The Wonderful World of Attars
Biography
Cathy trained in herbalism and clinical aromatherapy in France. In 2015, she moved to New Mexico and began working with her husband Dr.Florian Birkmayer using oils as a support in the mental health field.
In 2018 on a trip to India to do some ancestral research, they spent time with an attar producer and fell in love with attars. This was the momentum they needed to start their own essential oil company.
Cathy’s Attars still works with attars and other Indian oils as well as some hand-crafted, small batch French oils. This year Cathy’s son, a master botanist joined the company and together they have set up a professional, artisanal distillery.
Cathy also works with women as a menopause midwife guiding women in an empowering, depth psychology approach to navigating the feminine psyche.
Webinar Description
In the Wonderful World of Attars, Cathy will teach us about the history of attar making in Persia and then India. She will then show us how attars are traditionally made using ancient techniques.
She will talk about the challenges of ancient attar-making in the modern day, including sustainability issues. In closing, she will talk about how she uses attars in her work, healing the whole person. She will be available for questions following the webinar.