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The Grounded Traveller

Steadiness • Calm • Returning to the Body

 

Old-World Origin

Across the old caravan routes - from the lavender fields of Provence to the herbal terraces of the

Maghreb - travellers carried small pouches of calming herbs.
They were tucked beside bread, sewing needles, dried fruit, and water skins. Not luxury, but necessity.
This preparation honours those women healers who used

lavender, chamomile, and mint as the universal trio for steady breath and clear thought.

 

Ingredients (120 ml)

Herbs
✶ 1 tbsp dried chamomile
✶ 1 tbsp dried lavender
✶ 1 tbsp dried peppermint
✶½ tsp dried lemon balm

 

Alcohol Base
✶ 150 ml botanical gin (Citadelle or G’Vine Floraison recommended)
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✶ 150 ml French eau-de-vie (delicate, historic, feminine)

Non-Alcoholic Base
✶ Raw apple cider vinegar (with the mother)
✶ ½ tsp honey (optional)

 

The Preparation

1. Lay all dried herbs into a clean glass jar.

2. Pour over the gin or eau-de-vie until the herbs are fully submerged.

3. Seal and wrap the jar in a soft cloth - the old caravans believed herbs steeped better when kept warm and hidden from chaos.

4. Leave in a cool, dark place for 28 days, shaking gently every 2-3 days.

5. Strain through muslin, bottle in amber glass, and label with your intention.

 

How to Use

✶ 3 drops under tongue before travel
✶ 3-5 drops stirred into warm tea at night
✶ 1 drop on wrist before crowded or overstimulating environments
✶ 4 drops in cool water for emotional grounding

 

Symbolism

✶ Lavender - steadiness, gentle clearing
✶ Chamomile - safety, softening of tension
✶ Peppermint - clarity of thought, cooling the mind
✶ Lemon Balm - peace for the heart
✶ Gin / Eau-de-vie - botanical purity & ancestral distillation traditions

 

Intention

"May my breath return to its rhythm, and my body return to itself."

 

Author’s Note

I created this tincture during a time when I needed calm to be simple again.

It became the first blend in my traveller’s apothecary.​​​​​​

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CaravanSerai Gypsy

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