The Aromatherapy Workshop

"Aromatherapy is the therapeutic use of volatile essences that are extracted from plants. It is one of the most enjoyable treatments to promote well-being and to relieve stress. Its growing popularity is due to the close functional connections between the nose and the brain, which mean that the effects of the plants’ essences can be felt almost immediately.
Aromatherapy can be beneficial as a complimentary approach to medicine to treat minor aliments, calming severe stress symptoms and anxiety, creating a positive mind, body and soul. The clinical benefits can result in aiding muscular and skeletal problems; improving breathing and respiration; fighting urinary infections, promoting good digestion, improving the skin and restoring the body energies and for use in psychosomatic conditions.
In this book, eminent aromatherapist and teacher, Perez, combines the explanatory text with a series of tables to produce a unique textbook for anyone wishing to learn about aromatherapy.
The volume explains the holistic properties of the treatment and discusses the sense of smell and how to develop and use it to the full. It outlines the characteristics and extraction methods of forty-eight essential oils and their therapeutic uses. It further describes in detail which oils to use and how to administer aromatherapy treatments.
This book carries all the relevant information required and is easy to access and understand for both the novice and the professional and makes educational and interesting reading."
~ Written on 2004-02-05

"This book is essential for anyone who has a passion for Aromatherapy. It is well written and is full of information for both the profesional and novice Aromatherapist. Its tables and in- depth guide on most of the Essential oils on the market is a must.It goes into the history and chemical constituants of the oils and also the safety data is indepth, which enales the reader to use Essential oils confiently and above all, safely."
~ Written on 2000-09-28