Speaker at Moonflower Festival
I am honored to be teaching at this year's Moonflower Festival - a delightful event for plant lovers! I will be giving a hands-on demonstration of the process of distilling aromatic plants [...]
Aromatic Therapies and the Skin
This module from the 200-Hour Aromatherapy Certificate Program is designed to give a comprehensive overview of aromatics for the integumentary system. In the anatomy and physiology portion we will explore the skin with an [...]
Writing Aromatic Botanical Monographs
In this two-part live class we'll be studying the art and science of writing a botanical monograph. We have preselected to collaborate on a monograph for the essential oil of Lavender. Follow [...]
Introduction to Aromatic Therapies
Aromatherapy is the art and science of using essential oils, hydrosols, and aromatic extracts to restore or maintain wellness of mind, body, and spirit. This course is designed to give students a [...]
Introduction to Aromatherapy
Four Week Course: Introduction to Aromatherapy Running Tuesdays, 10am-2pm August 7th through 28th. Aromatherapy is the art and science of using essential oils, hydrosols, and aromatic extracts to restore or maintain wellness [...]
Aromatic Immunity Book
Aromatic Immunity: Navigating Essential Oil Research for Cancer, Autoimmune, and Chronic Inflammatory Conditions Aromatic Immunity is an exploration of dozens of research studies on how aromatics can be harnessed to enhance the [...]
Here comes the sun – photoxicity, essential oils, and you
Essential oils are generally considered safe and harmless when certain guidelines are observed. These guidelines generally include recommendations to: Dilute in vegetable oil prior to applying to skin Refrain from lengthy exposure [...]
Aromatic Medicine: Internal dosing of essential oils
If aromatherapy is a frequently misunderstood profession then the specialization of aromatic medicine is so out there we could be discussing xenobotany here. But we're not talking about plant life on other planets, [...]
The Tree of Happiness, Albizia julibrissin
Fresh Picked Mimosa Flowers Our friend here goes by a few names, you may know her as the Silk Tree, the Mimosa Tree, Huan Hua, or The Tree of Happiness. [...]
Essential oils and GRAS: What it really means
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has a designation for substances that are intentionally added to food called GRAS: Generally Recognized As Safe. A number of essential oils, absolutes, and hydrosols [...]