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    Aromatherapy Home Study Course & Exam: Healing with Essential Oil
    Aromatherapy Home Study Course & Exam: Healing with Essential Oil
    Aromatherapy Home Study Course & Exam: Healing with Essential Oil
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    Aromatherapy Home Study Course & Exam: Healing with Essential Oil

    By KG STILES

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    A Self Directed Home Study Certification Course On the Use of Essential Oils for Health and Well-being. Get 50-Hour NAHA Approved CE Credits when you enroll in the course. KG Stiles is a NAHA Approved Continuing Education Provider. Master the Art & Science of Healing Using Essential Oils.

     

    The Aromatherapy Home Study Certification Course is jam packed with all the information you need to practice aromatherapy safely and effectively in your home, at work, or in your professional practice. It contains often little known (yet key insights and secrets) about the use of essential oils. You'll have access to the wisdom KG's gained from her four decades of training and direct clinical experience in holistic healing, as well as years of formulating essential oil blends for her clients and the global marketplace.


    WHAT YOU WILL LEARN 

    • Experience every aspect of aromatherapy, including its ancient history, varied therapeutic uses and scientific basis.
    • Plant Profiles, including Chemistry and Research. Experience and discuss:
    • Fifteen (15) "key" oils to have on hand: Peppermint, Lavender, Eucalyptus, Tea Tree, Geranium, Vetiver, Ylang Ylang, Bergamot, Lemon, Sweet Marjoram, Rosemary verbenon, Cypress, Ravensara, Lemongrass and Sweet Orange. 
    • Eighteen (18) Supplemental oils: Blue Tansy, Carrot Seed, Atlas Cedarwood, German Chamomile, Roman Chamomile, Cinnamon Leaf, Clary Sage, Frankincense, Grapefruit, Helichrysum, Melissa, Myrrh, Neroli, Palmarosa, Patchouli, Rose Otto, Sandalwood, Black Spruce.
    • All the practical information you need for to formulate products of your own and introduce aromatherapy into your professional business practice, home, or workplace.
    • BONUS: Free Aromatherapy Certification Exam & Answers (Use the CODE given in the course to access exam & answers for FREE)

    For Health Professionals: The Aromatherapy Home Study Course can be used to satisfy Continuing Education requirements for license and membership renewal.


    What Experts Are Saying:
    I highly recommend well-known author and Certified Aromatherapist KG Stiles' books and courses.
    - John L. Turner, M.D. and author Medicine, Miracles & Manifestations
     

    I've known KG Stiles for many years and she's always shown especial care for the safe and best practices when using essential oils. Highly recommended for the novice, as well as long time aromatherapist. 
    -Sylla Sheppard-Hanger RA, LMT - Registered Aromatherapist, Founder Atlantic Institute of Aromatherapy
     

    It has been a pleasure working with KG Stiles, Certified Aromatherapist. She has been a key resource in creating a hospital based Aromatherapy program.
    - Linda McGwire, RN, BSN, HNC-B


    ABOUT YOUR INSTRUCTOR
    KG STILES, BA, CBT, CBP, LMT is a holistic health educator, certified clinical aromatherapist, providing expert essential oil services since 1980 and founder of the PurePlant Essentials aromatherapy company. Her advice and services have included internationally famous celebrities, athletes, entrepreneurs, top executives, individuals, entrepreneurs, spa therapists and hospitals. She has published hundreds of articles, appearing in Massage Therapy Journal, Massage Today, Breast Cancer Wellness, Aromatherapy Today (Australia) and NAHA Aromatherapy Journal. She is an award-winning and best-selling author and the NAHA Oregon (South) Director and a NAHA Approved Continuing Education Provider.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHealth Mastery Press
    Release dateApr 9, 2019
    ISBN9781386008118
    Aromatherapy Home Study Course & Exam: Healing with Essential Oil
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    KG STILES

    ABOUT KG STILES KG Stiles is a Certified Clinical Aromatherapist and founding director of PurePlant Essentials aromatherapy company. KG began her professional healing arts practice in 1980. She has formulated aromatherapy products for a variety of wellness and beauty related treatments for the global marketplace, as well custom formulas for clients in her consulting practice. Her clients have included entrepreneurs and top executives, and her advice and services have been used by internationally famous celebrities and athletes, as well as individuals, small business owners and hospitals. She is the best-selling author of, "The Essential Oils Complete Reference Guide," which won a Living Now Gold Medal and Nautilus and Indie Next Generation book awards. Her newest book is, "The Best Natural Cures Using Essential Oils." She is the National Association of Holistic Aromatherapy (NAHA) Oregon (South) Director and a NAHA approved continuing education provider.

