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Essential Oils for Mindfulness and Meditation is a Winner in the Janey Lee Grace 2019 Platinum Awards (Book Category)! Judges included, Glynis Barber (actress), Jo Wood (wellness guru), Zoe Ball (radio presenter), Carrey Grant (TV presenter), Claire Every (The Little London Vegan), and, of course, Janey Lee Grace.    

Are you already trained but would like to refresh or gain a CPD certificate?  Do you work in a professional context with others (for example, teacher, counsellor, nurse or other educational or healthcare profession).?  Are you interested in the psycho-emotional qualities of essential oils in relation to mood, emotion, and memory?  Do you want to […]

Oral Ingestion and Neat Application of Essential oils: Dispelling the ‘myths’   Aromatherapy and the therapeutic application of essential oils, along with other remedial therapies increasingly included within an integrated holistic healthcare model, have surged into the foreground as viable methods of maintaining and managing wellness and wellbeing, and consequently, also, commercial popularity and availability. […]

As well as smelling very pleasant, essential oils have many valuable therapeutic qualities.  Here are just a few: Adaptogenic.  They aid the body to adapt to and resist the damaging effects of stress, and promote and/or aid in restoring normal physiological functioning. Antimicrobial.  They aid the body to combat infections, viruses, bacteria, and fungal infestation. […]

Applying essential oils for stress and stress related conditions A synopsis of the outcome of a small pilot study conducted at the University of Salford in 2010, which explored the use of essential oils (without massage) for stress and related conditions. Heather Dawn Godfrey PGCE, BSc., FIFA, MFHT   General Background This small-scale study involved […]

Age is an inevitable process; our bodies are finite, life is transient. However, although there is some inevitable ‘slowing down’, ageing does not necessarily herald debilitation. Ageing is another of many ‘rights of passage’ encountered through life. Marguerite Maury (1895-1968) believed that in acknowledging age as a natural process, a friend and not an enemy, adapting […]

As affirmed in my recent blog, ‘A Moments Reflection’, one of the lovely unexpected consequences of setting out on my writing journey is that I encounter so many amazing and inspiring people.  It is so uplifting to realise just how many kindred spirits exist. In sharing a little bit about them here, I aim to […]

This workshop will explore the basic principles of combining essential oils to create an effective and pleasant blend. The Dynamics of Scent precedes a series of training workshops that will explore the qualities of essential oils in more depth, and how to appropriately apply them. Date: Wednesday 25th September 2019 Time: 1.30 pm to 4.45 […]

Every so often I reach a juncture on my journey, a point of awe, appreciation, and gratitude, when I am stopped in my tracks for a moment.  I woke up this morning suddenly struck by how far I have travelled, and was compelled to pause and observe the landscape.  In many ways I have done […]

  I am delighted to announce that my book, Essential Oils for Mindfulness and Meditation: Relax Replenish Rejuvenate, has sold almost 3,000 copies since it was published in November 2018 (Inner Traditions Bear & Co., Healing Arts Press, Rochester, Vermont, USA: printed and distributed by Simon & Schuster USA & UK).   You can purchase copies […]

The journey from idea, pen to paper, to publication. “You become what you believe, not what you think or what you want”.  Oprah Winfrey The readers experience of a book is as significant as its academic and/or creative content.  Good publishers respect their readers as well as their authors, and produce books that people want to ‘own’, […]