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October 8, 20260Comments

There Are Sides of Your Favorite Plants You’ve Never Met

Have you ever had a plant you've worked with for years suddenly surprise you? Maybe it's an herb you've grown in your garden season after season, an essential oil you've
by NW School of Aromatic Medicine
Incense Crafting
October 1, 20260Comments

From Forests to the Stars: 7 Ways to Find Inspiration for Incense Blending

Have you ever smelled an incense that stopped you mid-step and made you want to know exactly what was in it? Some blends do that — they don't just smell
by NW School of Aromatic Medicine
Aromatic History & Lore
Incense as Medicine
Incense Crafting
Topical Medicine
March 27, 20260Comments

The Magic & Medicine of Botanical Resins, Part II

Somewhere deep in a forest, a storm rolls through and damages a tree. A branch snaps, the bark splits open, and the tree is suddenly vulnerable. But almost immediately, the
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Aromatherapy
Aromatic History & Lore
Ayurveda
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Incense as Medicine
Incense Crafting
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November 7, 20256Comments

Cardamom Benefits: The Ancient Spice for Digestion, Clarity, and Vitality

Imagine a single seed pod, no larger than your fingertip, holding within it the power to kindle digestive fire, clear stagnant breath from congested lungs, and lift the fog of
by NW School of Aromatic Medicine
Incense Crafting
October 9, 20250Comments

4 Powerful Reasons to Make Your Own Incense

Close your eyes for a moment and imagine: a thin ribbon of smoke rising from a hand-rolled cone of incense, its earthy-sweet scent unfurling through the room like a gentle
by NW School of Aromatic Medicine
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Ritual
August 13, 20250Comments

Why Benzoin Resin Belongs in Your Apothecary: Benefits & Ritual Uses

Imagine something that looks like a beautiful golden rock, but upon closer inspection, you're greeted with sweet, balsamic, resinous notes, with hints of vanilla that feel like a warm embrace.
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Aromatherapy
Bio-Regional Aromatic Medicine
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Human/Plant Connection
Incense Crafting
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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
Aromatic History & Lore
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Incense Crafting
Ritual
October 1, 20240Comments

Incense 101: Aromatic Medicine Beyond Incense Sticks

The scented swirls of incense smoke carry a profound story – the life cycle of each botanical ingredient, the journey from seedling to thriving herb, nurtured by the sun and
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Aromatic History & Lore
Incense Crafting
Ritual
February 21, 20240Comments

The Ancient Story of Incense Clocks

How would you tell time without your iPhone, watch, or digital clock? Before the invention of electricity and modern technology, ancient peoples would often use the elements of the natural
by NW School of Aromatic Medicine
Aromatherapy
Herbal Medicine
Incense as Medicine
Incense Crafting
October 17, 20230Comments

