
Hi, I'm Jess
And I welcome you to the Heart Essense Apothecary.
I live in the yarra valley, with my three children and lover, and have a great love of nature and using what is around me to make medicine.
My desire for learning the old ways and making herbal medicine firstly came from wanting to care for my family, using what was accessible around me, and being able to pass these skills onto my children. I couldn’t think of a better life skill to be able to gift to them.Â
Going on this journey of learning to make herbal medicine led me into a deeper connection with the world and myself, I now see everything differently.

This is what I call wild remembering~ the deeper knowing of the interconnectedness of where we live, and how the plants and everything around us can interact with and influence us. It’s the returning of the knowledge that many if not all of our ancestors had, the way of living off the land. It’s the ability to look around and know what I am seeing, or feeling curious about what I don’t know and taking the initiative to deepen my learning. It’s the feeling of connection to the earth I walk upon, the gratitude for understanding the gifts that are always all around me. Â
The products I make include foraged or home grown plants ~ and I use them fresh or dry them myself. All other ingredients I use are sourced locally and organic, as I want the medicine I put out into the world to be of high quality and low impact on our earth.Â
I make a range of herbal products such as tinctures, elixirs, oils, vinegars, oxymels, balms, magnesium blends, salts.. and more.
-
Pain Relieving Magnesium Cream 75g
Regular price $35.00 AUDRegular priceUnit price / per -
Lavender Elixir 100ml
Regular price $40.00 AUDRegular priceUnit price / per -
Calming Heart Hydrosol 100ml
Regular price $25.00 AUDRegular priceUnit price / per -
Autumn Medicine Making Circle - 3rd May 2025
Regular price $150.00 AUDRegular priceUnit price / per