Aromatherapy
Aromatherapy
is the systematic use of essential oils in holistic treatments that
seeks to improve physical and emotional well-being. Essential oils,
extracted from plants are thought to possess distinctive therapeutic
properties, which may be utilised to improve health and prevent disease.
These natural plant oils are applied in a variety of ways; massage blended in a carrier oil (the most used method), adding a few drops to warm bath water, through inhalations & blended into creams/lotions and other plant bases for individual use. An essential oil is an aromatic, volatile substance
extracted from a single botanical source by distillation or expression.
Essential oils have been utilised in fragrances, flavours and medicines
for thousands of years and there are some 400 different oils extracted
from plants all over the world.
Amazing Fact!
The recorded history of essential oils goes back as far as 4.500B.C and clay tablets have been found from babylon dating back to 1,800B.C, ordering cedar, myrrh and cypress!
Benefits
Aromatherapy is a preventative treatment helping to maintain optimum health.
- Works on the Autonomic nervous system (ANS) - maximising the efficiency of the body's involuntary functions
- The combination of massage & essential oils positively effect the body's energy field (aura)
- Treatment time & TLC offers the opportunity to release problems and reestablish a balanced view of life and experience 'centering'
- Stress reducing
- Stimulates immune system
- Profound benefits emotionally
- Can influence (through the sense of smell) reactions within the Hypothalamus - essential oils react directly and rapidly on the emotional centres
Your Treatment
Following an initial consultation I will blend essential oils that I feel and know will benefit you the most, physically & emotionally. I do not used pre-blended oils and only mix enough oil to use on the day.
All the aromatherapy products I use are from the tried & tested, long established family run business 'Purple Flame'.
It is important to remember that
aromatherapy does not cure major illnesses. However it is effective at
improving the functionality of the immune system, alleviating minor
aches and pains in the joints, improving skin tone, lowering blood pressure, clearing congestion,relieving the symptoms of menstrual cramps, relieving tension that causes headaches, relaxing
muscles, improving circulation to the scalp which helps reduce dandruff
and helps promote healthy hair growth, improving sleep and so much
more!
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Therapy Room 2011
