Since the earliest ages of humanity, aromatic fumigations have been used in
daily rituals and during religious ceremonies as an expression and a reminder
of an all-pervasive sacredness. Fragrance has been seen as a manifestation
of divinity on earth, a connection between human beings and the gods,
medium and mediator, emanation of matter and manifestation of spirit. In a
sense, the origins of aromatherapy can be traced back to the origins of
humanity.
Aromatherapy is a holistic treatment of caring for the body with pleasant
smelling botanical oils. Essential oils can effect the mood, alleviate fatigue,
reduce anxiety and promote relaxation. When inhaled, they work on the brain
and nervous system through stimulation of the olfactory nerves.
Aromatherapy has know tremendous growth in recent years. It has now
become a buzzword used and abused by marketers and manufacturers of all
types and credentials. The availability of essential oils and aromatherapy
products has increased dramatically through all types of sources and
distribution channels from health food stores to spa and beauty salons or even
department stores and pharmacies. Products with aromatherapy claims (but
not much more) can be found in the mass market.
But aromatherapy is not just a new trend, a new thing to do, as those who are
involved in it can testify. In Europe where it began more than sixty years ago,
aromatherapy is practiced by medical doctors, nurses, and other health
professionals. It is taught to medical students in France and is used by some
English nurses in their hospitals. Extensive clinical research of aroma-therapy
is under way, mainly in these countries.
When people first hear about aromatherapy they think about fragrance and
perfumes, an alluring world of imagination, magic, and fantasy. But
aromatherapy consists simply of using essential oils for healing.
Essential oils are volatile oily substances; they are highly concentrated vegetal
extracts that contain hormones, vitamins, antibiotics, and antiseptics. In a way,
essential oils represent the spirit or soul of the plant. They are the most
concentrated form of herbal energy. Many plants produce essential oils, which
are contained in tiny droplets between cells and play an important role in the
biochemistry of the plants. They are also responsible for the fragrance of the
plants.
Essential oils can have strictly allopathic effects (meaning that they act like
regular medicines); more subtle effects, like those of Bach flower remedies of
homeopathic preprations; and psychological and spiritual effects, which
constitute their most traditional use. They are also powerful antiseptics and
antibiotics that are not dangerous for the body. Aromatherapy is thus, in
many cases, an excellent alternative to more aggressive therapies.
Essential oils are the "quintessences" of the alchemists. In this sense, they
condense the spiritual and vital forces of the plants in a material form; this
power acts on the biological level to strengthen the natural defenses of the
body and is the medium of a direct human-plant communication on the
energetic and spiritual plane.
If you allow yourself to be touched by the power of these wonderful substances,
you will discover a new world that i actually very old - the almost-forgotten world
of nature's fragrances. This is a world without words, a world of images that
you explore fro the tip of your nose to the center of your brain - a world of subtle
surprise and silent ecstasy.
Taken From: The Complete Book of Essential Oils & Aromatherapy
BY: Valerie Ann Worwood
Aromatherapy Workbook By Marcel Lavabfe
daily rituals and during religious ceremonies as an expression and a reminder
of an all-pervasive sacredness. Fragrance has been seen as a manifestation
of divinity on earth, a connection between human beings and the gods,
medium and mediator, emanation of matter and manifestation of spirit. In a
sense, the origins of aromatherapy can be traced back to the origins of
humanity.
Aromatherapy is a holistic treatment of caring for the body with pleasant
smelling botanical oils. Essential oils can effect the mood, alleviate fatigue,
reduce anxiety and promote relaxation. When inhaled, they work on the brain
and nervous system through stimulation of the olfactory nerves.
Aromatherapy has know tremendous growth in recent years. It has now
become a buzzword used and abused by marketers and manufacturers of all
types and credentials. The availability of essential oils and aromatherapy
products has increased dramatically through all types of sources and
distribution channels from health food stores to spa and beauty salons or even
department stores and pharmacies. Products with aromatherapy claims (but
not much more) can be found in the mass market.
But aromatherapy is not just a new trend, a new thing to do, as those who are
involved in it can testify. In Europe where it began more than sixty years ago,
aromatherapy is practiced by medical doctors, nurses, and other health
professionals. It is taught to medical students in France and is used by some
English nurses in their hospitals. Extensive clinical research of aroma-therapy
is under way, mainly in these countries.
When people first hear about aromatherapy they think about fragrance and
perfumes, an alluring world of imagination, magic, and fantasy. But
aromatherapy consists simply of using essential oils for healing.
Essential oils are volatile oily substances; they are highly concentrated vegetal
extracts that contain hormones, vitamins, antibiotics, and antiseptics. In a way,
essential oils represent the spirit or soul of the plant. They are the most
concentrated form of herbal energy. Many plants produce essential oils, which
are contained in tiny droplets between cells and play an important role in the
biochemistry of the plants. They are also responsible for the fragrance of the
plants.
Essential oils can have strictly allopathic effects (meaning that they act like
regular medicines); more subtle effects, like those of Bach flower remedies of
homeopathic preprations; and psychological and spiritual effects, which
constitute their most traditional use. They are also powerful antiseptics and
antibiotics that are not dangerous for the body. Aromatherapy is thus, in
many cases, an excellent alternative to more aggressive therapies.
Essential oils are the "quintessences" of the alchemists. In this sense, they
condense the spiritual and vital forces of the plants in a material form; this
power acts on the biological level to strengthen the natural defenses of the
body and is the medium of a direct human-plant communication on the
energetic and spiritual plane.
If you allow yourself to be touched by the power of these wonderful substances,
you will discover a new world that i actually very old - the almost-forgotten world
of nature's fragrances. This is a world without words, a world of images that
you explore fro the tip of your nose to the center of your brain - a world of subtle
surprise and silent ecstasy.
Taken From: The Complete Book of Essential Oils & Aromatherapy
BY: Valerie Ann Worwood
Aromatherapy Workbook By Marcel Lavabfe
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Natural Harmony with Lana
Reflexology, Aromatherapy, Guided Imagery
Reflexology, Aromatherapy, Guided Imagery
| "Medicines out of the Earth" The Lord hath created medicines out of the earth; and he that is wise will not abhor them. Ecclesiasticus 38:4 (From the Apocrypha The Book of Sarah) |