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      Aromatherapy Home Study Course & Exam - KG STILES

      What You Will Learn Topics and Objectives

      In this 48 hour aromatherapy program you will have an opportunity to experience and learn about the core fifteen and 18 supplemental pure essential oils to have on hand for achieving therapeutic results, along with all the practical information you will need for introducing aromatherapy into your professional business practice, or for use in your home, or workplace, along with the best methods of application to use for therapeutic results.

      By the end of this introduction to aromatherapy, you will be able to:

      •  Use direct inhalation methods to promote harmony, balance and healing.

      •  Make a massage oil for relaxation.

      •  Make aromatic mists for lifting the mood, energy clearing, skin care enhancing the ambiance of a room for meditation and healing treatments.

      •  Make a muscle pain relief blend.

      •  Make aromatic medicines for a variety of health conditions.

      •  Make a perfume oil.

      •  Make French clay facial and body masks.

      •  Make body butters, exfoliating sugar scrubs and salt glows.

      •  Make hair and scalp treatments.

      •  Make a lip balm and repair butter.

      •  Make cleansing bath salts.

      •  Use essential oils in for rejuvenating and healing baths.

      •  Use steam inhalation to support your respiratory system and for skin care.

      •  Use a diffuser to lift your senses and enhance the environment of your home or workplace.

      •  Learn about culinary wellness oils and cooking with essential oils.

      •  Make eco-friendly cleaning supplies.

      •  Use essential oils for healthy laundry care.

      •  Use essential oils for animal and pet care.

      FORMAT - Key Elements for Enjoying the Benefits of Aromatherapy.

      Aromatherapy Terms.

      What are Essential Oils?

      A Brief History on the Ancient Practice of Aromatherapy.

      Distillation Methods.

      How Aromatherapy Works.

      2-Charts: Aromatherapy Delivery Pathway & Electro-chemical Effects.

      Fifteen (15) Key Essential Oils to have on hand for healing and self care in your home, work place, or professional practice and why. The fifteen (15) pure essential oils: Peppermint, Lavender, Eucalyptus, Tea Tree, Geranium, Vetiver, Ylang Ylang, Bergamot, Lemon, Sweet Marjoram, Rosemary verbenon, Cypress, Ravensara, Lemongrass and Sweet Orange.

      Experience Effects of each of the fifteen (15) oils.

      Eighteen (18) Supplemental Oils: Blue Tansy, Carrot Seed, Atlas Cedarwood, German Chamomile, Roman Chamomile, Cinnamon leaf, Clary Sage, Frankincense, Grapefruit, Helichrysum, Melissa, Myrrh, Neroli, Palmarosa, Patchouli, Rose, East Indian Sandalwood, Black Spruce.

      GC/MS Testing - the Gold Standard of Purity.

      Methods of Application for Best Results.

      Safe Use of Essential Oils, Hot Oils and Proper Storage.

      Essential Oil Dilution Guide.

      Shelf Life of Essential Oils.

      Aromatherapy Blending Secrets Guide - Top, Middle, Base Notes.

      Chemistry of Essential Oils - How to select oils with chemical properties for therapeutic results.

      The Language of Aroma - Let Your Nose Guide You.

      Introducing Essential Oils into your Practice, Home or Work place.

      Restorative Rituals, Chakra Care & Meditation.

      Aromatherapy in Your Kitchen - Cooking with Essential Oils

      Further Reading, Resources & References.

      Aromatherapy Supplies

      Supplies You Will Need for the Course

      PLEASE NOTE: This is a list of aromatherapy supplies I suggest you have on hand for use to experience essential oils, as well as to formulate therapeutic blends and various treatments.

      Bottles of the 15 oils Peppermint, Lavender, Eucalyptus, Tea Tree, Geranium, Vetiver, Ylang Ylang, Bergamot, Lemon, Sweet Marjoram, Rosemary verbenon, Cypress, Ravensara, Lemongrass and Sweet Orange.

      When selecting pure essential oils minimal requirements should include:

      •  Generic/common name of the essential oil.

      •  Botanical species.

      •  Part of the plant used to produce the oil.

      •  Method of extraction used.

      •  Where the oil was produced.

      Classifications of the 15 essential oils:

      Eucalyptus (Eucalyptus globulus), steam distilled leaf, Australia.

      Lavender (Lavendula angustifolia), steam distilled flowers, High Altitude France, Bulgaria or Italy.

