Ways We Might Work Together

There are different ways we can explore the plant world together. You may already be drawn to one of these experiences, or we can discover where to begin through conversation.

The Celtic Essence Apothecary

Meeting the Plant

The Celtic Essence Apothecary is an invitation to meet a plant in a different way.

We begin with conversation and a small collection of plant images, noticing which ones catch your attention. You don't need to recognise them or know anything about their properties.

Together, we'll choose a plant to spend time with.

We'll explore something of its life - where and how it grows, its ecology, its place in Irish folklore and tradition, its medicinal history and the relationships it shares with the world around it.

Then we move from learning about the plant to experiencing its company through Shared Breath.

You may notice feelings, memories, images or questions. Or you may simply enjoy spending time with something you've never really stopped to notice before.

Afterwards, you'll receive a personal Meet the Plant guide to help you continue getting to know your plant. A flower or plant essence may be included, but it isn't necessary.

An encounter that begins in curiosity and continues in relationship.

            Plant Companionship

Exploring Your Own Story

Sometimes we arrive with something in our own lives that we'd like to explore.

Perhaps you're navigating change, feeling disconnected, noticing a familiar pattern or wondering what might come next.

In Plant Companionship, we allow a plant to become part of that exploration.

Through conversation, gentle coaching, plant stories, symbolism, observation and breath, we consider how the plant's ways of growing and living might offer another perspective on our own experience.

We might spend time with the willow and its flexibility, the hawthorn and its boundaries, or a familiar wildflower whose quiet presence has caught your attention.

We're not looking for the plant to tell us what to do or provide a ready-made answer.

We're allowing the relationship to open new questions, possibilities and ways of seeing.

The plant becomes a companion, not a prescription.

Continuing the Relationship

Allowing the connection to grow

Sometimes a single session is enough.

At other times, getting to know a plant opens something we'd like to explore further.

We might continue working with the same plant over several sessions, noticing how our relationship with it develops alongside our own experiences.

Between sessions, you might spend time with the living plant, draw it, research its uses, sit with its image, practise Shared Breath or simply notice where it appears in your everyday world.

There is no prescribed number of sessions or particular outcome we need to reach.

Like any relationship, this one is allowed to unfold in its own time.

Shared Breath - A Different Way of Meeting

Shared Breath is a practice I've developed to explore our relationship with plants through breathing, awareness and presence.

Rather than only learning about a plant, we spend time experiencing its company.

With gentle breath guidance, imagery, quiet observation and silence, there's space to notice what arises when we give another living being our attention.

There is no hidden message to uncover or particular experience you're expected to have.

Sometimes the encounter feels meaningful. Sometimes it's simply peaceful.

A little less interpreting. A little more meeting.

Relationship Before Remedy

I have enormous respect for traditional herbal medicine, flower essences and the knowledge people have gathered about plants over generations.

But I've become increasingly curious about what happens when we begin somewhere other than usefulness.

Instead of immediately asking which herb might help with a particular difficulty or which essence might support an emotional state, what if we first became interested in the plant itself?

Its roots and leaves. The soil it favours. The creatures that depend on it. Its stories, its place in the landscape and the way it moves through the seasons.

The medicinal knowledge and essences still have their place.

But they become part of a much richer relationship.

The relationship comes before the remedy.

What Happens in a Session?

We begin with a conversation about what brings you here.

Perhaps you'd simply love to experience The Celtic Essence Apothecary. Perhaps there's a plant you've always felt drawn towards. Or perhaps there's something in your life you'd like to explore through Plant Tending.

We shape the session around that starting place.

Our time may include plant discovery, traditional knowledge, conversation, personal reflection, flower essences, Shared Breath or a combination of these.

There is space at the end to notice what you've experienced and consider how you'd like to continue the relationship beyond our session.

Sessions take place online, and you don't need access to a garden, woodland or particular plant to participate.

A plant on a windowsill, a tree beside a footpath or even an image can be somewhere to begin.

Where to Begin

You don't need to choose between the different approaches before booking.

You might know exactly which plant or experience interests you, or you might simply be curious to see what unfolds.

When booking, you're welcome to share anything you'd particularly like to explore.

Come as you are. The plants give us somewhere to begin.

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Not sure whether this is the right place to begin? You're welcome to get in touch.

Wherever You Find Yourself

You don't need to live in the countryside, know the names of wildflowers or have any previous experience with plants or breathwork to begin.

A relationship with the living world can start with a tree beside a city pavement, a plant on a windowsill, a weed growing through a crack or a memory of somewhere you once loved.

Nor do you need to share my Irish heritage or familiarity with Celtic traditions.

The plants have their own lives and stories, and we each bring our own experiences to the meeting.

Curiosity is enough to begin.

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You don't need to be fixed.
Sometimes you simply need space to breathe, to be heard, and to find your own way.

Go mall agat féin.