According to Patricia Davis, in her book Aromatherapy an A-Z, aromatherapy is the art and science of using plant oils in treatment. It is a truly holistic therapy, taking account of spirit, mind and body of the person seeking help, as well as lifestyle and relationship.
by Veronica MacDonald
Julia will be discussing & demonstrating these ideas on the 13th of March at MBS Academie. Information here Frederick Matthias Alexander developed his technique in the
I have frequently been asked ‘what is aromatherapy’, how does it work and what ‘scientific’ proof is there to back up statements that essential oils
The Black Death in the 14th century was the deadliest pandemic so far recorded. It is estimated to have decimated between 30 to 50% of the European population at the time.
In the Far East, especially in India and China, the use of plants for healing is part of an unbroken tradition thousands of years old.
By the sixteenth century Lavender water and essential oils known as ‘chymical oils’ could be bought from the apothecary, and, following the invention of printing the period 1470 to 1670 saw the publication of many herbals. The women of a household would have made all these remedies for home use, as well as pomanders, lavender bags and other herbal sachets to perfume the home…
Mopping up the kitchen floor at 6am one dreary morning, I had a sudden insight…
Very often people think of posture in terms of how you ‘hold yourself’ upright. Many is the time when you hear people say ‘straighten up, don’t slouch’. But what does that actually mean and what are the physical consequences of the action?