      Peppermint (Mentha x piperita), steam distilled flowering tops, USA

      Tea Tree (Melaleuca alternifolia), steam distilled leaf, Australia.

      Geranium (Pelargonium roseum & P graveolens), steam distilled leaf, Madagascar & Albania.

      Vetiver (Vetiveria zizanioides), hydrodiffused root, Haiti.

      Ylang Ylang (Cananga odorata), Steam distilled flowers, Madagascar.

      Lemon (Citrus limon),Cold pressed peel, Italy.

      Lemongrass (Cymbopogon citratus) Hydrodiffused grass, Haiti.

      Ravensara (Ravensara aromatica), Steam distilled leaf, Madagascar.

      Bergamot (Citrus bergamia), Cold pressed peel, Italy.

      Cypress (Cupressus sempervirens), Steam distilled leaf/needles, Crete.

      Sweet Marjoram (Origanum majorana), Steam distilled flowers and leaf, Egypt.

      Sweet Orange (Citrus sinensis), Cold pressed fresh peel, Italy.

      Rosemary ct. verbenon (Rosmarinus officinalis), Steam distilled leaf, Corsica & Italy.

      Aromatherapy Journal - Highly recommended for recording personal notes about your experiences with essential oils, as well as the various recipes, and blends you formulate.

      Additional supplies to consider having on hand:

      •    7 – one-ounce bottles of Vegetable Carrier Oil (for making aromatic medicine & perfume blends).

      •  1 Bag Cotton Balls for Direct Inhalation.

      •  Natural Bristle Skin Brush.

      •  Cotton wash cloth, hand towel, bath towel.

      •  Robe.

      For Making Aromatherapy Sprays:

      2 or more – two-ounce colored glass atomizer misting bottles.

      1 Quart or more Purified Water.

      Optional: Witch Hazel or Alcohol.

      For Making Smelling Salts:

      1/4 cup Celtic (Grey) Salt.

      1/8 ounce vial(s) with cap for smelling salts.

      For Making Aromatic Bath Salts:

      Sea Salt.

      Epsom Salts.

      Celtic (Grey) Salts.

      Baking Soda.

      For Makings Facial & Body Masks & Scrubs:

      1 Cup Sugar.

      1 Cup Honey.

      1 Cup Cream.

      1 Cup French Green or Pink Clay.

      1 Avocado.

      1 Egg.

      For Making Lip Balms, Butters, Creams, Healing Salves & Ointments

      •  1 or more 1/4 or 1/2 Ounce colored glass jars with lid.

      •  1, 2 & 4 oz colored glass jars with lid.

      •  1/4 cup or more Beeswax.

      •  Light Coconut Oil.

      •  1/4 cup Shea Butter.

      •  Aloe Vera Gel.

      •  Vegetable Glycerin.

      For Facial and Respiratory Steams:

      Stainless Steel or Ceramic Bowel and Hand or Bath Towel.

      For Aromatherapy Blends:

      1 dozen or more - 5ml colored glass euro-dropper bottles.

      Optional Supplies:

      Foot bath or basin for foot soak.

      Micro or Fan Diffuser.

      Humidifier.

      Diluted Essential Oils for your Aromatic Medicine Chest

      Very expensive oils like Rose can be purchased in a 5-10% dilution of carrier oil. The intensity of these pure oils makes them useful in dilution with great effect.

      Introduction: Aromatherapy Terms

      Adulterant - A substance which was not originally present in an essential oil at the time of distillation and later added. An adulterant can be artificial or natural.

      Base Oil (Carrier Oil) - Vegetable or nut oils such as Light Coconut Oil, Jojoba, Sweet Almond and Grapeseed.

      Diffuser - A device that disperses essential oils into an area. The three basic types are clay, candle and electric.

      Dilute - Adding a small amount of essential oil to a larger amount of base (carrier) oil to make it safe for use on the skin.

      Distillation - Method used to extract essential oil from the plant. Steam distillation is the most common form of distillation.

      GC/MS (Gas Chromatograph/Mass Spectrometer) - A device used by analytic chemists to determine the precise make-up of a given substance. Used in aromatherapy to determine the precise chemical constituents of an essential oil, and whether the oil is pure or adulterated with synthetic chemicals or other products.

      Essential Oil - Highly aromatic substance found in specialized cells of certain plants. Technically, when this substance is in the plant, it is called an essence. After distillation of a single type of plant, the aromatic substance is referred to as an essential oil.

      Herbally Infused Oil - These are oils that carry the medicinal properties of certain herbs. Carrier oil is infused with the medicinal herb, the plant is strained off, and the remaining oil can be used directly on the skin.

