The many expressions of who we are
Written by Tara Derakshan
The NEH Altered States Collection explores fragrance as a portal into different inner states. Six scents. Six states of being.
For International Women’s Day, we reflect on these states through the many expressions of womanhood.
Not as roles or expectations, but as energies that live within us. Different moments, different phases, different ways of remembering who we are.
The Opening
The woman who says yes to the unknown.
She is curious.
She listens to the quiet pull of intuition.
She allows herself to begin again.
Not because she has all the answers, but because she trusts the unfolding.
The Opening is the courage to step into possibility.
The High
The woman who chooses clarity.
She moves with awareness.
She sees through illusion and comes back to truth.
The High is freedom.
The quiet strength of knowing who you are.
The Light
The woman who remembers her light.
She is expansive, joyful, unapologetically alive.
She allows herself to feel all of herself fully and let go of what does not serve her.
The Light is the reminder that joy is not frivolous.
It is power.
The Element
The woman rooted in her nature.
Wild, grounded, unfiltered.
Connected to something older than systems and expectations.
The Element is the reminder that nothing about you is too much.
It is simply nature in human form.
The Flavor
The woman who allows herself to savor life.
She moves with presence, notices the small details.
She lets beauty, pleasure and sensation fully arrive.
She understands that joy is not something to rush past.
The Flavor is the art of being here.
A reminder that life is meant to be tasted, experienced, and felt.
The Vibration
The woman who trusts her inner signal.
She does not follow noise.
She follows her heart.
The Vibration is intuition in motion.
The invisible language of energy guiding the way.
Today we celebrate the women who bring NEH to life, and the women who walk this journey with us.
Not because they are becoming someone new,
but because, moment by moment, they are remembering who they already are.
Six scents. Six states of being. One journey.
Welcome to NEH.
