Why I don’t offer aromatherapy consults over social media
It's an interesting time to be practicing aromatherapy - I'm part of the last generation to remember life before the internet, I've used both payphones and rotary phones, and I still have pen pals! While I do enjoy interacting with folks on social media, here on my website, and through [...]
A Reflexologist’s View of Calluses
Thick, hardened layers of skin develops as a protective response to friction and pressure. A good example would be the calluses you notice on your palms after a season using hand tools in the garden. Or the calluses one develops on their knees after laying tile flooring in the kitchen. [...]
Invincible Summer, a Tea for Winter Nights
“In the midst of winter, I found there was, within me, an invincible summer. And that makes me happy. For it says that no matter how hard the world pushes against me, within me, there’s something stronger – something better, pushing right back.” ― Albert Camus Stress comes in many [...]
An aromatherapist’s alternative to the e-cigarette
My grandmother's cancer diagnosis came too late for her, by the time they figured out her chronic cough was a tumor it was already the size of a tennis ball. This woman who was a brilliant quilter, an expert in Spanish colonial art, and my introduction to the margarita, was [...]
Problems with selling essential oils like drugs
In my earlier article I outline some key problems with using essential oils like drugs. This article is focusing on the problems with selling essential oils like drugs. Some of the key problems are: Essential oils aren't approved as drugs in the United States. A prescription is required by [...]
Problems with using essential oils like drugs
The rise in "makeover your medicine cabinet" approaches to using essential oils presents three key problems: It is the least effective way to therapeutically use essential oils. It does not address the root problem. It is illegal in the United States. To best understand the problems we must first look [...]