      Neat - Use of an undiluted essential oil on the skin.

      Notes - As in top, middle, and base notes. A type of classification system based on aroma, to identify certain oils. Generally, essential oils from citrus peels are top notes, essential oils from flowers, leaves and stems are middle notes, and essential oils from roots are base notes.

      Orifice Reducer - A device used to reduce the size of the opening of a bottle, making dispensing the essential oil easier and more accurate.

      Volatile - Describes how quickly a substance disperses (evaporates) into the air. In aromatherapy, top note essential oils may be referred to as highly volatile, meaning that they disperse quickly into the air.

      ~ WHAT ARE ESSENTIAL OILS ~

      Essential oils are the subtle, highly aromatic substances, and volatile liquids found in specialized cells or glands of plants, and extracted from a single botanical source through distillation.

      Essential oils are extracted from flowers, seeds, leaves, stems, bark, and roots of herbs, bushes, shrubs and trees, the part of the plant yielding the maximum amount of essential oil. Essential oils have evolved as protection for a plant from predators and to attract pollinators. Some plants have an aroma, while others do not. Why this is so remains a mystery.

      Essential oils represent the essence of a plant. As such they are highly concentrated, a drop or two can produce significant results. These precious plant distillates are actually a plant’s excretions. When the substance of scent is still in the plant, it is called an essence. After distillation from the plant part, the aromatic substance is referred to as an essential oil.

      Aromatic essential oils enhance your life force energies, or Prana. It is by inhaling their aromatic scent, or through their application on your body by various methods, that your own life force energies are enhanced and restored.

      What is Aromatherapy? Aromatherapy means to treat with aroma through inhalation. The true practice of aromatherapy is a wedding of both science and art in the use of pure plant essential oils to enhance one’s physical, mental and emotional well-being and health.

      Essential oils are highly aromatic and therefore, many of their benefits can be obtained simply by inhaling their aromatic scent. The scent you smell when breathing in the heavenly scent of a rose is the pure essence of a rose.

      It is well known that aroma reaches and influences the deepest human instincts. When essential oils are diffused and inhaled, aromatherapy not only delivers the calming benefits of fragrance, it also delivers the many health benefits unique to essential oils.

      Essential oils penetrate. The penetrating characteristic of essential oils greatly enhances their ability to be effective. Essential oils can be diluted in a carrier oil for safe application to the skin. They can penetrate through skin tissue to effectively relieve pain and promote healing, or through a toe nail to treat fungus underneath.

      The use of plants and herbs is the oldest form of healing disease and pain, and the medicinal properties of plants have been recorded in the oldest writings in history, in myth, and folklore. According to ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics and Chinese manuscripts, priests and physicians were using essential oils thousands of years before Christ to heal the sick.

      In ancient times they were considered more valuable than gold. There are numerous references to oils in the Bible, yet only now is science beginning to investigate the incredible healing substances found in essential oils.

      Virtually everything used today in modern drugs can be traced back to a botanical extract. Hippocrates said that there is a remedy for everything to be found in Nature.

      Modern scientific research has proven that essential oils have remarkable medicinal properties. Pure essential oils are now being used successfully in hospitals and medical centers throughout the USA and around the globe. Aromatherapy is a safe, natural, inexpensive and complementary form of healthcare.

      REVIEW QUESTIONS:

      1) Please review, ‘What Are Essential Oils,’ and write a summary.

      2) What does the term Aromatherapy mean?

      3) Discuss the qualities of essential oils.

      4) Please review Aromatherapy Terms and write a brief Definition for the following:

      Volatile -

      Carrier Oil -

      Diffuser -

      GC/MS Test -

      Dilution -

      Adulterant -

      ~ A BRIEF HISTORY OF AROMATHERAPY ~

      Prehistoric Times

      The historic use of aromatic plant substances has been around since the Neolithic period. Herbs and plants were used in cooking and medicine, as well as buried with the dead. Deposits of medicinal plants have been found inside graves dating back eighty-thousand years ago. However, the use of pure essential oils has only been available since the creation of distillation. It is thought that smoking or smudging was the earliest type of aromatic treatment. Shamans and Priests were probably the first aoma therapists and perfumers. Early use of aromatic plants linked ritual and medicinal uses, and perfumes were seen as having medicinal value.

      Babylonia

      The ancient Babylonians used plant aromatics as shown by records found on clay tablets with orders for plant aromatics like myrrh, cypress, and cedar. Prescriptions with pine resin for treating ulcers were found among others.

      Egypt - 3000 B.C.

