Awaken the Senses: Wellbeing in the Fragrant Garden - March workshop

Sun Mar 08 2026 at 02:00 pm to 03:30 pm UTC+00:00

Festina Lente | Bray

Festina Lente
Publisher/HostFestina Lente
Awaken the Senses: Wellbeing in the Fragrant Garden - March workshop
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Awaken your senses with fragrant plants, mindful moments, and herbal tea in this calming garden workshop for wellbeing and self-care.
About this Event

🌿 Awaken the Senses: Wellbeing in the Fragrant Garden

Date: Sunday, 8th March 2026
Time: 14:00 – 15:30 (1.5 hours)
Location: Festina Lente, Bray
Theme: A sensory journey through scent, wellbeing, and seasonal garden inspiration


🕒 Workshop Agenda
14:00 – 14:10 | Welcome & Arrival
  • Warm tea & coffee on arrival
  • Welcome participants, introduce the workshop goals

14:10 – 14:25 | Garden Scent Walk: Awaken Your Senses
  • Guided walk through a fragrant area of the garden
  • Encourage mindful smelling, touching, and noticing the emotional impact of scent
  • Highlight early fragrant plants blooming in March in Ireland:
  • Hyacinths, Daphne, Sweet Box (Sarcococca), Violets, Scented Narcissus, Primroses
  • Evergreen herbs: Rosemary, Bay, Thyme, Sage

14:25 – 14:35 | Understand the Power of Fragrance
  • Brief talk: How scent affects the brain and emotions (calming, uplifting, grounding)
  • Learn about fragrance and wellbeing: mood regulation, memory, stress reduction
  • Introduce the concept of aromatherapy using garden plants

14:35 – 14:45 | What to Plant for March Fragrance
  • Share a quick guide on fragrant plants that bloom in late winter/early spring
  • Tips for designing a year-round sensory garden
  • Handout or display: “Top 5 Plants for Early Spring Scent in Ireland”

14:45 – 15:15 | Create Your Own Scent Sachet and Herbal Posy
  • Choose from dried flowers and herbs (lavender, mint, rose petals, rosemary, hyacinth petals)
  • Add essential oil drops if desired
  • Make a small scented sachet and mini herbal posy
  • Label your creation with a personal intention

15:15 – 15:25 | Herbal Tea Tasting with Fragrant Afternoon Snack & Mindful Reflection
  • Taste seasonal herbal tea
  • Explore the hidden fragrance of seeds
  • Guided mindful tasting: explore aroma, temperature, flavour
  • Reflective question: “How do you feel in your body and mind right now?”

15:25 – 15:30 | Takeaway & Farewell
  • Handmade scent sachet and posy
  • Info card: “Fragrant Plants for Early Spring”


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Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Festina Lente, Old Connaught Avenue, Bray, Ireland

Tickets

EUR 48.27

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