Clear guilt, shame & apprehension surrounding physical & emotional intimacy. Restore innocence while learning to trust. Address addictions, conditoning & trauma to feel safe in your body & safe with others. Find fresh hope & passion for intimacy whether you are in a relationship or not.
Basil restores the sacredness of sexuality. It brings together the aspects of the physical and the spiritual in an integrated expression. Basil addresses shame and addiction surrounding sex, and uproots beliefs that it is secret and sinful. Once the polarities of holy and human are brought together, the complusion to fall into destructive behavior outside of a safe relationship dissolves.
Iceberg Rose restores a sense of purity and innocence. It heals trauma surrounding sexual abuse, unwanted advances and illicit intention. Like its name implies, it brings warmth where fridgidity and lack of interest is prevalent.
Oregon Grape helps us believe the best about others and allow for trust to flourish. It heals paranoid and defensive behavior that can perpetuate cycles of hurt, self protection and isolation. It lets others come close and renews expectation of good intention.
Hyssop clears shame and guilt-based thinking. Harsh, internal judgement can lead to perfectionism, self sabotage and feelings of being unworthy, as well as block our ability to hear God. This can block the good things that come our way, and keeps us in a cycle of self criticism. Hyssop balances the awareness of self with grace for your process. It can address religious upbringings that instilled self punishment and blame.
Rosemary is for those who feel "checked out", forgetful or distracted, especially during intimacy. When traumatizing situations happen, it is possible to no longer feel safe to be in your body. Rosemary creates warmth and safety to stay present and grounded. Other indicators for needing Rosemary are feeling cold, especially in the extremities, as well as tendency to be hypoglycemic. Rosemary helps you "re-member", by bringing mental clarity, awareness of your body and reintegrating you into social groups.
Butterfly Weed helps us go deeper and strengthens relationships. It deals with fear of getting to close and retreating when things get difficult. It's the continual encouragement to pursue.
Evening Primrose allows you to form deep and meaningful relationships. It addresses deep stress and rejection that was absorbed in utero or early childhood that manifests as emotional coldness and avoidance. Fear of parenthood and commitment are other indicators that Evening Primrose can help. It brings clarity to why you may retreat from relationship and opens the heart to deeper intimacy.