      Five thousand years ago the Egyptians used aromatic plant materials in all aspects of their life, and began the healing arts of cleansing and healing baths, massage, reflexology, and cosmetology. Priest healers used aromatics in religious ceremonies. The Papyrus Ebers, a medical document written in 1550 BC and preserved at the University of Leipzig, describes the use of aromatic plant remedies for treating internal and external conditions. As this was before distillation they used the effleurage method to infuse aromatic oils into ointments and perfumes.

      The Egyptians practiced the science of embalming their dead with aromatic blends, and wrapping them in linens soaked with aromatics. The anti-bacterial and antiseptic properties of these plant aromatics was so powerful that some of these mummies can still be seen intact today. The tombs of the Pharoahs were filled with alabaster jars and ebony coffers.  Egyptians believed the aromatics would be used by the Pharoah to restore youth and vigor in the next world. The quality and expense of the aromatics used in the burial chamber are said to symbolically represent the wealth and status of the dead. Probably the most well known purveyor of plant aromatics in Egypt was Queen Cleopatra who became famous for her use of perfumes, healing balms, and beauty treatments.

      China - 2700 BC

      For the Chinese there was little distinction between treatments for the mind and body. Substances that nourished and promoted healing for the mind were also used for treating the body. The Chinese considered perfumes as medicine. The ancient herbal traditions practiced today, including acupuncture, began with the publication of The Yellow Emperor’s Classic of Internal Medicine by Huang Ti. This ancient text primarily deals with the causes and treatment of disease.

      Ayurveda East India - 3000 BC

      Terra cotta distillation devices and perfume containers were found in the ancient Indus Valley dating back to 3000 BC. The use of plant aromatics in the Indian culture is vast. Aromatic plants and oils have been used in every aspect of their lives, including beauty treatments, perfuming, medicinal practices, cleansing and ritual bathing, and religious ceremonies. Indian tantric practices were performed to anoint the body with oils to seduce and arouse the passions. The Vedas, the most ancient sacred texts known, contained formulas for aromatics. The Rig Veda contained instructions for the uses of over 700 plants, including spikenard, myrrh, sandalwood, ginger, cinnamon, and coriander. The human was seen as part of nature and the preparation of medicinal plants was considered a sacred practice. Ayurvedic medicine is one of the oldest forms of medicine practiced continuously since ancient times.

      The Bible

      Considered as, or more valuable than gold, plant aromatics were rare and highly prized in the ancient world. The Bible makes numerous references to the use of aromatic oils in both the New and Old Testaments. The ancient Hebrews valued plant aromatics for medicinal, perfume, and religious practices. In the Bible Moses received an anointing oil formula for consecrating men into the priesthood which was practiced for generations. The formula included myrrh, cinnamon, frankincense, and olive oil. Mary Magdalene anointed her Master Jesus feet with the rare and expensive Spikenard oil. The Phoenician merchants introduced aromatics from the Orient to the West, and helped establish large trading routes for aromatics.

      Greece - 500 BC

      The Greeks furthered the knowledge of the Egyptians, and began recording and classifying the properties and actions of plant medicinals. It was Marestheus who first identified the stimulating and sedative properties of plant medicinals. Herodutus has been credited by some with creating the first distillation method, by recording the method of distillation of turpentine around 425 BC. The Greek surgeon Dioscorides wrote his five volume herbal text, Materia Medica, in 78 AD. The book described the properties and uses of around 600 plants. This text became the main herbal reference used, and was translated into Latin, and became the standard medical text for the next 1,000 years. The aromatic plants section gave treatments for ointments and massage oils for every known condition. It also referenced important details for harvesting when a plant’s active properties were most powerful. Dioscorides discovered that plant chemistry changes depending on the time of day, year, and stage of development. Plant harvesting practices continue to follow these same practices discovered by Dioscorides in today’s modern essential oil industry.

      The father of holistic medicine Hippocrates was an advocate of massage and recommended a scented bath and daily massage. Theophrastus of Lesbos, a pupil of Plato at the medical school in Athens, took over the school, and studied herbal medicine, aromatic plants and resins extensively. He noted that some ancient perfumes like rose perfume did not contain any rose at all; and the so-called perfume of Marjoram from Egypt contained no sweet marjoram. Even in ancient days expensive botanical preparations were adulterated. In his publication Concerning Odors he reports many of the physical and emotional effects of fragrance. He recognized that aromas have medicinal value.

      Rome AD

      The Romans used lavish and opulent means for plant aromatics with baths and massage being the most well-known. By 3 A.D. Rome was

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