Essential Oils for the Second or Sacral Chakra (Svadhisthana) By Guest Blogger and EWSHAS Instructor: Patricia Bonnard, PhD., Cert. AT. Lots of my students, clients and fellow practitioners ask me if there is a connection between essential oils and the chakra system. Few of them realize that essential oils have amazing subtle (energetic or vibrational) qualities. The use of [...]
WASPS! A few days ago I was looking out my kitchen window as I was doing the dishes and I noticed a few wasps hanging around and then disappearing under the wood railings of the deck. I thought, I bet the peppermint and/or lemongrass would prevent them from building their nest there. So I grabbed [...]
As we prepare for the launch of our new e-booklet “An Aromatic Path through the Seasons“, here is a recipe from this booklet! Release date: June 7, 2013 (Stay tuned by joining our e-newsletter!)
5 Essential Oils, Many Blends I was blessed to receive 5 essential oils from Stillpoint Aromatics recently. As I opened the package and began reviewing (experiencing) these new essential oils, I was first struck by the energetic clarity and vibrancy of these essential oils. They have a presence that is quite beautiful. I know the [...]
Essential Oils for the Chakras: the First or Root Chakra (Muladhara) By Guest Blogger and EWSHAS Instructor: Patricia Bonnard, PhD., Cert. AT. This is the first of a nine-part subtle aromatherapy blog series, Essential Oils for the Chakras. The series starts with a short blog on “What Are Chakras?,” then moves on to the first chakra, continues up [...]
Eucalyptus, Blue Gum Eucalyptus globulus Labill. We often think of Australia as the place where most of our Eucalyptus oils come from, however, the cost of producing eucalyptus oil in Australia increased so much that it could not compete with overseas oil markets, and thus lost its leading position in the world market. Currently, the [...]
Vanilla Blue Body Balm by Jade Shutes What are body butters and balms? How are they different from salves? Both body butters and balms are made utilizing the base ingredients of butter (there are several kinds of butter: e.g. shea, cocoa, etc) and herbal or vegetable/nut/seed oils. Since body butters and balms (and salves) [...]
A luxurious facial serum for women over 40! by Jade Shutes This facial serum was formulated for our new online Organic & Dynamic Body Care Products Certification Program. (We currently have a special offer for this course through August 1st) Our luxurious facial serum has become my favorite facial serum. It is awesome! It [...]
Daucus carota Macerated Oil written by: Jade Shutes I have often wondered about how carrot was macerated and so decided to try to make it myself from vegetable to macerated oil. The journey has taken months, a bit of research, several batches of carrots, patience and lots of eager anticipation. Still there is another method [...]
The Cleaning Power of Essential Oils; Cleaning Your Home Aromatically Written by: Nikki Loscocco-VanZandt B.A., LMT Introduction While studying aromatherapy I became intrigued with the idea of using essential oils to clean my home. I thought “ why not” use essential oils to clean with as they contain antiseptic, antibacterial, antiviral and antimicrobial properties [...]
