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'Too many of us move through life half-asleep, disconnected from our true selves, from others, and from nature. Life deserves more. Petals and Aum is about showing up, doing the work, and living with intention.
Welcome to Petals and Aum!
Welcome to our sacred space where life, death, and nature collide with presence and purpose.
Guided by Ingrid van Oostrom, Petals and Aum holds space for those ready to step into their power and walk the sacred path with courage and clarity. Death doula wisdom, yoga, authentic coaching, and earth-based practices come together to help you face life and death with grit, grace, and joy.
This is not a place for the faint-hearted. Fears are faced. Discomfort confronted so we grow and truly embrace all that life has to offer. Whether through true yoga (not the westernised watered down versions), raw grief circles, or personalised death doula support, we hold space for your life journey. Embracing the messy, the transformative, the sacred AND the fun.
Ingrid uses horticultural know-how to help you create sacred garden sanctuaries and remembrance spaces, where plants becomes a living tribute to cherished memories.
Whether online or in-person Petals and Aum is your ally in reconnecting with your true Self, owning your story, and the natural world around you. To befriend death and to create a life that is meaningful, magical, and unapologetically yours.
Yoga: A Discipline for Life
On and off the mat
Yoga, often translated as one-ness or unity, is not a fitness trend but a complete guide to living, rooted in thousands of years of wisdom and tradition. True yoga brings awareness to the connection between body, mind, and spirit and calls us to live with awareness, integrity, and courage both on the mat and in our daily lives off the mat.
Practice on the mat through movement, breath, stillness, and sound is only the beginning. Off the mat, yoga challenges us to embody its teachings in how we live, speak, think, and act. It is not always comfortable, but in this honest space we grow, expand our perspective, and step into a richer life with kindness, grace, and courage.
Our rāja (classical), bhakti, and yin yoga offerings honour yoga's roots and nurture a deep spiritual connection. Through āsana (postures), prāṇāyāma (breathwork), meditation, mantra, philosophy, and yoga nidrā you will build resilience, strength, presence, clarity, and more. Join us in class, on retreat, or in private tuition - online or in person.
Ready to embrace yoga as a lifelong discipline? To challenge yourself, deepen your practice, and live its teachings fully? Click the button below.
Death Doula | Befriending Death
A death doula, also known as an end-of-life doula, offers compassionate emotional and spiritual support to individuals nearing the end of their lives and to their loved ones. Ingrid helps ease fear around death, foster acceptance, hold space for grief, and help create sacred and meaningful transition. This work flows naturally from yogic principles of presence, kindness, honesty, and non-attachment: being fully present without judgment and honouring your journey.
This may include offering active listening, facilitating conversations about legacy and remembrance, guiding meditative or spiritual practices, offering respite for loved ones, host grief circles, helping grow plants that symbolise loved ones, holding sacred vigil during the final stages of life, and creating rituals to honour your loved one’s life.
Ready to explore how this support can bring peace to you or your family or friends? Click below to learn more.
A Selection of our offerings
Spiritual Life Coaching
Stepping deeper into your connection with nature, spirituality, magic(k), and the life's cycles can feel both exciting and challenging. It can stir up tough emotions like grief, anger, fear, or frustration and leave you feeling isolated or stuck.
Coaching with Ingrid is not about escaping discomfort or chasing feel-good vibes. It’s about meeting yourself honestly, sharpening your self-awareness, and building real resilience. Through a powerful mix of mindfulness, honest reflection, and coaching tools, she guides you to confront what holds you back, break old patterns, and reclaim your strength.
Whether you are seeking a one-off session or a transformational journey, working with Ingrid is for those ready to do the deep work. To grow, heal, and step into a life that is meaningful and fun.
Yoga, magic(k), and ritual are optional add-ons, not requirements, added layers if you want to explore your spiritual edge.
Click below to learn more and take your next step.
Creating Sacred Garden Space
Do you want to create a beautiful garden space where you can retreat to but are not sure which plants to incorporate? Are you looking to create a remembrance area in the garden to remember loved ones? We offer garden consultations and assistance with a focus on plants that are suitable for you and your special space. Consultations are held online and in person.
Whether you need help with plant design, pruning, propagation, planting, greenhouse management, plant and garden advice, or plant shopping we are here for you.
Ingrid has horticultural qualifications and has many years of experience as horticulturist and loves to help you with your green sanctuary space.
Please click the button below for more information.
Handpoured Candles
Candles create sacred space through the transformative power of fire which burns away the old, illuminates the present, and ignites new beginnings. The flame guides us through transitions, brings clarity, and connects us to the unseen.
Ingrid creates handpoured pillar candles designed to serve as a powerful tools for transformation, meditation, and remembrance. These candles are created with love and with the planet in mind. They consist from a mix of soy wax and beeswax and an eco friendly dye and wick. Click the button below to learn more and see examples.
A note on pricing
We honour the principle of dāna for some of our services, an ancient practice rooted in Buddhist, Hindu, and Jain traditions meaning “generosity” or “the act of giving." Traditionally, it is a way to offer support given freely from the heart without expectation of return. This practice recognises that giving and receiving are interconnected, they are both an offering and a privilege.
In the modern world, dāna continues as a way to cultivate generosity and ensure accessibility while honouring fair exchange. Our offerings are priced to reflect the time, energy, skill, and care we devote to this work, yet we also believe support should not be limited by financial means.
If cost is a concern for any of our services (not products), please reach out by clicking the button below as we are happy to explore options that are fair and sustainable for both of us. If you feel so called, in selected group offerings you might notice a sliding scale incorporating dāna.
Why work with Ingrid
'Everyone deserves a purposeful and fulfilling life. We are all humans and part of the planet and carry baggage. It can be tricky dealing and processing that in a kind way towards ourselves and others.
Like you, I am human and not perfect. What does perfect mean anyway?
I navigate life’s challenges, losses, and growth with honesty and effort, not by quick fixes. Years of experience in yoga, horticulture, spiritual practice, and life coaching have shaped how I live my life and how I support others: with compassion, expertise, honesty, integrity, and a no-nonsense approach that calls you to show up, do the work, and own your journey, while also leaving room for fun and lightness when appropriate, even in the deepest work.
When you work with me, we craft a path that honours your truth, supports your growth, and leads you toward a life lived fully.'
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