View fullsize It’s mid May and I’m deep in the enchanting roses blooming across the land⛰️🌹🥰 Captured by @farahistan 💕 during our time in Qsarnaba, Bekaa Valley & Ehmej, Mount Lebanon – May 2024
View fullsize Our 2024 herbal creations are ready to be shared with you! Delivery available in Beirut—Limited batches DM me for details on ordering 🌸🌿💖
View fullsize The land knows its people🤍 Even in times of chaos, it gives back and calls us home Nothing will uproot us Free Palestine 🇵🇸 & hands off Lebanon🇱🇧
View fullsize Hosrom, often compared to verjuice, is a secret ingredient in Levantine cuisine, traditionally used to add flavor to salads like Tabouleh as a great substitute for lemon juice. Hosrom can also serve as seasoning for meat, fish and to flavor all sort
View fullsize Haflet Sekkar, a “sugar party,” was traditionally a shared experience with other women, performed at home or within the cooling areas of hammams. I love this ritual, it reminds me of my childhood in the village where we would taste the s
View fullsize For capturing the essence of the Damascus Rose, every detail is key, from harvesting to extraction🌹💙 ٠We start by harvesting at dawn, before 8 am, when the roses are opening and releasing their finest fragrance. ٠The picking is done by gently ho
View fullsize In May, we honor our tradition by harvesting and distilling the Rosa x Damascena “ورد الجوري”. To me, walking among the rose fields at sunrise, when their scent peaks, brings a deep sense of peace and softness—a precious moment to
View fullsize As part of the unique Series of Events at Ahl El Dar In December, I had opportunity to lead a workshop discussing the plants I've been working with through distillation and crafting. We delved deep into the roots, symbolism, traditions, uses, and p
View fullsize Meet us on Friday 15th from 4pm to 6pm at Ahl elDar Birawhin, Events Series. We will explore and connect with some of the most aromatic and medicinal plants that surrounds us🌹🪻🌿✨ 📍Location Ahl elDar عنوان أهل الدار @daronboz Furn el shubbak St
View fullsize "Zhourat" in Arabic « زهورات » literally translates to “flowers” is a traditional aromatic and healthful herbal tea blend used in various parts of the Middle East, particularly in Lebanon, Syria, and Palest
View fullsize Principles of identifying medical plants and preparing cosmetics by optimizing their absorption. A beautiful process that turns the plants active ingredients into a ready-to-use medicine for the mind & body🌿⛰️💚 ✨Teachings from the beloved Swi
View fullsize The word Za'atar ” زعتر” in arabic refers to different aromatic plants from Origanum , Thymus and Thymbra, all from the Lamiacuacea family. In the Levant region, these herbs growth abundantly in the wilderness and some species suc
View fullsize Honorable Harvesting "The guidelines for the Honorable Harvest are not written down, or even consistently spoken of as a whole- they are reinforced in small acts of daily life. But if you were to list them, they might look something like this:
View fullsize OTHERNESS - In the bath, consciousness to the self is not separate from an awareness of others; it develops at the same time, in the same place and on the same level of awareness. Collective nudity permits this exchange both of comparaison and compa
View fullsize The word ‘distillation’ comes from the Latin word ‘destillare’ meaning ‘to trickle down drop by drop.’ It the oldest method used for essence extraction from plants. The process take place in an Alambic made of cop
View fullsize Humankind was compelled to use natural substances across the ages and a considerable traditional knowledge of medicinal plants was built over four Millennia and shared through successive generations at first orally and later in written form as papyri
View fullsize The earliest recorded systems of medicine through different traditions shows that healing practices were a mixture of rational and irrational treatments, largely reliant upon magico-religious procedures.   Today Wellness is a modern word w
View fullsize Distillation of plants bring me so much joy and inner peace💖 From harvesting to the extraction of the plant essence, it’s an experience I love to share with others, each step has it own magic. Through the process we remember the power of ance
View fullsize And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bid was more painful than the risk it took to blossom🌸
View fullsize I was attracted to this wildflower because of its distinctive shape and beauty. From the Carrot family, she has nicknames: “ Queen Anne Lace “ in Summer as it blooms as one flower made of thousands of tiny white flowers with a dark flo