Fellowship in Essential Oils

By Adam Barralet and Elizabeth Ashley

What's Fellowship in Essential Oils about?

She’s a professional aromatherapist and he is an international wellness advocate for the largest essential oil company in the world but their love for essential oils has brought them together. Welcome to FELLOWSHIP IN ESSENTIAL OILS where Elizabeth Ashley and Adam Barralet discuss essential oils and their gifts for the body, heart, head and spirit.

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Fellowship in Essential Oils episodes:

06.16.2024
Manuka
When white settlers arrived in New Zealand, they cleared the land for agriculture by burning the natural flora, but manuka, a resilient scrub-type tree with petite white flowers, quickly grew back, holding onto the soil and preventing erosion. The steam-distilled...
06.03.2024
Roman Chamomile
Roman Chamomile is a powerful healer, enhancing the health of both humans and plants, and known as 'the plant's physician' by gardeners. Her dainty white and yellow flowers turn towards the Sun, absorbing its radiance and imbuing joy into her...
05.27.2024
Boronia
Boronia essential oil, derived from the flowers of the Boronia megastigma plant native to Australia, is renowned for its rich, complex fragrance that blends floral, fruity and spicy notes. The extraction process is meticulous, typically involving solvent extraction to preserve the...
05.19.2024
Violet Leaf
Violet Leaf essential oil, derived from the leaves of the violet plant, offers a captivating aroma reminiscent of fresh, green foliage with subtle floral undertones. Renowned for its soothing properties, this oil is often utilised to promote relaxation and calmness,...
05.13.2024
Cedarwood
Strong, solid and fortifying are all words that could be associated with the cedar tree. Even its name, originating from the Arabic word “kedron” means power. Through history, many cultures have gathered around a cedar tree or in building constructed...
05.05.2024
German Chamomile
German Chamomile, with its distinct earthy aroma and beautiful blue essential oil, offers a plethora of holistic benefits. Beyond its physical anti-inflammatory properties, German Chamomile holds a profound ability to soothe emotional inflammation, fostering calm and flexibility. It serves as...
04.30.2024
Black Pepper
Black Pepper, an ancient spice originating from southern India, holds multifaceted significance. Beyond its culinary and medicinal uses, it symbolises a journey into the depths of self-discovery, challenging societal norms and revealing authenticity. Like its counterparts in the realm of...
04.22.2024
Angelica
Angelica seed and Angelica root oils are derived from members of the Apiaceae family, also known as the parsley family. The most common essential oils come from the Angelica archangelica and Angelica sinesis. Angelica Root oil is particularly renowned for its...
04.14.2024
Valerian
Valerian essential oil, distilled from the roots of the perennial valerian plant, encapsulates centuries of healing tradition and mystique. With its origins rooted in Europe and Asia and its widespread presence in North America, Valerian has long been revered for its...
04.13.2024
Yarrow
Throughout history, Yarrow has woven its way into human culture, medicine and mythos. Its presence dates back to ancient times, with evidence of its use found in Neanderthal burial caves. Known by various folk names like herbal militaris and knight’s...
03.17.2024
Laurel
Laurel, with its pale yellow-green flowers and aromatic leaves, holds historical significance as it was named Daphne in ancient Greece, linked to the myth of Apollo and the laurel tree. Symbolising success and victory, laurel wreaths were fashioned by Apollo,...
03.16.2024
Myrtle
Myrtle, originating from North Africa and Iran but now widespread throughout the Mediterranean, is a small evergreen bush cherished for its glossy bluey-green leaves, white blossoms and black berries. With roots tracing back to the Garden of Eden, its leaves...
03.03.2024
Rosemary
Rosemary, a resilient evergreen shrub with stunning blue to purple flowers, derives her name from the Latin words for 'dew' and 'sea', reflecting her natural habitat along Mediterranean coastlines. Utilised for over 2,500 years, Rosemary's essential oil, distilled from her...
02.28.2024
Patchouli
Patchouli, derived from the leaves of a humble mint family herb, is a divisive scent known for its paradoxical effects. It can both stimulate and calm, making it suitable for various moods and situations. Beyond its association with 1960s counterculture,...
02.18.2024
Marjoram
Marjoram, affectionately known as "mountain joy," exudes a soft, joyous energy captured in its essential oil through steam distillation of the leaves. Sacred to Aphrodite and Hymen, she enhances commitment, traditionally worn by newlyweds in the past. Marjoram invites love,...
02.12.2024
Peppermint
