Description
Book SynopsisWritten by two of the leading voices in aromatherapy, Amy Galper and Jade Shutes, The Ultimate Guide to Aromatherapy is a progressive, comprehensive approach to using aromatherapy and essential oils for healing and wellness. 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 with great skill and discernment.
The Ultimate Guide to… series offers comprehensive beginner’s guides to discovering a range of mind, body, spirit topics, including tarot, divination, crystal grids, numerology, witchcraft, chakras, and more. Filled with beautiful illustrations and designed to give easy access to the information you’re looking for, each of these references provides simple-to-follow expert guidance as you learn and master your practice.
Trade Review"Beautifully and profusely illustrated throughout, The Ultimate Guide to Aromatherapy is the ideal introduction for the novice and has a great deal of informational value for even the more experienced essential oils practitioner." * Midwest Book Review *
"These experienced authors combine their talents to share techniques developed over decades of teaching. They cover how essentials oils affect the brain to interact with our sense of smell and their benefits on the skin. Each description gives therapeutic indications, the best applications, and other oils with which to pair it. Plenty of excellent formulas for both health and beauty come with clear directions for creating aromatic gels, oils, salve, scrubs, and balms." * American Herb Association Quarterly *
Table of ContentsIntroduction
PART I: ABOUT AROMATHERAPY
CHAPTER ONE The New Aromatherapy
CHAPTER TWO Aromatic Plants to Essential Oils
PART II: PATHWAYS INTO THE BODY
CHAPTER THREE Aromatherapy and the Skin
CHAPTER FOUR Our Sense of Smell
PART III: THE ESSENTIAL APOTHECARY
CHAPTER FIVE The Essential Oils
PART IV: METHODS OF USE (APPLICATION)
CHAPTER SIX Expanding Your Apothecary
CHAPTER SEVEN Body Care Applications
CHAPTER EIGHT Diffusion and Inhalation
PART V: PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER
CHAPTER NINE Aromatic Remedies
CHAPTER TEN Blending Beyond Recipes
Resources
About the Authors
Acknowledgments
Endnotes
Index
