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Written by two of the leading voices in aromatherapy, Jade Shutes, and her graduate, Amy Galper, The Ultimate Guide to Aromatherapy is a progressive, comprehensive approach to using aromatherapy and essential oils for healing and wellness. Jade Shutes is the main author of the book having written 85-90%.
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 Ultimate Guide to Aromatherapy is the modern practitioner’s guide to working with aromatherapy and essential oils.
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 50 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 based upon Jade’s unique approaches to blending with great skill and discernment.
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From the Publisher
The Ultimate Guide to Aromatherapy
INTRODUCTION
Everyone is talking about essential oils these days. You can find ample information on them from a variety of media sources that explore their roles in herbal medicine, mindfulness, natural body care, functional medicine, and the practice of Ayurveda and Chinese medicine. But the real challenge is trusting the information you find. Who is writing it? What’s their experience?
We’ve been around a long time, and we have garnered respect from scholars and thought leaders in the field of aromatherapy and beyond. Our students come from around the world. They find us because they want an honest, scholarly, innovative, fun, and balanced approach to learning how to use these remarkable materials.
Our approach is simple:
We first celebrate the joy and beauty of the aromas of essential oils. That initial profound connection opens our minds and our hearts to the power (and science) of their medicine. We invite everyone who smells an essential oil to join our mission to connect with our sense of smell and observe how olfaction impacts our well-being and our relationships with plants and with our world.
We love essential oils. This book is our opportunity to share our passion, experience, and knowledge about aromatic plants and their power to impact our lives. Welcome to expanding your journey and deepening your understanding of essential oils!
Musculoskeletal System: Essential oils, carrier oils, or herbal oils can be selected to: relieve joint pain reduce muscular aches and pains relieve tension, relax muscles reduce muscle spasms speed recovery from sprains, strains, and repetitive movement injuries.
THE HEALING POWERS OF AROMA Aromatics (e.g., essential oils, CO2 s, and absolutes) can: reduce or alleviate stress and anxiety relieve pain by altering pain perception in the brain be used for weight control or loss help alleviate nausea affect and improve mood and increase overall emotional well-being be a useful stress management tool due to impact on the autonomic nervous system ease physical ailments, particularly stress-related disorders help shape our impressions of self and others.
WHAT DETERMINES OUR GENERAL REACTION TO A PARTICULAR AROMA?
Aromas do not by definition have a positive or negative influence, nor does a specific aroma elicit a specific mood. Smell-evoked emotions and behavior evolve out of experiences that occur in the presence of those aromas. For an aroma to have meaning, an individual must develop a relationship with it based upon associations and actual experiences.
Some factors that determine our general reaction to an aroma or smell are:
previous experience of that aroma or one of a similar aroma our current emotional state when exposed to the odor/aromawhether the aroma is perceived as pleasant or unpleasantany auto-suggested relations (e.g., this oil is known to be relaxing or anxiety relieving) most importantly, the environment in which the aroma is introduced.
KATAFRAY
Katafray (Cedrelopsis grevei, Rutaceae) essential oil is steam distilled using the bark of the katafray tree. Prized for its ability to relieve muscular aches and pains, katafray also soothes and calms tension and irritability.
BLENDING WITH KATAFRAY
AROMA: Woody with an earthy quality, balsamic, clear and penetrating
SYSTEM AFFINITIES: Musculoskeletal
BLENDS WELL WITH: Angelica Root, Basil ct. linalool, Black Pepper, Celery Seed, German Chamomile, Roman Chamomile, Clary Sage, Clove Bud, Frankincense, Geranium, Grapefruit, Lavender, Lemon, Sweet Orange, Petitgrain, Rose, Valerian, Wintergreen
POTENTIAL SUBSTITUTIONS: Basil ct. linalool, Lemongrass + Lavender, Black Pepper
THERAPEUTIC APPLICATIONS
SOURCE COUNTRY: Madagascar CORE COMPONENTS: Allo-aromadendrene, ishwarane, β-elemene SAFETY: No known contraindications or cautions CONSERVATION: Not yet assessed
Publisher : Fair Winds Press; Illustrated edition (November 10, 2020)
Language : English
Paperback : 208 pages
ISBN-10 : 163159897X
ISBN-13 : 978-1631598975
Item Weight : 2.31 pounds
Dimensions : 8 x 0.5 x 10 inches
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Customers find the book provides good content with excellent information and resources. They appreciate the beautiful artwork and recipes. The book covers essential oils, their classification, chemistry, and advice on how to use them properly.
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