My workshops involve making aromatherapy and skincare products using essential oils and other plant derived ingredients. I choose to run them in settings that have a connection to nature, preferably with plants that yield essential oils. I feel it is important to know where the ingredients come from, who looks after them and how. This in itself can tell you a lot about the plants properties, qualities and help understand why it might be useful for supporting health and wellbeing. It also highlights how precious the plants are, when you realise the quantity of plant material needed and the huge amount of work that goes into providing a tiny little bottle of essential oil, you cannot help but respect it and the way you use it more deeply. A lot goes into every single drop and it makes a difference if what goes into it is love, care and consideration for the all!

In 2020, I will be running several courses in association with the Field Studies Council, this is an organisation who have been providing outdoor education since 1943 and are dedicated to taking care of our natural environment.

I feel honoured to be working with them and highly recommend visiting any of their stunning sites which are situated in areas of natural beauty all over the country. In most cases you can stay onsite, with meals provided and they offer a huge range of natural history and art and craft courses. It is a gorgeous opportunity to go away for a weekend and connect with nature. My workshops are part of a new initiative focusing on health and wellbeing and will be offered at the following centres:

Weekend Course in Wales: Botanical Alchemy – Natural Skin Care & Aromatherapy at FSC Orielton, from Friday 17th – Sunday 19th April 2020. Takes place at their impressive Georgian mansion secluded in 120 hectares of diverse habitats including woodland, grassland, meadows and freshwater. Click here for full details.

Weekend Course in Scotland: Botanical Alchemy – Natural Skin Care & Aromatherapy at FSC Millport, located on the Isle of Cumbrae on the Firth of Clyde, from Friday 1st – Sunday 3rd May 2020. Click here for full details.

One day workshops in Suffolk: a series of 4 consecutive day workshops at FSC Flatford Mill, set amidst the quintessentially English countryside of the Dedham Vale. You can book the following workshops individually, or all four for a discounted price, click each workshop for full details:

• Plant to Perfume, Tue 28th July, 2020. 
• Botanical Balms, Wed 29th July, 2020.
• Soap Making, Thu 30th July, 2020.
• Natural Face Cream, Fri 31th July, 2020.

Weekend Course in Devon: Botanical Alchemy – Natural Skin Care & Aromatherapy at FSC Slapton Ley on the coast of South Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, from Friday 7th – Sunday 9th August 2020. Click here for full details.

Click here to see the full 2020 course schedule on my website, with events running at Glasgow Botanic Gardens,  Royal Horticulture Societies in Devon & Surrey, Mayfield Lavender Fields in Surrey, the Rose Retreat in Bulgaria and a Weekend Retreat at Upper Vobster Farm in North Somerset…