Emma Leafe

Aesthetics of Wabi Sabi

Traditional arts of the Orient seem endlessly evocative in their simplicity. Wabi Sabi is such a concept that has captured the imagination of many, who are sensitive enough to appreciate its...

Transitions - Balancing Yin & Yang

 At this point we are mid way between Winter Solstice and Spring Equinox … moving out of time of deep inner reflection and steadily into...

METAL : Wisdom & Soul Purification

The Metal Element relates to Autumn, at this time the sap that is the life force of the plant, withdraws from its leaves and branches....

Sacred Scents and Internal Arts

A practice I love to do, also find myself spontaneously doing without thought, is to combine deeply precious anointing oils like Holy Wood (Palo Santo)...

Seasonal Adjustment ~ The Wood Element

 The Wood Element This is written as we move closer to the Spring Equinox on March 20th- in the Northern hemisphere where I am. We have entered...

Qi Flow in Winter : Keeping Spirits High

 WINTER : This most Yin season of all, with a total shedding, a dying off reflected in nature, as we hurtle towards the blackest point...

INCENSE FOR THE GODS ~ Natural Aromatics from Ancient Technology

Ancient Aromatics Earliest texts documented the use of ancient aromatics as a tool to worship gods through incense: the Latin phrase per fumum, literally meaning...

Scent & Natural Gifting

The art of gifting  A practice that has been passed down to us, through the centuries. Yet in the blur of fast consumerism, the sentiment...

Nature Immersion ~ Regeneration

This September I took some time to go away, just to immerse in Nature. It had been almost two years, since I left the country....

Shinrin-yoku in your Sacred Space

  WOODY BOTANICAL INCENSE Smouldering ground botanicals in natural incense sticks are an elegant and easy way to forest-bathe at home. The aromatic, scent molecules...

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