The Aromatherapy Companion
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Description
From two of the leading voices in aromatherapy, Amy Galper and Jade Shutes, The Aromatherapy Companion is a concise and essential version of their popular Ultimate Guide to Aromatherapy. Essentials oils have been used across all world cultures for thousands of years. While the popularity of aromatherapy has endured, the methods and applications of the craft have evolved. The Aromatherapy Companion is the modern practitioner’s guide to working with the most essential aromatherapy and essential oils for healing and wellness.
Using techniques developed over decades of teaching, you will learn the science of aromatherapy and how essentials oils interact with our sense of smell, brain pathways, and skin. The guide also includes over 35 plant profiles, plus recipes and blends for health and beauty. Included are remedies for digestive health, immunity, women’s health concerns, and more, such as Hand & Body Wash for Flu Recovery, Self-Love Botanical Perfume, and Tummy Massage Oil for Indigestion.
Drawing on the authors’ unique methodology and expertise as aromatherapists, herbalists, and healers, you will learn the art of blending formulations with great skill and discernment. The Aromatherapy Companion is a brief and essential guide to using aromatherapy and essential oils for healing written by Jade Shutes and Amy Galper of The School for Aromatic Studies.
Jade Shutes, BA, Dipl. AT, Cert. Herbalist has been practicing and studying forms of natural healing for nearly three decades. She was one of the vanguard of professionals who helped introduce aromatherapy to the US in the early 1990s. A prolific writer, Jade has influenced a generation of aromatherapy practitioners and home users with her balanced and progressive approach to the use of essential oils. She is the former President of National Association for Holistic Aromatherapy (NAHA). Her course Aromatic Medicine was a landmark course providing worldwide education on the internal use of essential oils.
An aromatherapy educator for over 30 years, Jade opened one of the first aromatherapy schools in United States. Jade spends much of her time in the Appalachia mountains of Virginia growing and distilling aromatic plants on her land, offering retreats, and expanding her relationship with the land and her community.
She is a guest lecturer at NYU, and has presented at Nova Southeastern University (NSU). She has been featured on Fox News, Thrive, Reuters, and has been quoted as an aromatherapy expert for countless print articles, TV, podcasts, and online posts about essential oils, including Allure, Cosmopolitan, Womens’ Health, Vogue.com, Extraordinary Health, Dr. OZ, Prevention, Well and Good, Better Homes and Gardens, Mind Body Green, People, Refinery29, and many more.
Introduction
1. INTRODUCTION TO ESSENTIAL OILS
2. THE ESSENTIAL OILS
Circulatory System Black Pepper, Cypress, Juniper Berry, Rose, Valerian
Digestive System Angelica Root, Bergamot, Fingerroot, Roman Chamomile, Coriander Seed, Ginger, Grapefruit, Sweet Orange, Peppermint, Mandarin, Pink Pepper
Musculoskeletal System Bergamot Mint, Himalayan Cedarwood, Katafray, Plai, Vetiver, Laurel, Lemongrass, Clary Sage, Jasmine Absolute, Ylang Ylang, Blue Gum Eucalyptus, Balsam Fir, Inula, Green Myrtle, Niaouli, Pinyon Pine, Rosemary, Saro, Hemlock Spruce, Blue Tansy, Sweet Marjoram, German Chamomilev, Cape Chamomile, Cistus, Copaiba, Frankincense, Lavender, Lemon, Neroli, Palmarosa, Patchouli, Yarrow, Petitgrain, Thyme
3. EXPANDING YOUR APOTHECARY
4. BODY CARE APPLICATIONS
5. DIFFUSION AND INHALATION
6. BLENDING BEYOND RECIPES
Acknowledgments
About The Authors
Index
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Weight | 1 oz |
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Dimensions | 1 × 5 × 8 in |