For those who believe every option is valid, every decision perfect
and every path worth exploring
CopalEssence offers in-depth explorations
into the fragrant and transformative world of botanical aromatics through classes, experiences and product offerings.
Experiences
Retreats
Qi Gong
The best way to experience anything is to fully immerse yourself in it. Whether a single day, or a weekend, our retreats are designed to clear stuck energies in the body, calm the mind, release heavy emotions and renew the spirit.
Breath work alone may bring up deep emotions we may not realize we are carrying. Integrating breathing practices with qigong, botanical essences and meditation helps one to release easier and opens the meridians for energy to flow smoothly. Combining these modalities eases and assists transforming lower emotions such as depression, anger, grief, fear and anxiety into more positive ones such as inspiration, courage, compassion, forgiveness and especially love for self.
Workshops
& Classes
One - on - One Experiences
Reflexology
Vibrational Healing
Aromatics
We love to incorporate botanicals into all experiences. Resins such as copal are great for clearing space, allowing the old to depart and welcoming in the new. Essential oils can be used individually as one is drawn to them. We love teas from the ancient bushes in China. Some have been consumed for centuries to prepare the meridians for moving energy while practicing qi gong.
The aromatics transport us instantly to another place and time, calm the nervous system, and can create instant present moment awareness holding us in a higher vibrational state.
Are Aromas the Key To Health and Happiness
So elusive, so transcendent, so powerful. Each inhale of a botanical's complex aromatic molecules sends signals deep into our limbic brain, initiating cascades of effects...emotional, chemical, hormonal, electrical and more.​
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One whiff, and you may be transported to an alpine snow covered slope, the briny seaside, Italian orange groves, a bustling city, your first love, or your grandmother's kitchen, all with associated moods, feelings and emotions.
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Memories triggered from childhood, positive or negative can be elicited from a single odorant molecule.
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How powerful then are the botanicals in their effects on our psyche and our physical bodies. How elusive they are. How do we capture and preserve the essences for later use?
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And most of all...how can we harness their power to enhance our lives, our relationships and our mental, emotional as well as physical health?
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This is our journey...
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