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Bio-Regional Aromatic Medicine
Human/Plant Connection
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July 29, 20250Comments

Wild Harvesting with Integrity: Respectful and Sustainable Harvesting Practices

There’s a kind of botanical magic that only summer can bring – the scent of a sun-warmed Rose bush in full bloom, the crisp brightness of Lemon Balm brushing against
by NW School of Aromatic Medicine
Aromatherapy
Bio-Regional Aromatic Medicine
Herbal Medicine
Human/Plant Connection
Incense Crafting
Natural Perfumery
Ritual
May 22, 20250Comments

The Energy You Bring to the Craft: Intention as an Ingredient

Have you ever followed a recipe exactly, only to have it fall flat, while someone else makes the same thing and it comes alive? Or crafted an herbal or aromatic
by NW School of Aromatic Medicine
Aromatherapy
Bio-Regional Aromatic Medicine
Herbal Medicine
Incense as Medicine
Plant Profiles
Sustainability
Topical Medicine
January 9, 20250Comments

The Benefits of Pine Resin & How to Harvest It

I will never forget meeting my friend Sam (name changed to spare them any embarrassment), a budding herbalist radiating excitement and curiosity about the wonders of the natural world. One
by NW School of Aromatic Medicine
Aromatherapy
Aromatic History & Lore
Aromatic Recipes
Bio-Regional Aromatic Medicine
Herbal Medicine
Human/Plant Connection
Plant Profiles
Sustainability
November 7, 20240Comments

Pine Needle Tea Benefits, Harvesting Tips & Recipe

In the bitter winter of 1536, deep in the wilds of North America, morale was low. The French explorer Jacques Cartier and his crew, weakened by months at sea, began
by NW School of Aromatic Medicine
Aromatherapy
Aromatic History & Lore
Aromatic Recipes
Bio-Regional Aromatic Medicine
Herbal Medicine
Incense as Medicine
Plant Profiles
Sustainability
Topical Medicine
January 24, 20240Comments

Medicine of the Evergreens: Our Greatest Winter Allies

In the heart of winter's icy grip exists a steadfast symbol of endurance and resilience – the magnificent evergreen trees. With autumn behind us, many plants have shed their leaves
by NW School of Aromatic Medicine
Aromatherapy
Aromatic History & Lore
Aromatic Recipes
Bio-Regional Aromatic Medicine
Incense as Medicine
Plant Profiles
Topical Medicine
December 21, 20229Comments

The Magic and Medicine of Douglas Fir

With autumn behind us, many plants have shed their leaves in preparation for winter and wild-harvesting opportunities can feel sparse. But there is one particular type of plant you can
by NW School of Aromatic Medicine
Aromatherapy
Bio-Regional Aromatic Medicine
Human/Plant Connection
Sustainability
April 14, 202210Comments

13 Aromatic Plants You Can Easily Grow at Home

Have you thought about growing a garden this spring? Now is a great time to start preparing! Whether you're a complete beginner, or a master in aromatic medicine making, there is
by NW School of Aromatic Medicine
Bio-Regional Aromatic Medicine
Human/Plant Connection
Ritual
April 5, 20210Comments

Speaking the Language of Plants

Can You Communicate With Plants?There are many ways you can learn about plants. But there are also many ways you can learn from plants. Learning about plants through books and
by NW School of Aromatic Medicine
Aromatic History & Lore
Bio-Regional Aromatic Medicine
Plant Profiles
January 25, 202134Comments

The Medicine & Magic of Pine

Article written by Evan SylliaasenFor ages, humans across the Earth have maintained a special and magical relationship with evergreen trees of all kinds. The multifaceted wisdom in their growth patterns,
by NW School of Aromatic Medicine
Bio-Regional Aromatic Medicine
October 22, 20200Comments

