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This comprehensive guide to aromatherapy provides thorough coverage for students and is also an excellent reference for practitioners. It includes all the information required by students in accredited Level 4 aromatherapy courses.
Table des matières
Part I. FoundationsChapter 1. Aromatherapy as Holistic Medicine
Chapter 2. How Aromatherapy Works
Chapter 3. The Therapeutic Relationship and the Consultation Process
Chapter 4. Practicalities of the Therapeutic Space
Chapter 5. Origins: Botany and the Production of Essential Oils
Chapter 6. The Provenance of Essential Oils
Chapter 7. Essential-Oil Chemistry for Aromatherapy
Chapter 8. Carrier Materials
Chapter 9. Principles of Blending and Methods of Application
Chapter 10. Essential Oils for Body Systems
Part II. Profiles of Individual Essential OilsPart III. PracticalitiesChapter 11. Aromatherapy in the Community
Chapter 12. Professional Dimensions and Research
Chapter 13. Business Matters
Appendix 1. Case Histories
Appendix 2. Cautions for the Use of Essential Oils
Appendix 3. Therapeutic Properties of Essential Oils
Appendix 4. Essential-Oil Energetics and Therapeutic Chart
A propos de l'auteur
Vicki Pitman has over 25 years of experience of aromatherapy as a practitioner, tutor, lecturer, researcher, and therapist in hospice care. She is a member of the International Federation of Aromatherapists and also a qualified medical herbalist (F.URHP). She gained an MPhil degree in complementary health studies from the University of Exeter and has authored several books and articles on herbal medicine, the history of traditional medicine, reflexology, and aromatherapy.
