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I would like to remind you that today is the last day to sign up for The  Traditional Incense Crafting  Course  and receive some fantastic bonuses!  If you register by midnight tonight, N...

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Incense is one of the oldest herbal traditions that brings healing, spiritual enhancement, pleasure, and positivity to people all around the world.  To be able to make your own custom incense...

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Citrus & Colognes + Lab 101 Masterclass begins November 1st, 4:00-5:00pm Israel/Palestine Time. You're invited to begin exploring the world of perfume creation though wonderfully accessibl...

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Coming up soon from the drying rack: Khulnejan soap . Khulnejan is Arabic for galangal, the main ingredient in the brew that inspired this soap: Meghli tea, AKA the Druze answer to Pumpkin Spi...

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Happy Summer Solstice!  There is a secret spot on the northernmost beach, below the sandstone slopes laden with beach lilies, purple everlasting and sea-celery,  where saltwater meets a ...

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Anything can become an obsession. Even marmalade. This translucent, jelly-like sunshine-in-a-jar has become such an institution in English afternoon tea and continental breakfasts that entire f...

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Since the day I completed Hanami perfume I had a vision for making Hanami paper as well. I collected Sakura (cherry blossoms) and pressed them, but didn't know till meeting master papermaker Izh...

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Every month, I join a group of ten other women, for a Friday of unusual fun. We are led by our two sages, who choose a surprise spot for us outdoors, where we will spend a the day soaking up b...

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AN UNFORGETTABLE LEARNING & TRAVELLING EXPERIENCE - SIGN UP NOW TO ENSURE YOUR SPOT! ONLY 2 LEFT.  We're starting the decade with launching a new and exciting format for the Oriental course ...

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I've always admired the Greek Goddess Pallas Athena, since I first read about her as a young child in the Argonautica. Her wisdom, strength and poise impressed upon me that women can also be he...

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Chanukah has flown by: a week-long celebration and opportunity for meditation on light. In recent years, I would have have been writing about olive oil or other kinds of oils to commemorate t...

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I wasn't planning on releasing any new perfumes this year. But this kinda just happened, as a result of the wonderful and inspiring collaboration with Jullius Craft Distillery . Some of these...

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This week I've been burning the Triple Goddess incense. The Triple Goddess is representative of the three main phases of the moon: waxing, full and waning; of the women's menstrual cycle from...

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It is lovely how this year, the Winter Solstice and the 1st Night of Chanuka coincide. Yesterday afternoon, in the last hours of the night, my daughter and I set for a lovely hike on the mounta...

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"Can you lead the way on a path you've never travelled?" That was the questions asked of me before diving head-on into teaching the Botanical Alchemy course for the first time. Despite many h...

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I don't usually mix alcohol and work (well, that's a lie! I alway mix alcohol in my work, I just don't drink it!). And last night was no exception, even though I had a the pleasure and the hon...

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What happens when my passion for incense and weaving come together? Smudge wands ! This summer I've started preparing incense wands from the many medicinal herbs from my garden on the mountai...

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There is a cave nearby, which is the gate into Mother Earth's womb. I went there to meet her and ask for guidance in my next steps. I've never been there before, yet when my brother told me ...

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It is a long standing tradition to create at least one form of incense during the Oriental Perfumery courses . This fall (November 10-14, 2019), we created incense cones using a very unusual...

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Coming soon: A spiritual (pun intended) encounter between the alcohol and perfume worlds. Experience the Galilee's indigenous botanicals through the aromas and flavours in both libations by ...

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SmellyBlog has been mostly silent for two seasons. Such a long absence warrants an explanation. While coping with the harsh heat of the Mediterranean summer, I've had plenty of time for soul-s...

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"Bountiful harvest" Jaimi Lammers  The Lunar/Solar Jewish year is coming to a close. This is Elul , the 12th month, which means "grain harvest" in the Akkadian language (an ancient language ...

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Being an artist means revealing one's more vulnerable, deeply personal side. Part of it comes from the artist's need for self-expression. But this need is not completely selfish. Through the ...

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Nerikoh is a traditional Japanese kneaded incense that is hardly known in the West. Neriko is unique in its aroma and method of burning. The aroma develops because of its intensive and laborio...

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After close to twenty years in development and perfection, I'm excited to announce that my alchemical incense blends are finally available for sale! Check out the new section in my shop for Or...

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