Incense: The Original Form of Aromatherapy

The world of holistic healing is a deep ocean of ancient wisdom and practices. Within the treasure chest of wonderful traditional remedies that have been passed down over time, incense
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What if you could make incense exactly the way YOU What if you could make incense exactly the way YOU want it? 🌿🔥 Imagine creating beautiful natural incense from aromatic woods, resins, herbs, flowers, roots, and spices. Incense with fragrances you genuinely love. Gentle, low-smoke blends for meditation or relaxation. Rich, resinous incense for ritual and ceremony. Or something else entirely your own. The possibilities are almost endless when you know how to make it yourself. And I'd love to show you how! 🎥 My FREE 3-part Hand-Crafted Incense Series begins TODAY, and Lesson 1 is ready to watch! Over three video lessons, I'll guide you through the foundations of natural incense crafting, sharing what I've learned through nearly 20 years of making, experimenting with, and teaching this beautiful aromatic art. Here's what we'll explore: 🌿 The 4 essential building blocks of successful incense blends. 🌿 How to work with natural aromatic materials to create beautiful fragrances. 🌿 How to make incense that burns properly, without excessive smoke, and begin creating your own unique blends. 📖 You'll also receive 3 downloadable workbooks to accompany the lessons and help you put what you're learning into practice. No previous incense-making experience needed! Whether you're an herbalist, aromatherapist, incense lover, or simply curious about this ancient art, I'd love to have you join us. 🌿 JOIN THE FREE HAND-CRAFTED INCENSE SERIES 🌿 📍Sign up through the link in our bio. Lesson 1 is waiting for you! See you inside, ~ Evan #NaturalIncense #IncenseMaking #AromaticPlants #Aromatherapy #Herbalism #AromaticMedicine #HandcraftedIncense
Tomorrow we begin. 🌿🔥 And whether you've loved in Tomorrow we begin. 🌿🔥 And whether you've loved incense for years or you're only beginning to wonder what's possible beyond the incense you've experienced before, I want you to know something: You don't need to know anything about making incense to join us. You don't need a shelf filled with rare materials, or even need to think of yourself as creative. And you definitely don't need to know where all of this might lead. You just need to be a little curious. Tomorrow we begin our free 3-part Hand-Crafted Incense Series, and I'm going to take you into a world I've been exploring for nearly 20 years. We'll work with real aromatic plants—resins, woods, herbs, spices and more—and start uncovering what actually goes into creating beautiful natural incense. I'm excited to teach you a beautiful hand-on skill, and even more excited for you to experience these plants differently... To learn to smell them more closely and notice things may have not noticed before. And to see the possibilities in materials you may already know and love. We'll open the doors to the series bright an early tomorrow and we'll be journeying together through it all week. I'll see you tomorrow! ~ Evan #NaturalIncense #AromaticPlants #IncenseMaking #Aromatherapy #Herbalism #AromaticMedicine
Can I tell you why I still get so excited about in Can I tell you why I still get so excited about incense after nearly 20 years? 🌿🔥 It's not because I think everyone needs another hobby. And it's definitely not because the world needs more stuff to buy and burn. It's because I've spent most of my adult life working with plants, and incense has given me one of the most beautiful ways I know to experience them. I love herbalism, aromatherapy, and learning what plants can do for us. But something gets lost when our relationship with plants becomes entirely about what we can get from them. Take this herb for sleep, use this oil for stress, this plant for digestion. Obviously that's all important, no doubt. But plants can also teach us to slow down, pay attention, and use our senses more... They can help us create something beautiful with our hands. They can teach us how to sit with an aroma without needing it to accomplish anything at all. And that's a big part of why incense is still such a big part of my life. You can spend an evening with a single piece of aromatic wood or a resin you've smelled a hundred times and still notice something you never noticed before. And after nearly 20 years of doing this, I'm still learning. I'm still finding amazing materials that stop me in my tracks, I'm still experimenting and trying new things, and I'm still as fascinated as I was when I first started my incense journey. That's the experience I want to share with you when our free Hand-Crafted Incense Series begins this coming Monday. I'm definitely going to teach you about making natural incense. But more than that, I hope it helps you see aromatic plants a little differently. And I'm curious about something: What originally made YOU fall in love with aromatic plants? Was it herbalism? Essential oils? Gardening? Incense? Perfume? Something else entirely? Tell me in the comments. I want to hear your story. 🌿 ~ Evan #NaturalIncense #AromaticPlants #Herbalism #Aromatherapy #IncenseMaking #AromaticMedicine
You might not dislike incense. You might just disl You might not dislike incense. You might just dislike the incense you’ve experienced so far. 🌿🔥 For a lot of people, the word incense brings up one thing in their mind: A heavily perfumed stick that fills the entire room with smoke and leaves you wanting to crack a window. Maybe followed by a headache. Maybe the fragrance feels overpowering. Maybe you simply decided a long time ago: “Incense isn't for me.” But that’s a little like tasting an artificially flavored strawberry candy and deciding you don’t like strawberries. Incense can be Frankincense resin slowly warming over gentle heat. A piece of Sandalwood releasing its aroma little by little. Juniper, Cedar, Pine resin, Rose, Agarwood, Elemi resin, Cinnamon, Cardamom, Jatamansi, flowers, spices and other fragrant woods. It can be rich and smoky, but it can also be delicate and subtle, earthy, floral, spicy, resinous. And yes, incense can even be crafted to produce very little smoke. When you strip away synthetic fragrances and begin working with the plants themselves, incense becomes an entirely different aromatic experience. For herbalists and aromatherapists especially, this is where things get interesting. Because suddenly incense isn't some foreign world. It's another way of working with plants you may already love. #NaturalIncense #AromaticPlants #Aromatherapy #Herbalism #IncenseMaking #AromaticMedicine #BotanicalIncense #Incense
