How to Make an “Aromatherapy College Survival Kit”
Last year I shared a very detailed blog post with lots and lots of suggestions for creating your own Aromatherapy College Survival Kit for anyone going away to college or university. Students from Freshmen to Seniors - even those doing graduate work - will benefit...
Have You Ever Been Confused by this Essential Oil Name?
That's me picking Monarda didyma flowers for distillation. It never fails. Whenever I introduce Bergamot essential oil to new students, one of them enthusiastically hollers, "Hey! I have that growing in my garden!" To which I reply "Awesome! Is your garden in...
Aromatherapy Plush Animals for Children!
Collect them ALL! Unicorn - Sloth - Elephant - Husky - Fox - Sheep - Llama - Cow - Penguin Aromatherapy animals for children! What a fantastic way to soothe and comfort a child while cuddling a soft friend! Even an adult's 'inner child' can benefit from one of these...
AWI Graduate Spotlight: Denise DeSousa
I recently invited Denise, a 2011 ACP graduate, to share about herself with my blog readers. I love what she wrote and am proud and delighted to have you meet this deep, woman of the earth. I Walk My Talk by Denise DeSousa As I freely express myself through my work...
Essential Oil Geography Challenge #2
How did you do in yesterday's challenge? Were you able to check out at least one of the countries of origin of essential oils? This is an exericise that takes time, so you might even want to print out the post and pin it to a bulletin board, or add it to the...
Take the Essential Oil Geography Challenge!
In this week's issue of A Dose of Aromatic Wisdom, I offered a challenge to my subscribers. I'd like to offer the same challenge to readers of my blog, but I'm going to raise the bar a little higher. How familiar are you with the countries of origin of our beloved...
This Image has had Over 2,000 Repins on Pinterest
It's a simple enough image. I took this photograph of my student, Ally Senterfitt, while she was blending in a Green Cleaning class. I pinned it to my Pinterest page called Learn Blending. Three people repinned from the original image and shared with their own...
Children’s Earache Relief
Both earaches and ear infections are common in kids under the age of 5 and can make our little angels pretty miserable. The purpose of this post is to offer some natural remedies to help relieve ear pain and make them comfortable until you can see your...
Are You In-Tune with Your Creativity?
Along with the important skills of formulating blends, understanding therapeutic properties, learning essential oil chemistry and building a successful business, I invite you to add "increasing personal creativity" to your repertoire of skills as an...
Guest Blogger: Sara Holmes, RA, LMT
I'm delighted to introduce my friend Sara Holmes as a guest today! I met Sara many years ago at a NAHA Conference and after all these years, we still connect and share. The international Aromatherapy community has some of the nicest people I know. Sara is a...