Aromatic Medicine Journey: Frankincense • December 19, 2026

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An Immersive Encounter with the Spirit of Plants

Please review the date and gathering details carefully before reserving. Due to the limited number of spaces, reservations are nonrefundable and cannot be transferred to another date. Please note: Our private studio requires navigating multiple sets of stairs. If you have any questions about accessibility, please feel free to reach out before your visit.

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Saturday, December 19th | 11:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
Limited to four guests.

For thousands of years, plants have served as allies, guides, and gateways to the sacred. Beyond their medicinal and aromatic properties lies an invitation to encounter the deeper wisdom and spirit of the natural world. Join us for an intimate two-hour journey with frankincense, one of the world's most revered sacred resins. Through taste, scent, guided meditation, and immersive sound, we will explore our relationship with this ancient plant, opening ourselves to the imagery, emotions, and insights that may emerge.

Aromatic Medicine Journeying invites profound relaxation, inner exploration, and spiritual connection through an immersive encounter with the natural world.

Using a carefully selected teacher plant as an anchor for meditation, we create space for the mind to quiet, the body to relax, and deeper insights, emotions, or moments of stillness to emerge.

Each journey is uniquely personal, offering not only an opportunity for rest and renewal, but the beginning of a meaningful relationship with a plant that may continue to unfold long after the experience.

We begin with an introduction to plant journeying and the sacred history of frankincense, followed by three immersive encounters:

Through Taste: A guided sensory meditation with frankincense hydrosol, inviting awareness of the subtle sensations, emotions, and impressions that arise.

Through Scent: A seated guided journey with frankincense essential oil, inviting a deeper connection with the spirit of the plant and our inner landscape.

Through Sound: Following a period of quiet reflection, we recline for an immersive sound healing journey accompanied by the sacred aroma of frankincense resin.

We close with optional sharing and tea.

Psychedelics and other psychoactive drugs are not used in these journeys. Profound encounters with plants need not rely on such substances. Through intentional engagement, meditation, and the senses, we can experience deeply moving and transformative journeys that unfold in a gentler, more grounded, and collaborative way.

Plant journeying can be a deeply personal experience. To honor the intimate nature of this gathering, a complimentary 15-minute introductory conversation is offered before booking. This allows us to explore your intentions, answer questions, and ensure the experience is right for you.

Schedule an Introductory Conversation

Mats, organic cotton blankets, and other supports are provided. All fabric items are freshly laundered between each use with fragrance-free, natural products. 

Francoise Decatrel at Home in Woodside CA
About Your Guide

Meet Françoise

Françoise Decatrel is an integrative healing practitioner whose work is rooted in the relationship between body, mind, spirit, and the natural world. Drawing from her work as a clinical aromatherapist, along with herbal wisdom, breathwork, guided meditation, sound, and Reiki-informed energy work, her approach is intuitive and multi-layered, weaving these practices together in ways that respond to the season, the setting, and the people gathered.

The Setting

Gatherings take place in a private home affectionately known as the Tree House, high among the redwoods of Kings Mountain yet only a few minutes from downtown Woodside. Although nearby the Silicon Valley area, it feels far removed from everyday life. Here you will find quiet, nature, and space to breathe in a setting entirely different from a conventional wellness studio.

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