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Summer of COVID and Soothing Sunburn Gel
Summertime in the days of COVID has us mourning many of the joyful experiences these warm days ordinarily behold. While group gatherings and meal sharing may be postponed, one thing that hasn’t left us in this brave new world is the summer’s sunshine. These rays of...
D is for Drama: Demystifying Vitamin D in COVID19
D is for Drama: Demystifying Vitamin D in COVID19 Vitamin D is the current subject of dramatic debates and a clutter of studies. So what’s the deal, Is vitamin D preventative and protective in COVID19? You’d better buckle up... it’s a bit of a mess. TL;DR Current...
COVID19: Over It, But Not Over It
COVID19: Over It, But Not Over It COVID19. You’ve heard about it... you’re sick of hearing about it. I know I know, we were SO ready for all those sunny summer picnics and cocktails with friends and live music and hugs and in-person aromatherapy workshops and cracking...
Life-changing Aromatherapy and Adventures on Crete
I started using essential oils in my early twenties, that was in the 1990s. As perhaps like many of us, I would start with lavender and citrus oils in an oil burner to create a relaxing environment in my apartment, enjoying fresh lemon breeze, or creating a warm and...
What are Essential Oils?
Essential oils are highly concentrated aromatic extracts that are distilled or expressed from a variety of aromatic plant material, including flowers, flowering tops, fruits/zests, grasses, leaves, needles and twigs, resins, roots, seeds, and woods. Through the...
The New York Institute of Aromatherapy
The New York Institute of Aromatherapy was founded by a graduate of Jade Shutes. Jade's graduate called her to ask if she could teach Jades programs in NY city. The New York school was licensed to teach Jade Shutes Aromatherapy certification programs (Foundations of...
Essential Oils and the Gut Microbiome
No Guts, No Glory: The Impact of Essential Oils on the Gut Microbiome The gut microbiome -- everybody’s talking about it, everybody’s gulping down yogurt, everybody’s popping probiotics like their lives depend on it. And in a way… they do. Trillions of microorganisms...
Ticked Off: Essential Oils for Pest Control
Welcome, friends. We’re here today to discuss everybody’s favorite topic: bloodsucking arthropods! And not just any old arthropod. I’m talking about those loathsome emissaries of infectious disease -- and the heebie geebies in general - ticks. Infectious disease has...
Energize Your Environment for Spring Equinox!
"Equal dark, equal light Flow in Circle, deep insight Blessed Be, Blessed Be The transformation of energy! So it flows, out it goes Three-fold back it shall be Blessed Be, Blessed Be The transformation of energy!" - Night An'Fey, Transformation of Energy March brings...
Winter Solstice Aromatic Ritual
“So the shortest day came, and the year died, And everywhere down the centuries of the snow-white world Come people singing, dancing, To drive the dark away.” Susan Cooper The Winter Solstice is the shortest day and the longest night of the year. It is also...
Galenic Medicine: What is it?
Galenic Pharmacy and the Pharmaceuticalization of Essential Oils by Camille Charlier We’ve been hearing the catchphrase “Galenic medicine” tossed around in the aromatherapy world quite a bit lately. In conversation, it’s one of those expressions that you sort of nod...
Clinical Aromatherapy Certificate Course: A Physiology-Based Integrative Approach
A New Generation of Aromatherapy Education Clinical Aromatherapy Certificate Course: A Physiology-Based Integrative Approach - Level Three Certificate Program The School for Aromatic Studies has created a comprehensive level three clinical aromatherapy certification...
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