What is Aromatherapy?

Aromatherapy is a holistic therapy of using fragrant essential oils for both body and mind. Essential Oils have been used throughout history in every culture for medicine, wellness and beauty. The  essences of plants, distilled into fragrant essential oils contain the concentrated constituents of the plant - in fact, science tells us that a bottle of essential oil can contain anywhere from 300-1,000 individual components. Essential Oils were the strongest medicine until the advent of modern drugs. The positive results from using essential oils are not just from the fragrance but from the actual therapeutic value of the essences from the plants, which has now been verified by scientific analysis.

Aromatherapy is both a science and an art. Essential oils are effective and powerful, yet safe and gentle. Today, quality essential oils are widely available. It is easy and fun to learn about the wonderful benefits of aromatherapy and the many ways you can use essential oils for yourself. Discover the power of natural essential oils for your health, your family and your home.

Essential Oils
Today, there is a great interest in natural medicine, preventive medicine and alternative and complimentary medicine, and aromatherapy is one again being given a serious look and consideration by science. Scientists are researching and studying native plants as well as botanicals we have known for years for their medicinal benefits. 

The science and art of Aromatherapy is based on essential oils that are distilled and extracted from flowers, herbs and plants and are used in many ways. Aromatherapy is safe and natural and very beneficial for stress relief and relaxation. Some essential Oils, like Lavender are safe, gentle and effective for children. 

Essential Oils were the strongest plant essences used world wide for medicinal purposes before the advent of modern drugs. We can draw on the many centuries of serious scientific research, study, writings and practical applications of the more than 4,000 essential oils used around the world.

The Many Ways to Use Essential Oils
Aromatherapy has been popular in the massage, skin care, beauty and spa industries for years.  Discover the power of aromatherapy to relieve stress in your life, to relax and feel more in balance.There are so many ways to use    aromatherapy and essential oils for wellness, travel, your family and your home. Many oils can be used for overall health and healing. Many essential oils can protect against germs during illness. Some can relieve the pain of sore muscles or arthritis.Some essential oils promote sleep, and some act as natural and gentle mental stimulants.

You can enjoy the beautiful aromas that help relieve stress and elevate the mind and emotions. When the aromas of certain flowers, oils and fragrances enter the body through the skin or through the nose, the mind and nervous system can relax as the beneficial essences enter the bloodstream, brain and tissues of the body. A soothing bath, massage or foot rub with essential oils is heavenly .

Certain essential oils are beneficial to use during  cold and flu  season and in the sickroom. Specific essential oils help with respiratory conditions, indigestion and act as hand sanitizers so during vacations or trips it is helpful to  travel  with several small bottles of specific essential oils for a natural way to stay healthy.

There are so many ways to use aromatherapy and essential oils for wellness, travel, your family and your home. Many oils can be used for overalll health and healing. Many essential oils can protect against germs during illness. Some can relieve the pain of sore muscles or arthritis. Some essential oils promote sleep, and some act as natural and gentle mental stimulants.

You can enjoy the beautiful aromas that help relieve stress and elevate the mind and emotions. When the aromas of certain flowers, oils and fragrances enter the body thorugh the skin or through the nose, the mind and nervous system can relax as the beneficial essences enter the bloodstream, brain and tissues of the body. A soothing bath, massage or foot rub with essential oils is heavenly.

Certain essential oils are beneficial to use during cold and flu season and in the sickroom. Specific essential oils help with respiratory conditions, indigestion and act as hand sanitizers so during vacations or trips it is helpful to travel with several small bottles of specific essential oils for a natural way to stay healthy.

It's easy to make and use aromatherapy products for fragrant baths, foot baths, bath salts, soaps, candles, and incense. Many essential oils have high anti-oxidant properties that help nourish the skin and internal organs and some are helpful for cell regeneration.

It's fun, easy and economical to make your own household and cleaning products that are safe and natural, especially important if you have babies, kids or pets on the floors. You can also make your own natural effective insect repellant, or natural flea collar. There are also safe and gentle ways to use aromatherapy for children.

Discover the many ways of using Essential Oils -- for first aid, for personal care, as perfume, in laundry and cleaning. You can get a wonderful professional aromatherapy hot stone massage or Reflexology treatments or even try a Raindrop Therapy to boost your immune system. 

Used for Centuries
Aromatherapy and essential oils have a long history and have been used for centuries in every culture on the planet. Many essential oils were mentioned in the Bible, as well as other Sacred Texts. Even before the development of modern medicine, chemistry and pharmaceuticals, essential oils were regarded as the highest level of medicinals in cultures around the world. They studied and recorded hundreds of oils and their therapeutic uses for medicine, health, beauty and household use. 

Body, Mind and Spirit
These wonderful essential oils affect not only your physical body, but your emotional and spiritual body as well. Certain essential oils have been used to elevate moods. Some are part of Spiritual healing work to assist with  grounding, balancing, protection and empowerment. 

Our sense of smell is the most direct path to our memories and emotions. Just the brief smell of a particular fragrance can release a flood of memories from the past, perhaps of a person we have not thought of in many years, or a childhood event. Since inhalation is the fastest route into the bloodstream, the fragrance molecules go directly to the limbic system of the brain where memories and emotions are stored, which triggers the associated memories and emotions. 

Aromatherapy in Massage & Bodywork
The wonderful combination of beautiful aromas massage, aromatic baths and other body treatments are very beneficial for body and mind. Aromatherapy is particularly beneficial in professional therapies such as 

• Therapeutic Massage
•  All kinds of Bodywork
•  Facials   
•  Energy Work and Healing    
•  Aromatherapy Head Massage 
•  Reflexology  
•  Deluxe  Hot Stone Massage 
•  Acupuncture  
•  Healing Touch 
•  Touch for Health 
•  Holistic Dentistry 
• Preventive Medicine  

In addition to smelling the fragrance of the essential oil, the skin, muscles and reflex points on the body, hands and feet absorb the essential oils. The benefits of the oils are therefore absorbed into the body and bloodstream in several ways.

As a non-professional there are also many delightful ways you can use aromatherapy for yourself, your friends and family:

• Fragrant Baths  
• Back Rubs  
• Neck & Shoulder Rubs  
• Foot Rubs  
• Hand Massage  
• Using Warm Rice or Grain Bags  
• Massage for Children  
• Animal Massage  
• Wearing Your Favorite Oil for Perfume  
• Diffusers and Candles  
• Scenting your Home 
• Creative and Fun Items You Can Make  

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Disclaimer:
The information on this site is intended for educational purposes only.
The information provided here is not in any way intended as diagnosis, treatment, or prescription of any kind. Aromathapy, Reflexology and massage and other body work modalities are natural & holistic therapies which should not be used as a substitute for professional medical care. Please consult a qualified medical provider with any questions or concerns you may have regarding any medical condition. The decision to use any information presented here is the sole responsibility of the reader.

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