The Perfect Healing Gift for Your Loved Ones or to Nurture Yourself:  
Elegant Boxed  Set of 2-ounce oils
or singles in 2-oz. or 4-oz.

Seasons of the Soul™ Herbal Flower Oils are lovingly prepared by hand at Terra Flora, our Demeter certified organic and Biodynamic® garden at the FES headquarters in Nevada City, California. These marvelous oils are a vibrant fusion of flower essences, medical-grade essential oils and herbal flowers, solarized in small batches of replenishing Biodynamic® certified almond oil.  They are perfect to use for soothing bathtub soaks, relaxing massages, strengthening topical applications, and sacred anointing. Learn how each of these herbal oils can help you and your loved ones.

Arnica Allay

Restorative for
Trauma & Injury

Arnica Allay is important to have on hand during the winter season. It is provides relief for stress or strain to the muscles that haven’t been used for a while in activities such as skiing, skating or snowboarding, shoveling snow, or quick recovery from slipping on an icy sidewalk. Of course, Arnica is beneficial for injury of any kind throughout the year, and is well-known for its anti-inflammatory and analgesic qualities.  It facilitates tissue regeneration for many kinds of bodily traumas, such as bruises, sprains, contusions, various forms of myalgia, hyperextensions, sports injury and recovery from surgery. Arnica Allay helps the body-soul complex to re-establish its balance and equilibrium from any kind of trauma or injury. 

The Flower Fusion:

Hand-harvested blossoms of Arnica are sun-infused into Biodynamic® olive oil. Sandalwood, Cedarwood, Vetiver, Rose, Palmarosa, Cistus and Helichrysum essential oils are added for their stabilizing, anti-inflammatory and restorative qualities. The flower essences of Alpine Aster, Arnica, Chrysanthemum, Indian Pink and Star of Bethlehem provide strengthening, spiritualizing and centering during times of trauma or injury.

Indications:

• Use to reduce inflammation and recover more quickly from any trauma or injury, such as bruised skin or sprains
• Apply warm compresses over bandaged areas (do not apply directly to open wounds)
• Apply preventatively to vulnerable or previously injured areas before physical engagement
• Use before and after major sports events to speed recovery from any physical strain
• Apply in warm compresses to scar tissue, or other places where the body is still holding prior trauma and injury
• Apply as immediate first aid relief to any area of injury – however, use compresses for open cuts and wounds after they have been properly bandaged
• Use in baths or topical application to prepare for surgery and in compresses over the bandaged areas after surgery

Benediction Oil™

Protect and Nurture
the Interior
Light of the Soul

The Flower Fusion:

The foundation of Benediction Oil™ is the precious ruby red St. John’s Wort (Hypericum perforatum) regarded by medieval mystics as the “blood of Christ,” for its  protective mantle of light. The essential oils of Rose, Angelica and Jasmine instill higher awareness by opening the heart and soothing anxiety. The flower essences of Holly, Motherwort and Hawthorne strengthen and purify the heart; while Self-Heal helps the soul transform illness into wellness; and Angel’s Trumpet carries consciousness of the spiritual world.

Indications:

Calendula Caress™

Soothing,  Nurturing, and Softening  for Body and Soul

The archetypal image of the winter season is that of mother and child, for we all seek the soothing, maternal comfort that allows us to feel secure and deeply nourished. The Calendula flower was also known as Mary’s Gold because its golden blossoms bestow a mothering and calming touch, highly beneficial for all forms of irritation and inflammation. Calendula flowers have been used for various forms of skin restoration, with notable anti-inflammatory, vulnerary and disinfectant properties. Calendula Caress™  is ideal for the delicate skin of infants and children, and as a beneficent balm for birthing and nursing mothers. Calendula Caress™ instills a gentle mothering disposition of soul, showing us the path by which we can heal others with our own word and touch.

Watch a short video on our Calendula harvest here at Terra Flora:

The Flower Fusion:

Fresh golden blossoms of Calendula are hand-gathered and solar infused into Biodynamic® olive oil. A herbal extract of Calendula along with the essential oils of Sandalwood, Vanilla, Chamomile, Marjoram and Lavender provide calming and soothing qualities. The flower essences Calendula, Mariposa Lily and Star Tulip provide mothering aspects that help the body-soul feel deeply receptive and gently embraced.