Peppermint, originating from the myth of the nymph Mentha, transformed into a plant by Pluto's jealous wife, Persephone, is now cultivated globally but is native to Europe and the Middle East, being a natural hybrid of spearmint and watermint. Its...
02.04.2024
Oudh (Agarwood)
Oudh essential oil, also known as agarwood or aloeswood oil, is a highly prized and luxurious aromatic oil derived from the resinous heartwood of Aquilaria trees. Renowned for its rich, woody scent with hints of earthiness and sweetness, Oudh has...
01.28.2024
Petitgrain
Petitgrain, derived from the bitter orange tree, yields essential oils from its twigs, leaves, and blossoms, offering Petitgrain, Bitter Orange oil, and Neroli. Originally extracted from small, unripe fruits, now it's distilled from leaves and twigs due to fruit scarcity....
01.15.2024
Ginger
Ginger, originating from southern China, grows with thick rhizome roots that yield a powerful essential oil. This oil is known for empowering qualities, providing physical and spiritual energy. It breaks victimhood attitudes, instilling confidence and courage to take control of...
01.07.2024
Tulsi (Holy Basil)
Tulsi, also known as Holy Basil, originates from the Indian subcontinent and is widely cultivated in Southeast Asian tropics. Revered as the Queen of the Herbs, Tulsi holds significance in Hindu culture as a sacred plant, an avatar of Lakshmi...
12.31.2023
Basil
Basil, also known as Saint Joseph’s wort, originated from central Africa to Southeast Asia and was historically associated with death rituals. Despite its past, Basil has become a widely used culinary herb globally, and its essential oil is recognised for...
12.24.2023
Bergamot
Bergamot, a hybrid of bitter orange and lemon, originally from the Canary Islands, thrived in Calabria, Italy, after Christopher Columbus introduced it. Bergamot is famed for being the key flavouring in Britain's Earl Grey tea. Cold-pressed bergamot rind yields an...
12.17.2023
Vetiver
Vetiver, a perennial grass akin to lemongrass and citronella, is not only valued for its essential oil extracted from its roots but also for its remarkable environmental contributions. The plant's dense root system acts as a natural shield against soil...
12.10.2023
Spikenard
Spikenard, a unique essential oil sourced through significant sacrifice in Nepal, holds the power to ground physical and emotional explosiveness. It aids in calming bodily disruptions like severe diarrhea, vomiting and skin issues, while also providing solace in times of...
12.03.2023
Thyme
This episode explores Thyme benefits for people who are more sensitive. We will be talking about this essential oil’s properties, but more how it can be used as a holistic treatment for the body. Here are some other information to...
11.25.2023
Myrrh
Myrrh essential oil, derived from the resin of the Commiphora myrrha tree, has captivated human senses for centuries with its rich history and profound therapeutic properties. Revered for its use in spiritual ceremonies and ancient healing practices, Myrrh holds a...
11.19.2023
Cardamom
Cardamom is a member of the ginger family, native to India, Pakistan, Nepal, and Bhutan, commonly used in dishes and beverages associated with this region of the world. Thanks to Alexander the Great, the West was introduced to the spice...
11.12.2023
Oregano
Oregano is a perennial culinary herb native to Asia, North Africa and Europe. In the past, he was honoured for a range of holistic uses. He was used to crown newlywed couples and added to love potions by the Greeks...
11.06.2023
Rose
Often it is one god or hero who is associated with or responsible for the creation of the plant. However, Rose required a collective of deities to create the Queen of the Flowers. According to the Greeks, Rose was shaped by...
10.29.2023
Cypress
In the myth of Apollo and Cyparissus, Cyparissus begs Apollo to transform him into a cypress tree after accidentally killing his beloved stag. This tale explains why cypress is a symbol of grief and mourning, often planted near graves. Cypress...
10.22.2023
Cinnamon
Cinnamon Bark and Cinnamon Leaf essential oils are two distinct aromatic extracts derived from the Cinnamomum tree. Cinnamon Bark, obtained from the inner bark of the tree, is rich in cinnamaldehyde, which gives it a warm, spicy and sweet aroma. It...
10.08.2023
Lime
The Lime, from Arabic and French lim, is thought to have originated in Southeast Asia. Arab traders brought Lime trees back from their journeys to Asia and introduced them into Egypt and northern Africa around the 10th century. Lime later spread...
10.01.2023
Grapefruit
Grapefruit is a relatively modern fruit, born from hybridisation of a pomelo and sweet orange in Barbados, where she was nicknamed ‘the forbidden fruit of Barbados.’ Her name alludes to the way this fruit grows on the tree, clustering to...
09.24.2023
Clary Sage
Native to Europe, clary sage is a softer and gentler version of her well-known brother sage. She grows 1-2 metres high, with long green-purple leaves and pink, blue or white flowers. It is from these leaves and flowers that the...
