Elm Essences
The Elm Essences line includes 36 essences made from deciduous and evergreen trees growing in a variety of habitats in New England.
All tree essences have a profoundly stabilizing effect on the human energy system and can help us feel more secure and grounded in our lives. They fortify chakra 1 and provide a foundation for our resiliency and adaptability. Tree essences also offer the equal and opposite gesture of the trees themselves — into the heavens — and support our outward expansion, growth, and evolution.

Pricing: Single essences: $12 | Complete set of 36: $355

Alder
Alnus incana
A threshold essence that can help us fully see, appreciate and accept the totality of life experience - light and dark, day and night; provides assistance when we are submerged in our own darkness; helps us access feelings of joy, love, warmth, light, acceptance

American Beech
Fagus grandifolia
Helps us build compassion and love for the self; allows us to release harsh self-judgements and feelings of inferiority; interrupts cycles of self-reprisal that do damage to the esteem

Black Birch
Betula lenta
For times when we feel thwarted in our ability to fully express ourselves and/or realize our purpose; helps to unearth and release old, entrenched patterns that interfere with our mission in life

Box Elder
Acer negundo
For letting go of disappointment and soothing the sorrow of being let down by people or life circumstances; a balm for the discouraged heart

Cherry
Prunus serrulata
Offers an infusion of joy, optimism, lightheartedness and hope; encourages goodwill and harmony within families and groups by supporting joyful individuation

Copper Beech
Fagus sylvatica f. purpurea
Offers protection when we feel judged or shunned by others; soothes sadness and feelings of social isolation; helpful when we are misunderstood or cast out for who we are or the choices we have made

Crabapple
Malus coronaria
For self-acceptance; helpful for body dysphoria and feelings of helplessness, over-control, and self-directed rage; for those of us who do not embrace changes in the body during puberty or as we age

Dogwood
Cornus florida
Helps those of us with past trauma come more fully into the body; repairs disconnects and imbalances between the physical self and the energetic self; uplifts when we are feeling overwhelmed by the challenges of incarnation; conversely, helpful for those of us who are materially-oriented and wish to experience the subtleties of the energy body

Elm
Ulmus americana
Eases feelings of overwhelm; useful when we are feeling overloaded or burdened with too many responsibilities or tasks; helps us find an ease and rhythm to handling whatever might come up in life

Fringe Tree
Chionanthus virginicus
Supports a clear energy system, allowing for insight and renewal; helps us release negative or troublesome thoughts, feelings, and memories

Ginkgo
Ginkgo biloba
Supports clear thinking and easy focus; helpful when we feel mentally foggy and/or imbalanced in some aspect of our life; restores emotional, physical and energetic equilibrium; a connecting force, enhancing alignment and flow in the body and in life; calms and protects when we feel vulnerable or nervous

Hemlock
Tsuga canadensis
Provides refuge, safety, shelter; for times when we feel exposed or unprotected; offers softness and comfort during period of change or intense activity

Hop Hornbeam
Ostrya virginiana
For apathy, boredom, lack of motivation; increases energy and inspires action; helps us build our inner resources to engage the world and get going

Japanese Lilac
Syringa reticulata
Relaxes the boundary between our 3D reality and other realms; helps us experience a more flexible space between worlds or states of being; soothes the nervous system; may be helpful for those preparing to cross over

Larch
Larix laricina
Helps us see and accept a more expansive view of ourselves and our life; invites transformation and supports us in becoming a bigger version of ourselves; soothes fears around going farther and/or being more

Nootka Cypress
Callitropsis nootkatensis
Calms the nervous system and brings energy back to the core channel when we are scattered, agitated or stuck in a trauma loop; helpful for those who are hyped-up or feel frantic with self-inflicted worries; for strengthening and soothing the nervous system

Norway Spruce
Picea abies
Helps us come to terms with the darker aspects of ourselves and with humanity as a whole; use for shadow work; accelerates the healing of intergenerational darkness

Pitch Pine
Pinus rigida
Fortifies our strength and sense of self apart from outside influences; helps us stay centered in what is best for us without giving in too readily to other people’s needs or demands; use when the will is weak, when disempowering patterns exert an ongoing influence over present-day choices, relationships, etc.; appropriate for those who react intensely to situations that feel like encroachments; helps us reconnect to a powerful, durable inner self that knows how to comfortably stand on its own

