The Soul Garden

This week in the Soul Garden, I am reflecting on the tyranny of the And. What it is, what it does to us, and how we might be able to turn that around with some soul searching and the power of No. For solopreneurs, freelancers, consultants this may resonate. For women in midlife, thinking about how we can work with the menopause transition to gain clarity around our true purpose and the things that serve us well can be a powerful time for deep transformation.Courses | Coaching georginalangdale.comInstagram @georginalangdalesoulFacebook @georginalsoul NatFem Botanics | Perfume |Plant Essences:Archeus Apothecaryarcheus.nz Instagram: @ArcheusNaturalLivingFacebook @ArcheusNaturalLivingYoutube @ArcheusGeorgina

In this episode of The Soul Garden we explore natural perfumery and working with ancient cosmological concepts in the approach to creating aromatic portraits of ancient mystics and modern day perfume lovers.Georgina Langdale discusses her approach to working with aromatics. She talks about using raw ingredients, astrology, amulets, and Renaissance mysticism. She studied aromatherapy and natural perfumery and founded an apothecary called Archeus. She sees plants physically, through the doctrine of signatures, and energetically. She makes medicated oils by infusing herbs. She discusses how Marsilio Ficino used aromatics as medicine for the soul and spirit in the 1400s. The speaker explains how she composes natural perfumes based on astrology, symbolism, and the energies needed. She created aromatic portraits of Marsilio Ficino, Paracelsus, and Hildegard of Bingen. She describes the process of formulating each perfume based on their life, writings, astrological charts, and the energies they embodied. Georgina talks about making bespoke perfumes for people by looking at their astrological chart and having them draw in the elements and energies they need. She discusses remembering those who have passed by creating an aromatic portrait of them.Courses | Coaching georginalangdale.comInstagram @georginalangdalesoulFacebook @georginalsoul NatFem Botanics | Perfume |Plant Essences:Archeus Apothecaryarcheus.nz Instagram: @ArcheusNaturalLivingFacebook @ArcheusNaturalLivingYoutube @ArcheusGeorgina

In this episode of The Soul Garden, Georgina Langdale reflects on a book by Thomas Moore, The Eloquence of Silence - surprising wisdom in tales of emptiness.Thomas Moore offers a compelling case for an easier, lighter way of moving through life by experiencing the peace. calm and openness of emptiness. Georgina touches on how emptiness can be a powerful tool for navigating transitions such as menopause and the end of life.The Eloquence of Silence is available at Thomas's website and in all the usual places.https://www.thomasmooresoul.com/For mentoring with Georgina visit:https://www.georginalangdale.com/individual-guidanceCourses | Coaching georginalangdale.comInstagram @georginalangdalesoulFacebook @georginalsoul NatFem Botanics | Perfume |Plant Essences:Archeus Apothecaryarcheus.nz Instagram: @ArcheusNaturalLivingFacebook @ArcheusNaturalLivingYoutube @ArcheusGeorgina

The hormonal changes women experience as they go through menopause can lead to vaginal dryness, which is not a topic many people are keen to talk about. But over the past decade Georgina has been developing and making natural products to support women through menopause and other transitions, and has spoken to women and health professionals about this painful condition. In this episode she talks about the problem, what makes it happen, what not to do, and what may help.NatFem Balm can be purchased at https://archeus.nz/Courses | Coaching georginalangdale.comInstagram @georginalangdalesoulFacebook @georginalsoul NatFem Botanics | Perfume |Plant Essences:Archeus Apothecaryarcheus.nz Instagram: @ArcheusNaturalLivingFacebook @ArcheusNaturalLivingYoutube @ArcheusGeorgina

The Leo Full Moon is here and what better time to do a Love Meditation. Get comfy and let's get started.Courses | Coaching georginalangdale.comInstagram @georginalangdalesoulFacebook @georginalsoul NatFem Botanics | Perfume |Plant Essences:Archeus Apothecaryarcheus.nz Instagram: @ArcheusNaturalLivingFacebook @ArcheusNaturalLivingYoutube @ArcheusGeorgina

