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Aromatherapy Companion

A Portable Guide to Blending Essential Oils and Crafting Remedies for Body, Mind, and Spirit
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Aromatherapy Companion by Amy Galper and Jade Shutes explores the art and science of essential oils, providing readers with comprehensive insights into their uses and benefits for enhancing well-being. The book offers detailed guidelines on how to safely employ various essential oils for physical and emotional health, while highlighting the therapeutic potential of aromatherapy in everyday life. Ideal for both beginners and seasoned enthusiasts, this guide enriches the reader's understanding of creating personal blends and improving wellness.
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You might enjoy this book if you're keen to explore the world of essential oils and seek guidance on incorporating them into your wellness routine. This engaging resource offers practical tips and expert advice, ideal for both beginners and enthusiasts who want to deepen their understanding of aromatherapy's therapeutic benefits.

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The Aromatherapy Companion is a brief and essential guide to using aromatherapy and essential oils for healing written by Jade Shutes and Amy Galper of The School for Aromatic Studies.

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From two of the leading voices in aromatherapy, Amy Galper and Jade Shutes, The Aromatherapy Companion is a concise and essential version of their popular Ultimate Guide to Aromatherapy. Essential oils have been used across all world cultures for thousands of years. While the popularity of aromatherapy has endured, the methods and applications of the craft have evolved.

The Aromatherapy Companion is the modern practitioner's guide to working with the most essential aromatherapy and essential oils for healing and wellness. Using techniques developed over decades of teaching, you will learn the science of aromatherapy and how essential oils interact with our sense of smell, brain pathways, and skin.

The guide also includes over 35 plant profiles, plus recipes and blends for health and beauty. Included are remedies for digestive health, immunity, women's health concerns, and more, such as Hand & Body Wash for Flu Recovery, Self-Love Botanical Perfume, and Tummy Massage Oil for Indigestion.

Drawing on the authors' unique methodology and expertise as aromatherapists, herbalists, and healers, you will learn the art of blending formulations with great skill and discernment.

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Aromatherapy Companion is praised for its user-friendly navigation and informative content on the potential dangers of essential oils. It is considered a valuable entry-level resource for both experienced practitioners and newcomers to aromatherapy.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780760377918

Publisher: Quarto Publishing Group USA Inc

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 20 September 2022

Country: United States

Imprint: Fair Winds Press

Illustration: color illustrations

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 127.0mm

Height: 203.0mm

Weight: 449g

Pages: 160

About the Author

Jade Shutes, BA, Dipl. AT, Cert. Herbalist has been practicing and studying forms of natural healing for nearly three decades. She was one of the vanguard of professionals who helped introduce aromatherapy to the US in the early 1990s. A prolific writer, Jade has influenced a generation of aromatherapy practitioners and home users with her balanced and progressive approach to the use of essential oils. She is the former President of National Association for Holistic Aromatherapy (NAHA). Her course Aromatic Medicine was a landmark course providing worldwide education on the internal use of essential oils. An aromatherapy educator for over 30 years, Jade opened one of the first aromatherapy schools in United States. Jade spends much of her time in the Appalachia mountains of Virginia growing and distilling aromatic plants on her land, offering retreats, and expanding her relationship with the land and her community.Amy Galper, BA, MA, has been a Certified Aromatherapist since 2001, as well as a passionate advocate, entrepreneur, formulator, and consultant in clean beauty and wellness. She is the co-author of Plant Powered Beauty and endorsed by beauty industry visionary Bobbi Brown, Credo Beauty's Annie Jackson, Sophie Uliano, and Tata Harper. Amy is a member of Credo Beauty's Clean Beauty Council, celebrating, advocating and educating for Clean Beauty and Wellness, along with other influencers and thought leaders in the field. She is a guest lecturer at NYU, and has presented at Nova Southeastern University (NSU). She has been featured on Fox News, Thrive, Reuters, and has been quoted as an aromatherapy expert for countless print articles, TV, podcasts, and online posts about essential oils, including Allure, Cosmopolitan, Womens' Health, Vogue.com, Extraordinary Health, Dr. OZ, Prevention, Well and Good, Better Homes and Gardens, Mind Body Green, People, Refinery29, and many more.

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