What if you don’t know your favorite plants as wel What if you don’t know your favorite plants as well as you think you do? 🌿🔥 Rosemary. Lavender. Rose. Juniper. Cedar. Cinnamon. Cardamom. Clove. You may have grown them, cooked with them, made herbal preparations with them, distilled them, or worked with their essential oils for years. But every way we experience a plant reveals something different. Add heat, and something changes. A familiar spice can reveal aromatic notes you’ve never noticed before. A wood becomes warmer and deeper. A resin unfolds in stages. An herb you’ve smelled hundreds of times can suddenly catch you completely off guard. Heat has a way of asking plants to speak differently. And once you begin exploring natural incense this way, something else happens: Your apothecary starts looking different. A row of jars becomes a palette. The plants haven’t changed. Your way of seeing them has. Our newest article explores this beautiful side of the aromatic arts, and how incense can help us rediscover plants we thought we already knew. 🌿 NEW BLOG: “There Are Sides of Your Favorite Plants You’ve Never Met” Read it at the link in our bio. What’s one plant you’d love to experience more deeply through smoke? #NaturalIncense #AromaticPlants #Aromatherapy #Herbalism #IncenseMaking #AromaticMedicine #BotanicalIncense #Incense
This might surprise you, but you probably already This might surprise you, but you probably already have an incense collection. 🌿🔥 If you have an herbal apothecary at home, take another look at what's sitting on your shelves. Rosemary. Lavender. Rose. Cinnamon. Cardamom. Juniper. Cedar. Pine resin. You might know these plants from teas, tinctures, oils, culinary preparations, or your herbal practice. But have you ever experienced them as incense? One of the things I love most about incense is that it gives us an entirely different way to experience plants we may have known for years. Apply heat to an aromatic plant and something fascinating happens. A familiar aroma can reveal entirely different sides of itself. Sweetness becomes deeper. Woods become warmer and richer. Spices transform into something new. Resins release aromas that were barely perceptible when you smelled them in the jar. And suddenly, plants you've walked past on your shelves a hundred times become interesting all over again. That's part of the beauty of incense. Many of the plants aren't new. The way you're experiencing them is. 🌿 Take a look through your own collection today. Which plant would you most like to experience as incense? ~ Evan #Incense #NaturalIncense #Herbalism #AromaticPlants #AromaticArts #BotanicalIncense #PlantResins #Herbalist #Aromatherapy #NaturalAromatics #TraditionalIncense #IncenseLovers
Incense was the original aromatherapy. 🌿🔥 When yo Incense was the original aromatherapy. 🌿🔥 When you hear the word incense, what do you picture? For many people, it's a stick burning in a little wooden holder. But incense is so much bigger than that. Long before bottles of essential oils lined our shelves, long before electric diffusers filled our homes, people around the world were experiencing aromatic plants through heat and smoke. Frankincense and Myrrh resins. Sandalwood and Agarwood. Juniper, Cinnamon, roots, leaves, flowers, spices, resins and countless other aromatic plants. They were burned, heated, powdered, blended, compounded and transformed into an incredible variety of aromatic preparations. And people didn't work with incense simply because it smelled good. For thousands of years, aromatic smoke has been woven into prayer and ritual, meditation and contemplation, traditional healing practices, ceremony, purification, perfumery, and the simple human desire to transform the atmosphere of a space. In many ways, incense is one of humanity's oldest ways of experiencing the aromatic gifts of plants. And yet today, this enormous aromatic tradition has largely been reduced to something chemical-based that many people buy at a convenient store, light, and burn. There's an entire world of incense beyond the stick. An ancient world of plants, aroma, tradition, creativity, and relationship with the natural world. And over the next week, I want to show you a little more of it. 🌿 What does incense mean to you? ~ Evan #Incense #NaturalIncense #AromaticPlants #AromaticArts #Aromatherapy #Herbalism #PlantResins #Frankincense #Myrrh #Sandalwood #TraditionalIncense #BotanicalIncense
Can you turn a memory into incense? 🌿🔥 Think abou Can you turn a memory into incense? 🌿🔥 Think about a moment from your life that you can almost step back into when you close your eyes. Maybe it’s sitting around a campfire beneath a sky full of stars. Walking through a wet forest after the rain. The smell of your grandparents’ house. A place you traveled years ago that has somehow never left you. Holiday time with your family. Or one of those quiet moments that wouldn't mean much to anyone else, but means everything to you. Now imagine trying to capture that experience through aroma. What would it smell like? What woods, resins, roots, herbs, flowers, or spices could help tell that story? This is where incense crafting becomes so much more than simply following a recipe. It becomes a form of sensory storytelling, memory-making, and remembering. You take something that exists in your memory or imagination and begin giving it physical form through aromatic plants. And that's just one place inspiration for an incense blend can begin. We recently shared our blog, 7 Ways to Find Inspiration for Incense Blending, exploring everything from landscapes and seasons to intentions, the elements, celestial cycles, and individual aromatic plants. 🌿 Read the full article through the link in our bio. Or comment with the word INCENSE below and we’ll sen you the article straight to your inbox. #IncenseCrafting #IncenseMaking #NaturalIncense #BotanicalIncense #AromaticPlants #AromaticArts #IncenseBlending #HandmadeIncense #PlantResins #Frankincense #Sandalwood #TraditionalIncense
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