What’s Missing in Most Modern Aromatic & Herbal Practices

Somehow, humanity has gotten stuck in a downward spiral of surrounding ourselves more and more with chemicals. They're in our food system, beauty products, healthcare, and just about everything else.
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If you’ve ever tried blending essential oils for a If you’ve ever tried blending essential oils for a natural skincare product, herbal remedy, or ritual blend, and the formula sounded aromatically beautiful in your mind, but didn’t come together the way you hoped, you’re not alone. For many people working with plants and aroma, the struggle isn’t a lack of sensitivity, creativity, or intuition. It’s that scent has its own language, and most of us were never taught how it works. So we essentially rely on guesswork. Or we follow recipes without understanding why they work. We trust our noses, but don’t yet know how to structure what we’re conceptualizing. The result is often blends that feel almost right. Pleasant, but fleeting. Interesting, but unbalanced. Close… yet never quite a hit. Over time, this can quietly erode confidence, making scent feel unpredictable, expensive, or elusive, rather than the beautiful, expressive tool it’s meant to be. That’s exactly why we created our free Natural Perfumery Workshop Series. To offer a simple, clear, grounded framework for understanding how scent actually behaves, how aromatic materials relate to one another, and how balance is created and perfected over time. When you understand this foundation, something shifts. Scent stops feeling random and your materials start making real sense. And everything you create, from perfumes to skincare, ritual blends, incense, and beyond, begins to feel more intentional, cohesive, and alive. If you love plants, aroma, ritual, or making things by hand, this series may feel less like a class… and more like coming home. ✨ Click the link in our bio to unlock all 3 lessons and begin learning the language of scent. #aroma #perfumerytraining #perfumeryworkshop #naturalperfume #howtomakeperfume
Learn how to make your own perfume at home in our Learn how to make your own perfume at home in our FREE Natural Perfumery Workshop Series ✨ Right now, all 3 lessons are available – binge-watch at your own pace. Natural perfumery isn’t just about making something that smells good… It’s about learning the language of scent – and once you speak it, everything you create begins to change. Here’s what’s waiting for you in the free series… 🌱 Workshop #1: Foundations of Natural Perfumery – Gain clarity, inspiration, and direction for your perfume-making practice (without overwhelm). 🧪 Workshop #2: Core Scent Formulation Principles – Learn the essential principles all perfumers use to create balance, harmony, and longevity. 🌸 Workshop #3: Create Your Own Natural Spray Perfume – Bring everything together with a step-by-step tutorial and formula you can follow from start to finish. Through your natural perfumery practice, you can: 🌿 Create meaningful, heartfelt gifts you’re proud of 🌿 Work with exquisite aromatic plant materials 🌿 Choose non-toxic, body-safe alternatives to synthetic fragrance 🌿 Support your nervous system through therapeutic aroma 🌿 Express creativity in a tangible way 🌿 Deepen ritual and spiritual practices with scent 🌿 Open new income streams or expand existing offerings And once you understand the art and science of scent formulation, the possibilities expand far beyond perfume… You’ll be able to create clean beauty, skincare, and aromatic products that smell balanced, refined, and genuinely irresistible – not just “pretty good.” ⏳ The FREE Natural Perfumery Workshop Series is only available for a limited time. ✨ Click the link in our bio to unlock all 3 lessons and begin learning the language of scent. #aroma #naturalperfume #perfumery #cleanbeautyproducts #perfumeryworkshop #perfumerytraining