When life changes and someone we love, or maybe its us, is given bad news, we need to dig deep to find ways through it all. In this episode I share with you how recent bad news within my own family prompted me to write a book to offers ways to help those I love navigate the times we find ourselves in. There are three things that I think are at the heart of finding resilience, compassion and courage when we face change and challenges and they are breath, nature and ceremony and I share some ideas in this episode.50 Things to Help when Life Changes - contemplative & nature-based teachings for navigating life transitions.Author: Georgina LangdaleAvailable on my websiteCourses | Coaching georginalangdale.comInstagram @georginalangdalesoulFacebook @georginalsoul NatFem Botanics | Perfume |Plant Essences:Archeus Apothecaryarcheus.nz Instagram: @ArcheusNaturalLivingFacebook @ArcheusNaturalLivingYoutube @ArcheusGeorgina

This week is all about the goddesses within and looking at goddess archetypes through the lens of a midlife woman. Getting to know these archetypes and working with them to help navigate life can be wonderfully empowering.In this episode we explore the archetypes of Hestia, Hera, Artemis, Demeter, Persephone and Aphrodite.If you are interested in the Soul Medicine for the Midlife Woman online programme join my mailing list and I'll let you know when the doors open.The full NatFem Botanics Collection of products I have created to support women through perimenopause and menopause can be purchased at archeus.nzThe Book I mentioned:Jean Shinola Boden, M.DGoddesses in Everywoman - a new psychology of womenHarper PerennialPublished 1984Courses | Coaching georginalangdale.comInstagram @georginalangdalesoulFacebook @georginalsoul NatFem Botanics | Perfume |Plant Essences:Archeus Apothecaryarcheus.nz Instagram: @ArcheusNaturalLivingFacebook @ArcheusNaturalLivingYoutube @ArcheusGeorgina

It's that time of the year when we ask ourselves the big questions about who we really are, what are we doing, are we truly answering our calling. We set goals for the year ahead, dream about that career change, wonder what claiming one's true self after menopause could look like, we think about the art we could create, and the service to others we could offer.And we can get stuck.If you are looking for a way through the puzzling and self-doubt then a Renaissance soul session with me could be just the thing to help you unlock your potential and fling open the doors to your true self-expression.I draw on the way the Italian Renaissance 'soul doctor' Marsilio Ficino worked with his clients, helping them find their guiding star and deepen their connections to nature, spirit and cosmos so that they could confidentially move forward with their dreams and wishes.And I talk about this offering in this week's episode of The Soul Garden“Georgina led me on a beautiful journey that left me feeling inspired, on purpose, and powerful.” - BrennaCourses | Coaching georginalangdale.comInstagram @georginalangdalesoulFacebook @georginalsoul NatFem Botanics | Perfume |Plant Essences:Archeus Apothecaryarcheus.nz Instagram: @ArcheusNaturalLivingFacebook @ArcheusNaturalLivingYoutube @ArcheusGeorgina

This is the last episode of The Soul Garden for 2023! And in this episode Georgina Langdale reflects on the power of landscape as part of one's own sense of being. She shares the wood in which she laid her father's ashes to rest, and conjures the green path she walks on inspired by nature and mystics such as Hildegard of Bingen, ending with a Celtic call for peace.Courses | Coaching georginalangdale.comInstagram @georginalangdalesoulFacebook @georginalsoul NatFem Botanics | Perfume |Plant Essences:Archeus Apothecaryarcheus.nz Instagram: @ArcheusNaturalLivingFacebook @ArcheusNaturalLivingYoutube @ArcheusGeorgina

In this week's episode we look at plant essences, also known as flower remedies. These are a form of vibrational medicine that is said to tap into the 'life force' of a plant. Georgina Langdale, presenter of The Soul Garden and founder of the Archeus Apothecary, has been working with this form of plant medicine throughout her life.This episode looks at what plant essences are, some examples of plants and their uses in this form, and ways of working with them. She also provides information on the offerings she has that work with plant essences.If you are interested in Georgina's plant essences, plant essence consultation or other offerings you can find them at georginalangdale.com.Courses | Coaching georginalangdale.comInstagram @georginalangdalesoulFacebook @georginalsoul NatFem Botanics | Perfume |Plant Essences:Archeus Apothecaryarcheus.nz Instagram: @ArcheusNaturalLivingFacebook @ArcheusNaturalLivingYoutube @ArcheusGeorgina

