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Aromatherapy
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Human/Plant Connection
November 17, 20250Comments

The 4 Elements in Traditional Medicine: The Foundation of Energetics & Constitution

Have you ever wondered why the same essential oil that melts away your tension leaves someone else feeling restless? Or why your favorite go-to digestive herb doesn’t help your friend?
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Aromatherapy
Aromatic History & Lore
Ayurveda
Herbal Medicine
Incense as Medicine
Incense Crafting
Natural Perfumery
Plant Profiles
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
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Incense as Medicine
October 16, 20250Comments

5 Common Myths About Incense (and the Truth Behind Them)

Lighting incense has a way of transforming not just the space around you, but the atmosphere within you. The match strikes, the incense tip glows amber-red, and within moments the
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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
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Alchemy
Aromatherapy
Herbal Medicine
Human/Plant Connection
Incense as Medicine
September 18, 20250Comments

From Hobbyist to Healer: Stepping Into Herbal and Aromatic Practice

Many of us step onto the plant path as hobbyists, captivated by herbs and aromatic plants, experimenting with teas, oils, or incense blends for personal use. Sometimes we share our
by NW School of Aromatic Medicine
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Aromatherapy
Herbal Medicine
Human/Plant Connection
Ritual
August 28, 20250Comments

Why True Plant Wisdom Goes Beyond Facts & Recipes

We live in a culture that loves quick fixes. If you’ve got a headache, there’s a pill for that. Feeling run down? Take Reishi. Feeling anxious? Chamomile. Trouble sleeping? Just
by NW School of Aromatic Medicine
Aromatic Recipes
Herbal Medicine
Ritual
August 21, 20250Comments

How to Make an Aromatic Herbal Oxymel (+ Why You Should)

Honey and vinegar have been mixed together for thousands of years, creating what the ancient Greeks called an oxymel (from the Greek words for “acid” and “honey”). Add in a
by NW School of Aromatic Medicine
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Aromatherapy
Aromatic History & Lore
Incense as Medicine
Incense Crafting
Natural Perfumery
Plant Profiles
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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Bio-Regional Aromatic Medicine
Human/Plant Connection
Sustainability
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
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Aromatherapy
Aromatic Recipes
Topical Medicine
July 7, 20250Comments

