September 24, 20211Comments

Incense Crafting: A Path to Healing & Personal Fulfillment

The Art of Incense CraftingImagine walking through the depths of the forest; it’s so quiet that all you hear are the treetops swaying from the light breeze, it smells like

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Topical Medicine

March 3, 20201Comments

Making Poplar Bud Medicine: Harvesting, Infusions, & Salves

As I write this, the snow in the foothills of the Pacific Northwest has vanished, signs of life begin to sprout from the earth, the first blossoms of the year

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Alchemy

Incense as Medicine

February 1, 20200Comments

“How much of an herb do I give?” A discussion on dosage of medicinal plants

A Guest Blog by Sajah Popham, founder of The School of Evolutionary Herbalism From a single drop to 5 mL of tincture or 1 tsp to 5 grams for a cup

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Aromatherapy

September 30, 20190Comments

Fragrance Testing: Listening To Your Patient’s Inner Aromatherapist

As an aromatherapist and teacher, I often get a lot of questions revolving around how to best match a person with the best possible aromatic botanical remedy for their healing.

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Plant Profile

January 23, 20180Comments

The Ancient Divinity and Healing of Sandalwood

One of the most widely used metaphysical plants of the world is the renowned Sandalwood tree. The use of this sacred tree in spirituality and ritual dates back thousands of

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Aromatherapy

The Art of Incense

September 29, 20170Comments

The Sacred Sense of Smell

Since time immemorial, our sense of smell has been intrinsically connected to the sacred and divine, above all other senses. Across the Earth, the ancients considered our sense of smell

by NW School of Aromatic Medicine