09.17.2023
Lemon
Although its exact origins remain elusive due to its widespread popularity across the world for centuries, this humble fruit, believed to have originated in India, has left an indelible mark. If one were to encapsulate sunshine in a fruit, the...
09.10.2023
Jasmine
Until recently, we’d have pulled people up for asking what Jasmine essential oil is good for, because it was only available as an absolute. However, there is now a Jasmine essential oil. We compare this with the absolutes extracted from...
09.03.2023
Lemongrass
This episode explores Lemongrass, the bright and airy oil that seems to uplift the spirits and bring hope to the fore. We explore the benefits of Lemongrass, not only in human medicine, but also as an essential oil to repel...
08.30.2023
Clove
The clove tree is an evergreen reaching heights of 8-12 metres. Although it offers an essential oil from its leaves, it is the buds which gift the most commonly used essential oil. Initially, the flower buds have a pale hue,...
08.21.2023
Neroli
Neroli comes from one of the most generous plants in the essential oil world, the bitter orange tree. Not only are we blessed with a Bitter Orange oil from the rind of her fruit and Petitgrain from her leaves and...
08.14.2023
Galbanum
Thriving in the northern mountains of Iran and Iraq, Galbanum is a rare herbaceous plant with yellow flowers, notable for its resin-derived essential oil. This oil, obtained through steam-distillation from the plant's resin released by incisions on stems or roots,...
08.07.2023
Tea Tree
The indigenous Bundjalung people of eastern Australia have long used Tea Tree as a traditional medicine for many years in a variety of ways, including inhaling the oil from the crushed leaves, rubbing leaves on their skin and brewing an...
07.31.2023
Palo Santo
Palo Santo wood is highly prized for its unique essential oil, which is only produced by the tree once it starts to die. The oil is extracted from the heartwood after the tree has fallen and been lying on the...
07.24.2023
Peru Balsam
Derived from the resinous sap of the Myroxylon balsamum tree native to Central and South America, this aromatic oil boasts a warm, sweet and slightly spicy fragrance with hints of vanilla, treasured by perfumers and aromatherapists. Beyond its enchanting scent,...
07.17.2023
Helichrysum
Helichrysum is a beautiful plant, with its golden flowers, also known as immortelle or everlasting. It is renowned for its ability to retain its shape, colour and form even after being picked. This remarkable quality is reflected in the energy...
07.10.2023
Mandarin
Mandarin is a unique citrus essential oil in that it gifts us three varieties from the same fruit. We receive Green Mandarin from the unripe fruit, trimmed early from the tree to make room for the other fruit to grow...
07.04.2023
Lavender
Lavender is a versatile plant native to various regions, including southern Europe, northern and eastern Africa, the Mediterranean, southwest Asia, and parts of India. It has been cherished for centuries and is widely used for its essential oil extracted from...
06.26.2023
Pine
Pine, found throughout the Northern Hemisphere, has a rich history of diverse uses. Its needles, resin, wood and cones have been employed for centuries. Notably, Pine's essential oil, extracted from its needles, possesses remarkable properties. The shape of the pine...
06.19.2023
Kunzea
Today we are honoured to be joined by Helen Nagle-Smith, author of “Working with Unusual Oils,” to talk about Kunzea essential oil. Also known as White Cloud, Poverty bush or Tick Bush, Kunzea essential oil has benefits for the physical,...
06.13.2023
Geranium
Geranium is a beloved plant that has been cherished throughout history. Egyptians used it in skincare, while Victorians adorned their dining tables with it. While there are numerous species of geraniums used for decorative purposes, only a few are used...
06.05.2023
Ravintsara
In this episode we weigh Ravintsara essential oil benefits in the physical body with its emotional, mental and spiritual uses. We also discuss the difference between Ravintsara essential oil and Ravensara essential oil (both leaf and bark oils). You might...

What's Fellowship in Essential Oils about?

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Fellowship in Essential Oils episodes:

Manuka

Roman Chamomile

Boronia

Violet Leaf

Cedarwood

German Chamomile

Black Pepper

Angelica

Valerian

Yarrow

Laurel

Myrtle

Rosemary

Patchouli

Marjoram

Peppermint

Oudh (Agarwood)

Petitgrain

Ginger

Tulsi (Holy Basil)

Basil

Bergamot

Vetiver

Spikenard

Thyme

Myrrh

Cardamom

Oregano

Rose

Cypress

Cinnamon

Lime

Grapefruit

Clary Sage

Lemon

Jasmine

Lemongrass

Clove

Neroli

Galbanum

Tea Tree

Palo Santo

Peru Balsam

Helichrysum

Mandarin

Lavender

Pine

Kunzea

Geranium

Ravintsara