Aromatics and Mental Health
Online Certificate Course
A Holistic Approach to AromaPsychology
Online Certificate Course with Jade Shutes
and Guest Instructors
Interested in learning how to use essential oils to support emotional wellness and enhance resiliency?
Online Course
Video, PDF, and Additional Lessons to support your education.
Aromatics and Mental Health
Discover the transformative power of essential oils with our Aromatics and Mental Health – A Holistic Approach to AromaPsychology certificate course!
The realm of mental health encompasses our emotional, psychological, and social dimensions, influencing our thought processes, emotions, and actions. Our mental health plays a pivotal role in shaping our responses to stress, interpersonal connections, and decision-making.
Throughout the various stages of life, from early years to adulthood, maintaining mental health is crucial. Challenges to mental well-being can impact your cognition, mood, and conduct, shaping the way you navigate the complexities of life.
Aromatics in the form of essential oils or CO2 extracts can have a profound influence on our mental health.
Our Aromatics for Mental Health will provide you with a holistic approach to understanding mental health, how to integrate aromatics into mental health care, and empower you to support the emotional well-being of your self, family members, friends, and clients.
Questions about Course?
Email us at: info@aromaticstudies.com
Essential oils are molecules of communication, delivering messages from the plant to our mind, body, and psyche.
– Jade Shutes
Online Aromatics & Mental Health Course
A Holistic Approach to AromaPsychology
Certificate Course Outline
LESSON ONE
Mental Health Matters
- Understanding Mental Health
- The Biopsychosocial Model
- Contributing Factors to Mental Health
- The Body/Mind Approach
- Somatics, Affirmations, and Breathwork
- Making Aromatics affordable to the Underserved Community
LESSON TWO
Our Sense of Smell
- Olfaction as a sense of Well-being
- COVID, The Sense of Smell, and the Rise of Olfactory Research
- Why do we have a Sense of Smell
- Factors that Influence the ability to Smell
- How Our Sense of Smell Works
- The Power of Aromatics in Supporting Mental Wellness
- Nose to Brain: Mechanisms of Action
- Odor Hedonics
- Olfactory Disorders & their Impact on Mental Health and Quality of Life
- Diseases that affect the Sense of Smell
- Medications that affect the Sense of Smell
- The Power of Smell Training
- Aromatic Anchors
LESSON THREE
Anxiety and Depression
- Worldwide Statistics
- Allopathic Medication
- Re-evaluating the Monoamine Theory
- Anxiety
- State vs Trait Anxiety
- Anxiety Disorders & Types of Anxiety
- Depression
- Depression Disorders and Types of Depression
- *Seasonal Affective Disorder (both Summer & Winter)
- Oxidative Stress
- Essential Oils and Mental Health: Mechanisms of Action
- Aroma Hedonics
- Pharmacological: Mechanisms of Action
- CNS: Neurotransmitters (GABA, Serotonin, Dopamine, and Norepinephrine)
- Brain waves: EEG
- Essential Oils and Neurotransmitters
- BONUS: Essential Oil & Mental Health Research E-book
LESSON FOUR
Stress and Its Impact on Mind/Body
- All about Stress
- Link between stress, depression, anxiety, and other mental health
- The HPA axis
- Homeostasis & Allostasis
- The Vagus Nerve
- Trauma: PTSD and Developmental
- BONUS: Essential Calm: A Guide to Stress Relief through Aromatherapy by Holly Brandenberger
LESSON FIVE
Alzheimer’s, Dementia, and Cognition
- The Sense of Smell and Neurodegenerative Diseases
- Mild cognitive impairment
- Brain fog
- ADHD
LESSON SIX
Young Children to Teenagers: Mental Health Matters
Utilizing essential oils for young children and teenagers with Holly Brandenberger
LESSON SEVEN
Sleep and Mental Health
- Sleep issues, affecting nearly one-third of the population, have profound implications for mental health.
- The conventional understanding assumed mental health issues led to sleep problems, but emerging evidence suggests the reverse is also true. Sleep disturbances contribute to the onset, recurrence, and persistence of mental health difficulties, indicating a bidirectional relationship.
- In this lesson, we will explore mental health and sleep, how essential oils and herbs may be used to support healthy sleep.
- BONUS! Essentially Rested: A Guide to Aromatherapy for Better Sleep by Holly Brandenberger
LESSON EIGHT
Integration – Part I
- Methods of Application
- Aromatic Anchors
- Formulating for Mental Health and Wellness can be approached including:
- The Aromatic Palette
- Morphology (Plant Part)
- Positive Affirmations
- Mindfulness
- Forest Bathing (Shinrin-yoku)
- Movement
- Pranayama (Breath work)
- Tapping
- Meditation
- Herbal teas
LESSON EIGHT: Part 2
Integration – Part II
- Aromatic Emotional Coaching with Karena Rathbone Ariel
- Minding the Mind with Bobbi Misiti
- The Role of the Aromatherapists
- Holistic Mental Health Consultation
Bobbi Misiti
Our bodies communicate to us clearly and specifically, if we are willing to listen to them.
– Shakti Gawain
Aromatics & Mental Health
A Holistic Approach to AromaPsychology Certificate Course comes with:
4 Live Online Sessions with Jade Shutes
Prerecorded Sessions with Special Guest Instructors
8 Lessons devoted to Aromatics and Mental Health – An Holistic Approach to AromaPsychology
Research on Essential Oils for Mental Health E-Book
BONUS E-Books by Holly Brandenberger: Essential Calm: A Guide to Stress Relief through Aromatherapy AND Essentially Rested: A Guide to Aromatherapy for Better Sleep
Online Course
Videos, Lesson pdf’s, plus Guest Teachers (prerecorded)
Who is this course for?