As Archeus celebrates 10 Years since it launched, founder and Soul Garden presenter, Georgina Langdale discusses how Archeus evolved from an artisanal apothecary into a centre for compassionate care. Reflecting on her parents' deaths, the power of Nature as a teacher, and how compassion can help deepen connection at every stage of the life journey this is a tender episode, recorded, as it happens on Georgina's mother's birthday. RIP.Link to episode.Courses | Coaching georginalangdale.comInstagram @georginalangdalesoulFacebook @georginalsoul NatFem Botanics | Perfume |Plant Essences:Archeus Apothecaryarcheus.nz Instagram: @ArcheusNaturalLivingFacebook @ArcheusNaturalLivingYoutube @ArcheusGeorgina

In this week’s episode of The Soul Garden podcast, I reflect on my own connection with nature and ways I have worked with it over the past ten years of Archeus.For me, stepping away from my previous career, to step fully into this realm of working with nature, with plants to create offerings to support health and wellbeing at a physical, emotional and spiritual level has been so rewarding, so life-enriching. So in this episode I share some of my thoughts on my approach to formulation, the rules I gave myself when starting Archeus, and the different ways I have explored the healing power of nature over the past decade.I hope you find this informative and maybe even just a little inspiring!!!If you are interested in a Plant Essences & Energetics Guidance Session you can book that here.Courses | Coaching georginalangdale.comInstagram @georginalangdalesoulFacebook @georginalsoul NatFem Botanics | Perfume |Plant Essences:Archeus Apothecaryarcheus.nz Instagram: @ArcheusNaturalLivingFacebook @ArcheusNaturalLivingYoutube @ArcheusGeorgina

This episode marks 10 years to the day since the launch of my business Archeus! In this episode I reflect on why I set Archeus up, some of my influences, a big thank you to those who have believed in my over this time. I reflect on the awards recognition over the years.I list ten things I have learned from ten years in business.And reflect on what may be to come.Join me again next week when I dig a bit deeper into what I love about working with the healing power of plants and my relationship with the natural world.Courses | Coaching georginalangdale.comInstagram @georginalangdalesoulFacebook @georginalsoul NatFem Botanics | Perfume |Plant Essences:Archeus Apothecaryarcheus.nz Instagram: @ArcheusNaturalLivingFacebook @ArcheusNaturalLivingYoutube @ArcheusGeorgina

World Menopause Day has come round again and in this episode of the Soul Garden, host Georgina Langdale reflects with humour, wisdom and even joy at the things that can make this time of life so tricky and so wonderful.Who are the people who can help you navigate this time? What are the symptoms you may feel? What is the art you can create? What do ancient goddesses have to do with you as a woman in midlife? And how does a fine wine relate to sexuality in the postmenopause years.All this and more in this episode of the Soul Garden. Enjoy. Courses | Coaching georginalangdale.comInstagram @georginalangdalesoulFacebook @georginalsoul NatFem Botanics | Perfume |Plant Essences:Archeus Apothecaryarcheus.nz Instagram: @ArcheusNaturalLivingFacebook @ArcheusNaturalLivingYoutube @ArcheusGeorgina

What are the things we tell ourselves about ourselves? And how do those messages get in the way of our true potential?In this episode of The Soul Garden, Georgina Langdale takes a look at Self Talk and how we can work with it as a force for good. She draws her inspiration from the 12th Century mystic, healer and abbess Hildegard of Bingen who wrote about a form of psychotherapy and prayer she described as ‘vices and virtues.’ Hildegard’s way of working with the idea of healing vices by focusing on virtues is powerful self-medicine and is as relevant for navigating the times we are in, as it was for her time over 800 years ago.This talk is part of the Soul Medicine for the Midlife Woman group coaching programme which will be available again in January 2024 at georginalangdale.comCourses | Coaching georginalangdale.comInstagram @georginalangdalesoulFacebook @georginalsoul NatFem Botanics | Perfume |Plant Essences:Archeus Apothecaryarcheus.nz Instagram: @ArcheusNaturalLivingFacebook @ArcheusNaturalLivingYoutube @ArcheusGeorgina