Pussy Willow
Salix discolor
Helpful when we are feeling worried, anxious or unsafe; enhances feelings of calmness and primal security; softens old grief or wounds buried in the system; helps us clearly see new or greater possibilities beyond fear

Quaking Aspen
Populus tremuloides
Eases intense, unmanageable fear, especially when there are many unknowns; offers peace and reassurance when we are terrified and feeling vulnerable

Red Maple
Acer rubrum
Helps us access joy and pleasure in the body; enhances vitality, overall strength, sensuality; for balancing masculine and feminine energy through the heart; supports fluidity and balance; helps us emerge from darkness into light/life; enhances sexual energy

Red Pine
Pinus resinosa
Provides a deep sense of rootedness and commitment; renews strength and solidity; helpful when we waiver or when our energy is eroded by depleting influences; offers rock-solid stability through any kind of internal or external “life weather”

Sapphire Berry
Symplocos paniculata
Helps to build self-esteem and a strong sense of self so that we can discern which people and life circumstances are truly good for us and which are not; a useful balm when we feel rejected, unloved and/or weary from over-trying in the wrong direction

Sassafras
Sassafras albidum
For those who are struggling to maintain an upbeat or uplifted gesture in life and have lost touch with themselves; allows us to see that how we feel inside is what we transmit to the world; helps us locate the seeds of joy within and radiate that energy outward

Scots Pine
Pinus sylvestris
Reminds us that looking after the self is not a selfish act; helps us feel into our inner wisdom/guidance system and access our own agency so that we may shift our lives to better support ourselves

Serviceberry
Amelanchier arborea
Helps us choose our own course, lift off and be free; helpful for those of us who are on the verge of leaving the known to explore the unknown; for those who do not want to follow the prevailing current; for navigating a spectrum of dependence and independence, rootedness and freedom

Sourwood
Oxydendrum arboreum
Gently helps us let go of things that are naturally ending; provides a bridge/structure in times of transition (out of an old order through formlessness into a new order); helps us find the benefit in letting go and allowing our lives to reconfigure

Southern Magnolia
Magnolia grandiflora
Reconnects us to an angelic architecture (an inherent order of meaning and beauty) that underlies all of life; connects us to a core of love and safety especially when we are upended by destabilizing events or losses

Star Magnolia
Magnolia stellata
Supports the harmonization and integration of mind and body; allows energy to flow through all chakras; helps those who spend a lot of time thinking reconnect with their bodies

Sugar Maple
Acer saccharum
Gently fills our reserves and connects us with archetypal mother/feminine energy; offers the energy of sweetness and care to help us build confidence and move securely through all the seasons of life

Sweet Gum
Liquidambar styraciflua
Softens the defended, rigid personality; offers support when we are limited by our own inflexibility and feel cut off from joy and the flow of new energy/ideas; helps us rediscover youthful enthusiasm

Sycamore
Platanus occidentalis
A remedy for depletion; helps us understand why we are worn down; offers strength and nourishment to help us feel more deeply resourced; helps us grow a “new skin” to better contain our energy

Tulip Poplar
Liriodendron tulipifera
Supports courage, self-realization and self-expression; helps us develop a stronger sense of self and self-love; helpful if we have trouble expressing our special gifts; offers support if we have experienced a heart wound that damages our confidence and self-esteem; offers an experience of rootedness and security while inviting expansion into the cosmos

White Mulberry
Morus alba
Expels darkness that can weigh us down and prevent us from becoming who we are meant to be; creates a force field that helps us grow and develop freely, unimpeded by negativity and low-vibrating energies

White Oak
Quercus alba
Helps us reintegrate and repair when we’ve pushed beyond a natural limit; helps to restore a sense of wholeness and solidity when we have become fragmented

White Pine
Pinus strobus
Ushers light into our field, pollinating a fallow system with gold energy; allows us to generate and receive healing for the self; warms and soothes when we feel brittle and can’t take in goodness
Featured Studies
If you'd like to learn more about tree essences and how I developed definitions for these products, check out a few of my research studies!