Everyone interested in deepening their knowledge and application of essential oils for emotional and mind/body wellness! This course is your doorway into using the power of our sense of smell and essential oils for mental health.
- Aromatherapists seeking to expand their knowledge on the psychological impact of essential oils and how essential oils work.
- Massage Therapists and Estheticians who would like to expand their applications of essential oils.
- The Clean or Green Beauty Entrepreneur who would like to expand their knowledge of the psychological impact of aromatherapy.
- Herbalists interested in learning about the powerful effects esssential oils have on the body, mind, and psyche.
- Wellness Advocates & Individuals interested in learning how to use the power of essential oil to improve mood, build resilience, and improve overall mental health.
What’s the Difference?
Aromas and the Mind Course
The Aromas and the Mind course teaches you how your body and brain work with scents. You’ll learn about your nervous system, hormones, and immune system in simple terms. This course shows you how smells travel through your nose to your brain and affect how you feel. A big focus is on understanding stress – what happens in your body when you’re stressed and how certain aromas can help you relax. By the end, you’ll know how to blend oils specifically to help with stress relief. To complete the course, you’ll work with 5 real people to help them manage stress using what you’ve learned.
Aromatics and Mental Health Course
The Aromatics and Mental Health course takes your knowledge deeper into specific mental health areas. You’ll explore anxiety, depression, and how our brains work when we’re struggling. This course also covers special topics like children’s mental health, memory problems like Alzheimer’s, and the connection between sleep and mental wellbeing. You’ll learn practical techniques like emotional coaching to help others. Just like the first course, you’ll complete 5 case studies, but these will focus on helping people with various mental health challenges.
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Payment Details
One Payment
$450
Two Payments
$230
Four Payments
$120
Meet Your Instructor
Meet Jade:
With over 32 years in the field of aromatherapy and holistic health, Jade is bringing her knowledge and experience through her own personal journey with trauma, both acute and complex, to the forefront of her work. Over the past seven years, Jade has studied Polyvagal Theory at the Polyvagal Institute, Jungian Somatics with Jane Clapp, Herbs and Somatic Practices for Stress, Trauma and Resilience with Larken Bunce, and Integrative Somatic Trauma Therapy at the Embody Lab including Polyvagal Theory and Pathways to Connection with Deb Dana.
She has completed “Embodying Nature: Exploring the 5 Elements Inside” and “Intersections with Somatic Experiencing: Promoting Post-Traumatic Growth Using SE and Hakomi” with Somatic Experiencing International.
Jade has studied with the BlueKnot Foundation in Australia and holds a certificate in ‘Foundations for Building Trauma Awareness‘ and ‘Introduction to Energy Psychology for Working with Trauma and Complex Trauma‘ from BlueKnot. She also holds a certificate for ‘Trauma-Informed Herbalism in Clinical Practice” from the American Herbalist Guild and ‘Healing Trauma‘ with Dr. Peter Levine through the Embody Lab.
She is currently studying “Transforming The Elements: Supporting the Mental & Emotional with Essential Oils” with Tiffany Carole and completing a 7 month Certificate course on Traumatic Stress with Bessel van der Kolk.
Throughout her studies, Jade has been most interested in the intersection between trauma, mental health, aromatics, and somatics. This course is the result of her journey with both acute and complex trauma, its far-reaching impact on the body/mind/psyche, and the power of aromatics, our sense of smell, and somatics & embodiment practices in supporting healing and building resiliency.
FAQs
Are there prerequisites?
Is this course all online?
Yes. The Aromatics and Mental Health program is an online course with Prerecorded videos with Jade and special guests instructors.
How long do I have to complete the program?
This is an online course. You have lifetime access to the course so you can take as long as you need to complete the course. Most students complete the course within 2 months.
Does this course offer CE hours?
YES. this is a CE hour course for aromatherapists. Yes, you can earn CE hours for AIA, NAHA, IFPA, and aromatherapy organizations worldwide. The course will provide 20 CE hours.
How do I earn my certificate for the Aromatics and Mental Health course?
There are two ways to receive a certificate for the Aromatics and Mental Health Course:
1. Certificate: Watch all video content and read lessons. Once complete you will be able to download certificate from inside the course. Earn 20 CE (CPD) hours for most aromatherapy associations.
2. Certificate of Achievement: To receive a certificate of Achievement, you will need to complete 7 case studies on friends, family, existing clients, and/or yourself. You will learn more details on how to do this inside the course! This will increase your CE hours to 40.
What supplies will I need?
No supplies are needed to take the course.
Did you say I have access to the course for Life?
Yes, once you register for an online course, it is yours for life of the program!
Can I sign up if I don’t live in the United States?
Yes! We have students from all over the world taking courses with us. The presentation is in English.
What makes your program different from all the others?
Refund Policy
We want you to feel confident and informed before enrolling in any of our online courses. Because our courses provide immediate access upon purchase, we are unable to offer refunds or credits once a transaction is complete. We encourage you to read course descriptions carefully and reach out with any questions before enrolling — we’re always happy to help you find the right fit.
If you experience any difficulty accessing your course, please don’t hesitate to contact us at info@aromaticstudies.com. We’ll do our best to make sure you’re up and running smoothly.
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Payment Details
One Payment
$450
Two Payments
$230
Four Payments
$120