Top Essential Oil Blends for Bug Repellent

Summer is finally here! And with it, the sweet return of long, golden days spent outdoors. Whether you're hiking through sunny trails, swimming in crystal-clear lakes, camping under the stars,
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This is it! Discounted tuition ends tonight ⏰ For This is it! Discounted tuition ends tonight ⏰ For everyone who's been exploring botanical resins with me this week, today is the day! The special enrollment window for the Botanical Resins & Gums Course closes TONIGHT at 10 pm PST, and I'm sending it off with a special bonus bundle worth $437 (included free for anyone who joins today!). ✨ Crafting Supreme Attars Mini-Course: Guided by master perfumer JK DeLapp ✨ Interview Series: Explore incense & aromatic traditions with expert insights ✨ Listening to Incense Meditation Guide: Deepen your practice through mindful burning & plant connection ✨ Aromatic Tea Tasting Guide: A sensory workbook for meditative herbal tea exploration ✨ Plant Meditation Guide: Strengthen intuition through guided, nature-based practices ✨ 11 Resin Monographs: A collection of in-depth resin profiles, exploring their origins, characteristics, traditional uses, and practical applications Join before 10 pm PST tonight, and you'll get: 🌿 Discounted enrollment & access to a new payment plan 🎁 $437 worth of bonus resources FREE If you've loved the free workshop, you'll absolutely love what's inside the course. Come join us — link in bio! 🔗 #resincraftingcourse #resincourse #aromaticresin #botanicalresin #treeresin #resinmedicine #holistichealing
If you're already drawn to herbs, scent, or natura If you're already drawn to herbs, scent, or natural remedies but feel like something's missing… resins might be exactly what you've been looking for. The Botanical Resins & Gums Course is now open at a special price, with a bonus content bundle that won't be available any other time this year. You'll learn to craft resin-infused oils, salves, tinctures, cordials, liniments, natural perfumes, incense, and more — working with some of the most ancient and storied plant materials in existence. If the world of resins has been calling to you, now is the time. ⏳ Price goes up TOMORROW, April 14 at 10 pm PST.
⏳ Last chance! You’ve got just 1 day left to watch ⏳ Last chance! You’ve got just 1 day left to watch the free Botanical Resins Workshop Series before it’s gone. If you’ve been meaning to dive in (or come back to it), this is your window. Inside the series, you’ll learn: ✨ How to unlock the therapeutic and aromatic power of resins ✨ How to prepare sticky, raw resins so they’re usable in remedies ✨ Step-by-step resin-infused oil tutorial and recipe ✨ How to make a Frankincense resin salve from start to finish Each lesson includes a downloadable workbook you can keep and return to. 🌿 Link in bio (dive in before it expires tomorrow!) P.S. If you've been enjoying the free series, the full Botanical Resins & Gums Course goes much deeper into the world of resins with 32 video lessons, detailed recipes, expert tips, sourcing guides, and more. It's open now at a discounted rate, but this offer closes Tuesday at 10 pm PST, and the price goes up $120 on April 15. (Students who sign up before the deadline also get a bonus content bundle that won't be available any other time this year!) 🌲 Link in bio to explore and join. #botanicalresin #treeresin #resinmedicine #resincraftingcourse #resincourse #aromaticresin
The stickiness is real. 😅🌿 If you've ever tried t The stickiness is real. 😅🌿 If you've ever tried to grind, blend, or infuse resins, you know they cling to everything: your tools, your grinder, your hands. But there's a simple trick that changes the whole process. In this video, I'm sharing my go-to method for working with resins without the mess. This is just one of many techniques I've refined over 15+ years working with botanical resins through Higher Mind Incense and the Northwest School of Aromatic Medicine. If you want to go deeper, my Botanical Resins & Gums Course covers everything from raw material to finished preparation: 🌿 History, properties & behavior of resins 🌿 Oils, salves, balms & topical preparations 🌿 Tinctures, liniments & internal preparations 🌿 Incense, natural perfume & aromatic blends 🌿 Ritual use, therapeutic benefits & sustainable sourcing This is the most comprehensive course I've ever put together, and it's at a special discounted rate for just a few more days. Price goes up on Wednesday, April 15th. 🌲 Link in bio to learn more.
Don't just take it from us… Here's what students Don't just take it from us… Here's what students are saying after stepping into the Botanical Resins & Gums Course. Many come in already working with plants, herbs, or natural aromatics, and leave with a whole new relationship to some of the richest, most storied botanicals in existence. Inside, you'll learn to make resin-infused oils, salves, tinctures, natural perfumes, and incense — plus exciting things like cordials and liniments — all from ethically sourced ancient resins (and even some raw resins you can often source right in your own backyard). Lifetime access means you can move at your own pace and return to the material anytime. ✨ P.S. The course is open now at a discounted rate (but only for a few more days!). Price goes up April 14 at 10 pm PST. 🌲 Link in bio to explore and join. #resincourse #aromaticresin #diynatural #herbalfirstaid #resincraftingcourse #holistichealing
There's a certain kind of confidence that comes fr There's a certain kind of confidence that comes from making your own remedies… from taking something straight from the earth and transforming it into medicine with your own hands. Maybe not everything, but at least enough to care for the small, everyday things. Enough to create preparations you understand, keep your home herbal apothecary stocked, and feel less dependent on mass-produced products. When you make your own remedies, you know exactly what’s in them (and why). There are no fillers, no synthetic fragrances, no mystery additives… Just clean, intentional materials and botanicals you’ve chosen yourself. It really changes the way you relate to what you’re using. Resins are one of the most versatile (and underappreciated) plant materials you can work with. Oils, salves, tinctures, incense, perfume, first aid... the uses go on and on. And sometimes… they’re growing right in your own backyard. 🌳 There's something magical that happens when you collect resin from a tree in your own neighborhood (one you've walked past a hundred times), and then turn it into medicine. The natural world around you stops being a backdrop and starts being a partner. ✨ I've been working with plants for 15+ years, and resins are still something I reach for again and again, for everything from ritual work to healing. If you've been curious about working with resins but don't know where to start, I built the Botanical Resins & Gums Course for exactly that reason. If you feel drawn to this path, come explore it with us. 🌱 Learn more about the course at the link in bio. I’ll see you inside, Evan #aromaticresin #resincourse #resincraft #medicinemaking #herbalcourse #herbalism #aromatherapy
Missed the live webinar? No worries! The replay i Missed the live webinar? No worries! The replay is now available (for a limited time). Yesterday, I went deep into the medicinal uses of plant resins, sharing practical ways to start working with them, along with key insights that can completely change your practice with plant medicine. We covered: 🌲 The key features of some popular resins 🕯️ How to begin using resins in everyday remedies 🌿 Tips for sourcing and working with resins more intentionally 🧴 Simple methods for turning raw resin into usable preparations And more. If you’ve ever felt curious about resins (but maybe a bit unsure where to start), this is a great place to begin! But the replay will only be available for a short time. 🌿 Watch the replay at the link in bio
⏰ 2 HOURS AWAY! Are you registered yet? Today at ⏰ 2 HOURS AWAY! Are you registered yet? Today at 4 PM PST, I’m hosting a FREE deep dive into the world of botanical resins, and spots are filling up! If you've ever been curious about: 🌿 Which resins have therapeutic benefits 🌿 How to source them sustainably and ethically 🌿 Where to even begin incorporating them into your practice ...this is for you. And remember, everyone who joins LIVE walks away with an exclusive bonus you won't get after the fact. 🎁 This is also a great chance to get your questions answered before the special enrollment period for the Botanical Resins & Gums Course disappears. Don't miss it – the Medicinal Uses of Plant Resins Webinar airs at 4 pm PST today! 🌿 Save your spot at the link in bio.
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