Indications:

• Soak in warm baths of Calendula Caress™ to replenish and moisturize the skin during times of winter cold and indoor dry air, or summer heat and dryness
• Consider for calming and receptivity especially during times of emotional upset, moodiness or irritability
• Use for any skin that is fine, delicate or hypersensitive, including children and infants
• Apply to skin that tends toward inflammation or redness of any kind
• Use warm compresses of Calendula for swollen areas of the lymphatic system, or for slow-healing wounds or skin ulcers
• Employ as a gentle harmonizer for the feminine: for the breasts of nursing mothers, as a moisturizing balm for the birthing belly, and for calming and centering during the moon cycle

Dandelion Dynamo™

 To Release Stress and Feel Rest

For many of us the winter holidays create tension and stress, as we over-schedule our lives with numerous external activities and indulge in too many rich foods and drinks.  The end result is that there is congestion and sluggishness in the body, including tightness in the muscles and general fluid retention. Our challenge is to learn the right pacing of life that aligns the body with the soul, so that we can relax and receive nourishment as well as perform in the world.

The Flower Fusion:

Hand-harvested blossoms of Dandelion are sun-infused in Biodynamic® olive oil and  Palma Christi (castor) Oil, well known for its health promoting qualities to the liver and general metabolism. The essential oils of Rosemary and Juniper provide energizing and invigorating qualities. The flower essences of Dandelion, Tansy and Zinnia address stagnation and tension by instilling a greater sense of body-soul alignment, and presence for life’s unfolding rhythms.

Indications:

• Use as a general health tonic to nourish and support the liver, the organ that regulates and replenishes life force
• Use as a relief aid for stiff or tight muscles due to tension or excessive physical stress
• Apply in compresses or warm baths to ease water retention and support feminine hormonal balance, including PMS, perimenopause, or menopause
• Use for general detoxification by enlivening the liver meridian
• Rub directly into neck and shoulders for chronic neck & shoulder tension,  after the morning shower, or in hot compresses and baths at night

Mugwort Moon Magic™

 Warming and Nourishing to the Circulation

On cold winter days we long for those lush summer days when our bodies felt  spacious and free in the surrounding warmth.  Fortunately, Mugwort Moon Magic™ instills that same sense of expansive warmth in body and soul.  On cold winter nights, a bath with Mugwort Moon Magic™ provides  cozy comfort before sleep,  allowing the soul to expand into the starry night’s dreamscape.

The Flower Fusion:

Hand-harvested flowering tops from the Mugwort plant are solar infused into Biodynamic® olive oil. Lavender, Red Mandarin Orange, Ylang Ylang, Neroli and Mugwort essential oils nurture and calm the nervous system.  The flower essences of Mugwort and Hibiscus facilitate expansive warmth and ease for both body and soul.

Indications:

• Warming for all cold areas of the body – especially extremities such as hands, feet
• Beneficial for all “blue” areas of the body that are lacking in circulation, for example, varicose veins
• A general tonic for areas of the body that tend toward hardness or stiffness – such as rheumatism
• Can be applied topically similar to the Mugwort (moxa) treatments of oriental acupuncture, to increase energetic flow within meridian pathways
• Increases psychic sensitivity for dreams and similar receptive states of soul consciousness 
• Beneficial as a general balm for female reproductive health, especially erratic moon cycles, or premature onset of menopause
• Recommended by many midwives during labor and delivery, and for facilitating lactation (Note:  Due to Mugwort’s releasing and expansive qualities, this oil is not indicated for use during pregnancy, except for labor and delivery)

St. John's Shield™

Light Regeneration for Depression & Depletion

The Flower Fusion:

Fresh flowering tops of St. John’s Wort are hand-gathered during the height of summer and solarized into Biodynamic® olive oil until it turns a rich ruby red color. The essential oils of St. John’s Wort, Angelica, and Rose Geranium stimulate light-enhancing, spiritualizing qualities. The flower essences of Love-Lies-Bleeding, Borage and  St. John’s Wort help the soul anchor inner light, buoyancy and serenity during times of depletion and depression.

Indications:

• Use for “winter blues,”  when feeling sluggish, immobilized or otherwise beset with Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), due to reduced light
• Use for any states of depression, anxiety, or fear – to help the body-soul make contact with its radiant source of inner light and strength
• Apply in compresses, massage  or baths for peripheral nerve damage or other forms of neuralgia
• Use during any disruption of light-dark rhythms, such as insomnia-related  travel, or seasonal change
• Use for metabolic sleep disturbances, such as bedwetting.  Massage into the inner-thigh and bladder regions nightly, and apply warm compresses on the kidney and bladder areas