Flower Essence of the Month May 2022: Nylon Hedgehog Cactus
We’ve chosen the Nylon Hedgehog cactus (Echinocereus viridiflorus) as the flower essence of the month because it is the earliest cactus to flower around here in Northern New Mexico [...]
Essential Oil of the Month May 2022: Champaca
Our Essential Oil of the month for May 2022 is Champaca (Magnolia champaca), the most expensive oil at Cathy’s Attars! Having spent most of my adult life in France, [...]
What’s New Jan 2022
We wanted to let you know the latest additions and updates to Cathy's Attars in one convenient place. We plan to update it at regular intervals. Since we haven't [...]
Blending Essential Oils for the Whole Psyche
Florian and I have been developing the work of AromaGnosis mainly by using individual essential oils as ‘simples’, meaning one aromatic ally at a time. This method has really [...]
Helichrysum: An Ally for Challenging Times
A powerful, inspiring and deeply healing ally arrived this week. We had been searching for a long time for an alive essential oil of helichrysum. Our new Helichrysum essential [...]
Saint John’s Wort heals the Inner Masculine / Animus
I am very familiar with Saint John’s Wort as an herb. It grows wild and abundantly on dry, unused lands under the summer sun in the south of France [...]
Using Attars to Deal with Stress
We’ve all been there—You just went to a weekend class or retreat and you feel awesome and inspired by what you’ve learned and you’re so excited to start practicing [...]