Love is one of the greatest gifts one can give. It is the expression of care, compassion, empathy and kindness. It can be expressed in a multitude of ways: through a hug or embrace, a gesture -- random acts of kindness for a neighbor, volunteering at a charity,...
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Aromatherapy Education
Put to the Test: Essential Oils for Homeschooling
“Challenges are solved by rising to a level greater than the challenge” Deepak Chopra Like most parents in the United States, and around the world, I became a homeschool parent last spring. Ironically, I had always said vehemently that I would “never homeschool my...
AROMATICS IN SKIN CARE
Essential oils have been in my life as long as I can remember. When I was little, my mom would help to soothe our stomach aches with a drop of peppermint oil on a teaspoon of honey and she would rub our backs, chests and feet with camphor when we had colds. At that...
The HEARTS Process for Pain Management and Relaxation
When we are in pain, physically or emotionally, it is nearly impossible to focus on something else and if we are chronic pain sufferers, we have the sensation and feeling that our body has become a pain body. We forget then that we are not that pain body and that...
Aromatherapy as a Meditation Tool
Winter is upon us in the northern hemisphere, the days are shorter and the nights are longer leading up to the solstice on December 21st, marking the longest night of the year. Astronomically, this is explained by the fact that the Earth’s magnetic pole is at its...
Aromatic Rituals: Finding Yourself and Your Sacred Space
With the winter solstice steadily approaching in the northern hemisphere, we find ourselves spending more time indoors. COVID and the unprecedented phenomenon of working and/or schooling from home has created the “perfect storm” for increased time indoors. Isolation...
Diffusing Essential Oils
Diffusing Essential Oils: Everything you ever wanted to know Download and Print PDFs Diffusing Essential Oils class presentation Diffuser Comparison Chart Diffusing Essential Oils Ebook by Jade Shutes BONUS VIDEOS! On the Aromatic Studies Vimeo Channel
ACE2, Essential Oils, and SARS-CoV-2 Infectivity: An Article Review
In June 2020 an article entitled “Geranium and Lemon Essential Oils and Their Active Compounds Downregulate Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme 2 (ACE2), a SARS-CoV-2 Spike Receptor-Binding Domain, in Epithelial Cells” was published in the journal Plants (Basel). I know,...
Aromatherapy and The Seven Seas
"This trip was so full of conflict, argument and self-questioning; it was a struggle that had begun long before she had found herself on Cretan soil.” Sounds like a statement from me and my personal journey, or perhaps many of you reading these lines may feel sort of...
Aromatika Magazine in English for the First Time!
Aromatika is a quarterly e-journal focused on aromatherapy, herbal medicine, and complementary therapies targeting professionals working in complementary and alternative medicines. At the same time though, the magazine serves as a rich source of information for anyone...
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...