here is a short list and description of our top three plant teachers at this time and space and why they are so helpful... Joshua's three pics are Leleshwa, Mugwort, and Black Cumin. Leleshwa is used around the eyes in large circles to help with dryness and agitation

Aromatherapy is a powerful tool for emotional work because it directly impacts the memory center of the brain and helps us rewire ourselves after pain, heart-break, loss, trauma, or other major life shifts we may find difficult to process. Plant medicine is extremely grounding, and opens the heart and mind to deep introspection in order to address the shadow side that can be a source of karma and pain if not addressed. The essences we go to for shadow work have truly helped u

The heartwood of a tree is the part in the middle of the trunk that is steam distilled after the tree has been cut down and killed. Once the heartwood has been cut, there is no way to salvage the tree. This means that the tree has to sacrifice its life in order for others to receive its medicine. To grow and become strong in order to transition so that others can benefit from your strength is the ultimate sacrifice of a tree. The following heartwood essences bless us and the

The Full Moon in Taurus is a deeply grounding and stabilizing energy that calls in our abilities to stay centered, focused, calm, and clear. With the help of the sacred plants and trees, we can support our being in becoming the bridge between the higher and lower worlds. With courage and passion, we can stand in our power of harmony and integrity. Here are some plants that help us stay strong, balanced, and aligned with Love and Truth. Cedarwood Atlas is large, coniferous eve

The plants and trees stand tall, elevated, and levitating toward the Light. They show courage in facing any storm that life presents to them, and they have the strength to endure the natural conditions that align us to the cycles of death and rebirth. As they live their highest purpose, they support us in doing the same. Our go-to essences for inner alignment with our higher purpose are Lawson Cypress, Opoponax, and Petitgrain Neroli. Lawson Cypress is a sacred tree known to

We are excited to celebrate our 6th anniversary as a company and welcome in a sacred tree ancestor and amazing healer, Douglas Fir Needle. Going back to the beginning of this Sacred Scents Aromatherapy  journey, we are reminded this week of the importance of living our truth, following the heart, practicing with integrity, and walking away from corruption, greed, and a lack of integrity. That is what fueled our Sacred Scents Aromatherapy  start up. We were forced to source ou

There are times when the way we feel conflicts with the reality we are living. The inner and outer worlds of our existence are opposing one another. We may be saying and doing one thing, but inside we might feel the complete opposite. This inner conflict is not healthy and can cause disruption in our thoughts, emotions, physical body, and spiritual expansion. It is important that we live our truth, align our inner and outer worlds as one, and find peace within ourselves and t

All plants are sacred, and every plant essence can be used as a ritual or ceremonial plant. Historically, there are certain plants that...