Many people feel drawn to scent, but never quite l Many people feel drawn to scent, but never quite learn how to work with it well. They blend by guessing, relying on pre-made fragrance oils or simply scent things with one essential oil, or feel frustrated when their creations smell muddled, flat, or inconsistent. Natural perfumery opens the doors to something different. It teaches you how scent formulation actually works, and once you understand that, you can apply it everywhere. That’s why we created our FREE Natural Perfumery Workshop Series – to give you a clear, grounded framework for working with scent, and show you how it can elevate everything you make. ✨ Right now, all 3 lessons are available – binge-watch at your own pace. Inside the free series, you’ll learn how to: 🌿 Create long-lasting perfumes using balanced, professional ratios 🌿 Understand why some blends feel harmonious while others don’t 🌿 Apply scent formulation to elevate ANY aromatic product 🌿 Make a complete natural spray perfume from start to finish Natural perfumery isn’t just about making something smell good. It’s about learning the language of scent…and once you speak it, everything you create begins to change. Whether you’re an herbalist deepening your work with aroma, an aromatherapist moving beyond basic blending, a maker refining the scent of your creations, an incense crafter seeking depth and balance, or a perfume lover ready to create without synthetics—this series was made with you in mind. You’ll also receive 3 free workbooks + a spray perfume formula to support your learning (yours to keep). ✨ Click the link in our bio to unlock all 3 lessons and begin learning the language of scent. #perfumeryworkshop #naturalperfumes #perfumerytraining #howtomakeperfume #aroma
🌹 It’s Finally Here! Lesson 3 is live! 🌹 Have yo 🌹 It’s Finally Here! Lesson 3 is live! 🌹 Have you ever wondered how to make your own spray perfume – with all-natural ingredients? We’ll show you exactly how in our final lesson. Today, we just released the third video in our free Natural Perfumery Workshop Series – and this lesson is where everything comes together. You’ll finally learn how to: 🌿 Build a natural spray perfume from the ground up – step by step 🌿 Understand ratios, structure, and balance so your perfume blends sparkle 🌿 Create a spray perfume that smells beautiful and lasts on the skin 🌿 Move from “experimenting” into intentionally blending Inside the series, you’ll also receive 3 free PDF Workbooks, yours to download and keep to use again and again – plus a beautiful starter spray perfume formula you can make immediately or customize as your own! If you love plants, aromatics, natural products, or making things by hand, scent formulation is a skill that will elevate everything you do. Whether you want to craft natural perfumes for yourself, gift meaningful creations to people you love, enhance your skincare or ritual products with beautiful scent formulations, or eventually sell your own fragrances, this lesson is your step-by-step guide. Don’t wait – this free series is only available for a limited time. ✨ Click the link in our bio to join the free workshop! #naturalperfume #perfumeryworkshop #howtomakeperfume #naturalperfumes #cleanbeautyproducts
Natural perfumery was once considered aromatic med Natural perfumery was once considered aromatic medicine – a way of working with plants that honored both beauty and well-being. 🌿 Only in recent history did perfume become dominated by synthetic ingredients, designed to be cheap, scalable, and uniform. Have you ever tried a perfume that smelled harsh, overwhelming, or gave you a headache? Many people find that plant-based perfumes offer a completely different experience: gentle, pure, and uplifting. So how do you affordably navigate a world where most perfumes rely on synthetic fragrance? You learn to make your own. When you understand scent formulation, you’re no longer guessing – you’re creating with intention. This skill helps you: ✨ Blend all-natural perfume formulas without toxic ingredients ✨ Create blends that feel harmonious instead of muddled ✨ Make products that smell refined, luxurious, and truly beautiful ✨ Work with plants more creatively and confidently ✨ Stop relying on synthetic or pre-made fragrance oils Whether you’re an herbalist, aromatherapist, skincare maker, incense crafter, or simply someone who loves scent, perfumery elevates everything you create. We’re sharing this art inside our FREE Natural Perfumery Workshop Series, happening now. 🌿 Lessons 1 & 2 are available 🌿 100% free 🌿 No prior experience needed 🌸 Join us at no cost by clicking the link in our bio. #howtomakeperfume #naturalperfume #naturalperfumes #perfumerytraining #perfumeryworkshop