This episode is slightly different to my normal approach to this podcast. It is part creative mash-up, part lament, part call to action. Earlier this year the area I live in was hit by tropical cyclone Gabrielle, and even in the few months since then it seems as if the whole world is burning or flooding. I started getting this riff going around in my head and so I made this song to try and capture my fear and my reimagined future, in this moment now.Courses | Coaching georginalangdale.comInstagram @georginalangdalesoulFacebook @georginalsoul NatFem Botanics | Perfume |Plant Essences:Archeus Apothecaryarcheus.nz Instagram: @ArcheusNaturalLivingFacebook @ArcheusNaturalLivingYoutube @ArcheusGeorgina

Who's afraid of flying? Me! I used to love it, but now I am just seriously afraid. I have gone from intrepid explorer, to trembling coward. And I don't think I'm alone in this fear.So in this episode of the Soul Garden, I look that fear in the face and talk about how I have used the power of ceremony to overcome it, or at least bring down to something manageable! Given how many of us are afraid of flying, I thought it might be helpful to others to share the techniques I have used to deal with this phobia.Also mentioned is my upcoming course, Soul Medicine for the Midlife Woman.Courses | Coaching georginalangdale.comInstagram @georginalangdalesoulFacebook @georginalsoul NatFem Botanics | Perfume |Plant Essences:Archeus Apothecaryarcheus.nz Instagram: @ArcheusNaturalLivingFacebook @ArcheusNaturalLivingYoutube @ArcheusGeorgina

In this episode of the Soul Garden, host Georgina  Langdale reflects on Earth Day. She also is prompted by its proximity to ANZAC Day to name some of the fallen, species that have gone extinct since WWI due to human impacts, in a from of prayer and meditation called Lectio divina.Courses | Coaching georginalangdale.comInstagram @georginalangdalesoulFacebook @georginalsoul NatFem Botanics | Perfume |Plant Essences:Archeus Apothecaryarcheus.nz Instagram: @ArcheusNaturalLivingFacebook @ArcheusNaturalLivingYoutube @ArcheusGeorgina

This week I share with you some background on why I set up my business Archeus (ten years ago!), some of my thoughts on how I work with Nature to help and support women in midlife and all the changes and transitions it brings from menopause, to changing relationships, caring for ageing parents, and all the grief and joy, living and dying of life.I think of everything I do as earth medicine for the midlife woman and it is informed by touching oneness in a childhood event, discovering the wisdom of ancients, working with the healing power of plants, understanding the physiology of menopause and wanting to offer ways of supporting body, mind and spirit. Archeus,nzBeauty on EdenNiki Bezzant - This Changes EverythingCourses | Coaching georginalangdale.comInstagram @georginalangdalesoulFacebook @georginalsoul NatFem Botanics | Perfume |Plant Essences:Archeus Apothecaryarcheus.nz Instagram: @ArcheusNaturalLivingFacebook @ArcheusNaturalLivingYoutube @ArcheusGeorgina

How do we find balance and resilience in a changing world? How do life changes and transitions, both internal and external act as catalysts for a deeper way of being?It's been a few weeks now since the cyclone Gabrielle devastated the region I live in. This has been a life-changing experience and this episode of The Soul Garden explores how to navigate through events such as this and how we may help create love, resilience and compassion in a changing world.Info about the Earth Medicine for the (midlife) Soul offering is here.Courses | Coaching georginalangdale.comInstagram @georginalangdalesoulFacebook @georginalsoul NatFem Botanics | Perfume |Plant Essences:Archeus Apothecaryarcheus.nz Instagram: @ArcheusNaturalLivingFacebook @ArcheusNaturalLivingYoutube @ArcheusGeorgina