Ritual is the medicine we need
Aromatic Medicine Healings
Sound, scent, and ritual, woven into deeply restorative experiences.
Ritual Work and Aromatic Medicine Healing
Aromatic Medicine Healings are a way of stepping out of the noise of everyday life and into something calmer, quieter, and deeper. Each session offers a moment to be held through nature, sound healing, and ritual, creating a container for deep relaxation and meaningful transformation.
Each experience is personalized and shaped around your intention, drawing from more than thirty years of study and lived experience in plant medicine, aromatherapy, sound healing, shamanic practices, Reiki-informed energy work, and somatic awareness. I work intuitively, selecting the tools that best support you and what is ready to unfold.
I am based in Woodside, California, where I offer Aromatic Medicine Healings, ritual work, and private sound healings in person. This work is offered throughout the San Francisco Bay Area Peninsula, including Woodside, Los Altos, Los Gatos, Menlo Park, Palo Alto, and nearby communities, with virtual offerings also available. You can learn more about my Woodside studio here.
Possibilities
Each ritual is thoughtfully designed in response to the individual or group, rather than adhering to a one-size-fits-all format.
Available modalities that may be drawn upon:
- Gentle opening and grounding
- Smudging or cleansing
- Intention setting
- Herbal tea ceremony
- Scent-guided breathwork using custom aromatic blends
- Guided journeying
- Vocal toning, practiced together and supported by steady frame drumming, restoring internal rhythm and supporting nervous system regulation
- Energy work, Reiki-informed healing incorporating scent and sound
- Somatic-based practices
- Sound and rhythm-based immersions, including crystal singing bowls, shamanic drumming, Native flute, chimes, and hand-held rattles, supporting shifts in awareness while remaining grounded in breath and integration
- Time for integration, reflection, sharing, and closing
Custom aromatic blends are created specifically for each ritual. These scents act as anchors and guides, working on both the physical and energetic levels, and often continue to support you beyond the ceremony itself. A custom tea may also be created, offering another way to work with the plants in an embodied, grounded way.
These sessions draw on a number of sensory elements, all working together to support the body’s ability to settle and restore.
You can learn more about this sensory framework here.
Themes and Pathways
- Release and letting go
- Deep rest & relaxation
- Rites of passage and life transitions
- Deepening connection to nature, land and place
- Integration after periods of change or healing
- Exploring connection with power animals or guides
- Energetic clearing and renewal
- Creating a supportive container for exploring and integrating past experiences through ritual
- Honoring change, grief, or loss
- Ritual support for reconnecting with younger parts of the self, offering safety, compassion, and care
An Invitation
If you feel drawn to this work, I invite you to reach out.
We begin with a simple inquiry to explore what you are seeking and whether this work is the right fit.
Healings are available online, as well as in person for those in the San Francisco Bay Area. Travel is available upon request.
Begin with a complimentary 20-minute video call.
Healings Among the Redwoods
Healing sessions are offered in Woodside, CA. To learn about my Woodside studio, click here.