🏵️🌿 FREE Natural Perfume Crafting Workshop: Lesson 🏵️🌿 FREE Natural Perfume Crafting Workshop: Lesson 2 is live! 🏵️🌿 Have you ever initially fallen in love with a fragrance… only to feel disappointed when it later smelled artificial or gave you a headache? You’re not alone. Most perfumes today are built on synthetic fragrance compounds that overwhelm the senses, fade quickly, or simply don’t feel good on the body. Natural perfumery shifts that story. It’s a way of working with scent that’s pure, alive, intentional – rooted in plants, not chemicals. ​​​​​​​In doing so, you also step into a more ritual way of living — one the ancients knew well — where scent becomes a bridge between the visible and invisible, drawing you out of the modern rush and back into intimacy with the plants, the elements, and the quiet mysteries of nature. And the best part is, it's not reserved for experts or professionals. It’s a learnable, accessible craft – and we’ve just released Lesson 2 of our free Natural Perfumery Workshop Series to show you how! In this free series, you’ll discover: 🌿 The foundations of natural perfumery 🌿 The different types of perfume and what they’re best used for 🌿 The core principles behind beautiful, balanced formulations 🌿 How professional perfumers think about scent — so you can too 🌿 A clear roadmap from idea to formula + finished perfume 🌿 A beautiful spray perfume formula and exactly how to make it Whether you’re an herbalist, aromatherapist, natural skincare maker, incense crafter, or simply someone who loves the world of scent, learning scent formulation deepens and elevates your entire practice. This is all about learning the language of scent, and letting that language inform everything you create. Learn how to make your own perfume at home in our FREE Natural Perfumery Workshop Series happening now! Lessons 1 & 2 are now available to view, and we’d love to share them with you. Be sure to download the free PDF Workbooks under the video – they’re yours to keep and return to again and again! ✨ Click the link in our bio to join the free workshop! #naturalperfume #perfume #naturalperfumes #perfumerytraining #howtomakeperfume
🌿Free Natural Perfumery Workshop Series 🌿 Natural 🌿Free Natural Perfumery Workshop Series 🌿 Natural perfumery isn’t about copying scents or working from formulas alone. It’s about learning how aroma behaves, how plant materials relate, and how to compose with intention. In this free workshop series, you’ll be guided through the foundations of natural perfumery — from working with simple materials to creating a balanced, long-lasting spray perfume you can truly be proud of. Along the way, you’ll learn how to avoid the common mistakes that leave so many beginners feeling frustrated or overwhelmed, and you’ll receive three beautifully designed guidebooks to support your learning. These workshops are taught by JK DeLapp, an award-winning natural perfumer who has spent over a decade working directly with botanical materials and teaching the craft from its roots. If you’ve been curious about natural perfumery, this is a generous and inspiring place to begin. 🌿 Join via the link in our bio We’ll see you inside! #naturalperfumes #perfumeryworkshop #perfumerytraining #cleanbeautyproducts #howtomakeperfume #perfumery
🌸✨The Free Natural Perfumery Workshop Series is fi 🌸✨The Free Natural Perfumery Workshop Series is finally here! Scent has always been more than something we wear. Long before perfume was bottled and branded, it was crafted from plants — used for beauty, ritual, devotion, and care. Natural perfumery comes from this older way of working with aroma, where scent is created slowly, intentionally, and with presence. If you love plants, aroma, ritual, or natural creation in any form, you’ll feel very at home here. There’s nothing quite like wearing (or gifting) a fragrance that came from your own hands and imagination (especially knowing it’s made from all-natural ingredients and free of toxic synthetic fragrances!). That’s why we created this free workshop series – to give you an inspiring, practical doorway into the alluring art of natural perfumery.​​​​​​​ Inside this series, you’ll learn: 🌿 The foundations of natural perfumery 🌿 The different types of perfume and what they’re best used for 🌿 The core principles behind beautiful, balanced formulations 🌿 How professional perfumers think about scent — so you can too 🌿 A clear roadmap from idea to formula + finished perfume 🌿 A beautiful spray perfume formula and exactly how to make it Plus, you’ll learn loads of valuable tips and tricks from an award-winning, expert perfumer with over a decade of professional experience! ✨ Click the link in our bio to dive into the first workshop (and yes, it's absolutely FREE!). We’ll see you inside! #aroma #perfumeryworkshop #perfumerytraining #naturalperfumes #naturalperfumeoils #freeworkshop
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