Filling the cup of human spirit
I help individuals and professionals deepen ways to care, live and create with soul. Drawing on teachings from the ancients to contemporary thinkers, my work weaves together nature connection, herbalism, spirituality, coaching, creative practice, and compassionate end-of-life care. I run my Archeus Apothecary and I provide spiritual & holistic care for hospice.
Through all this work, I am reminded time and time again that the human spirit is extraordinary, and the things that light it up, give it meaning and connection, courage and release can take many forms.
Whether working with life transitions such as menopause, or supporting people (and their families) who are facing the end of life, I start from the human spirit and what nourishes it, working my way outwards and inwards to find its places of meaning and belonging. This includes helping people find ways to feel connected to the things they love in life, and holding space for them to explore the things that matter to them and things that may help them release burdens and distress, find peace.
I am a spiritual care practitioner, herbalist, artist, coach, and writer. These are not separate callings. They are one practice, tended over many years, in many places, in many seasons.
You can read more about my story here.
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You may have found your way here because
In midlife
As hormones change, the life you built is also shifting. You suspect this is not a problem to be solved, but a threshold to be crossed and you are looking for wisdom of the ancients to help your midlfe metamorphosis.
In grief or care
You are accompanying someone through illness and loss, or navigating your own, and looking for ways to deepen connections to the things that give life meaning
In the creative life
You make things - or you want to. You sense that the creative impulse and the spiritual impulse are the same, and you want to live and create from that place.
In the plant world
Plants are your teachers. You feel the intelligence of the garden, yet you want a deeper philosophical and spiritual grounding for your herbal and ecotherapy practice.
In a caring profession
You work in hospice, or palliative care, or as a caregiver and you are looking for tools, language, and techniques that speak to the soul and spirit of a person.
In-person Workshops
Come to an in-person workshop and experience the fun and empowerment of being in a small group of people sharing big ideas. These workshops take place in Havelock North, Hawke's Bay.
Online Resources
From resources to help weave a whole-person approach into patient and client care, inspirational insights into ancient wisdom and apothecary techniques, to a quiet space for you to work out your own thoughts, thse online offerings are coming online soon.
Handcrafted Offerings
From plant essences and Compassionate Care kits, to art and apothecary supplies, these are all made by me in the Archeus Apothecary.
At the heart of my approach is an exploration of the things that animate an individual’s spirit and feed their soul
Georgina Langdale is a herbalist, educator, and guide supporting people through life transitions. She is the founder of Archeus, an award-winning New Zealand herbal apothecary established in 2013.
Georgina’s work integrates nature-based care and contemporary compassionate care practices. She has developed and delivered numerous workshops, online courses, and nature-based compassionate care trainings for health professionals and individuals.
Before returning to NZ to live in 2011, her career included working in the arts, for the United Nations and for the wonderful Royal Botanic Gardens of Kew. Georgina divides her time between the Soul Garden and Archeus Apothecary, and her role as spiritual care cordinator for hospice.
BOOK
50 Things to Help when Life Changes
contemplative and nature-based teachings for navigating life transitions
This book is about finding things to help when life changes. The end of a relationship, death, illness, financial or employment loss are all events that can turn life as we know it upside down. Somewhere in all this we need to find ways to care for ourselves, build resilience, and care for others too.
June 13, 2026
Caring for the Whole of the Patient
I'm delighted to be one of the speakers at this year's Biomedica Summit in Sydney, Australia. Registrations are now open for the practitioner-only event. Info and bookings are available through the link below.
Notes from the Garden of Life
What can a cicada skin and a Hawthorn tree teach us about birth and death?
I liked to just sit with her and ‘be’. She didn’t really want lots of direct attention. But in her own way she felt grateful for someone acknowledging her pain...
Seeds of Memory
Recalling my mother and how our gardens bloom and memories take shape and grow.
Navigating Uncertainty
We are in difficult times, the lack of compassion and connectivity with the human and non-human world of past generations seems to have rippled down to this moment now. I...
A Renaissance in Wholeperson Care
How can the ancients help us with our client and patient care in the 21st Century? Find out here!
Featured Collection
Plant Essences are a wonderful tool for nature-based compassionate care. I make mine from plants and trees growing organically in my apothecary gardens.
