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Reflections on our farm gathering.

AUGUST 15-18, 2025 Has it been a year? Looking back one year ago to the Farm Gathering, I wondered what’s stayed with me? Perhaps that...

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Shirley Jo Aiken

- What lead you on your path to become an Esthetician? I have been a licensed Esthetician since 2005, after I attended Pure Aesthetics Holistic...

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Winter Skin - The Daily Ritual

Winter is a time for restoration. The plants die back, centering their energy into their roots, where they sleep and dream. The animals grow still,...

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Abundance Facial Serum

  Our most precious oils, united together in a resplendent botanical feast. Abundance is a limited edition Oil Serum exclusively available as Tier Two and...

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Fragrant Adornment

The Importance of Botanical Perfume during the Fall & Winter Do you wear botanical fragrance? We do, daily and year around. Yet if we were...

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The New Moon Ritual

If it’s a rhythm of nature, we will ritualize it. Earlier this summer we did a deep dive into the concept, the power, and the...

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Seeds in Skin Care

The power of seeds, their vital role in skin health, and why we practice symbolic skin care Seeds. Magical little vessels for life, dormant and...

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Pomegranate & Our Yearly Descent into the Under...

Life. Death. Rebirth. Regeneration. The symbolic and scientific power of Pomegranate. Today we are talking about Pomegranate, the mythic fruit of the ancients. Inside the...

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Q & A: Oil and Water Ritual

Last week we invited our Instagram community to “ask us anything about our Oil & Water Ritual.” We were delighted by the array of thoughtful...

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Oil Serum & Hydrosol Resource Guide

A resource Guide to all things Oil & Water. We believe twice daily use of Oil & HydroSoul is the most important thing you can do...

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Lunar Skin Care

  Your skin, and the moon. A definitive guide The moon lives in the lining of your skin ~ Pablo Neruda   The moon. Whether...

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Oceanic Beauty: Seaweed and the skin

Seaweed. Ancient. Otherworldly. Restorative. Containing all the complexity, healing, and mystery of the ocean. A brief deep-dive into the benefits of seaweed Seaweeds are tonic...

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Cosmetics: Skin Prep, Priming, & Removal

Cosmetics: Skin Prep, Priming, & Removal The ritual of cosmetics does not exist only in the moments of application. It also exists in what happens...

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