Category Archives: Aromatherapy

SPRING ALLERGIES

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If you would like to experiment with making your own inhalers to
alleviate Spring allergies using essential oils, then Amy Galper has some guidelines you can follow at the link below.

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Amy Galper Blog: https://amygalper.com/blog/

Always ask your doctor before using essential oils for your well-being!

All the best in Wellness!

Essential Oils for Stress

Aromatic Studies is a school I am very familiar with because I am a graduate of that institution.

In a recent blog post by Holly Brandenberger who is a Registered Nurse and Certified Aromatherapist, she shares her choices for essential oils to use for stress and well-being. It is a real find to have this information available for free just by clicking the link below.

The added benefit is knowing that she is a registered nurse who suggests that these powerful oils, which are produced from plants, are some things that we can find and use for our wellness regimen and well-being exploration.

Take a look when you find a moment. I assure you that you will not be disappointed. Afterall, what can we lose when there is plant powered guidance for us to use?

All the best in Wellness!

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Benefits of Hand Massage with Carrier & Essential Oils

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Have you thought about using your essential oils to massage your hands? Recently I decided to see how using this option benefits your “well-being” care.

Here is what I learned from an article at the Healthline website:

  • better mood
  • reduced hand pain
  • less anxiety
  • improved sleep
  • greater grip strength

See additional details at the link below.
https://www.healthline.com/health/pain-relief/the-many-benefits-of-a-hand-massage-and-how-to-do-it-yourself#benefits

Treat yourself to watching the 5 minute hand massage demonstrations at the videos below. You will not be disappointed.

Healthline has detailed guidelines for which carrier and essential oils to use. In addition, I want to remind you always use a carrier oil (for example, fractionated coconut oil, olive oil) to dilute essential oils. Learn more about essential oils dilution at this link: https://hairblues.me/2022/07/04/an-essential-oil-dilution-lesson/

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Flowers of and for Wellness

You know my motto :)… News you can use 🙂

It seems odd now, that many years ago I was given wellness care from a dear friend, Leslie(Les) Kaslof, who was at the time delving into herbs and later “flower essences” .

I had a severe allergy reaction to the environment, which resulted in very bad headaches and constant sneezing. He whipped up a concoction of herbs and gave me a pillow of lavender flowers and oil to lay on my head. I was willing to try almost anything at the time because i was in so much pain.

Well folks, whatever Les blended with the herbs and “flower essences” he had, it worked. That was more than 50 years ago. No one of our friends knew anything about the study of herbs and oils. In fact, Les made a chart of the herbs and what they could be used for. I include a link here to that masterpiece. I shall always remember that gift given time and the attention and care Les gave to me. He was a pioneer in the Flower Essence World.
Chart Link: https://herbalchart.com/close-up.htm

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Life is full of ironies – fast forward to my present-day interests. I am a certified aromatherapist, and I spend a lot of time researching essential oils, and more recently flower essences, which I was introduced to by my aromatic wellness colleagues. “Low and behold” – this is what Les was involved in! So, I am eager to share this video with you, which was posted on the Herbalist Without Borders blog. I am a member of this nonprofit organization. At a time when pharmaceuticals are available for ‘this & that’, I am reminded that my grandmother always used herbs for her wellness care and lived until she was 94 years old. As a matter of fact, she would send my sister and me to Kiehls to purchase ‘dandelion’ and other herbs, which she would use for her wellness regimen. At that time, it was a storefront.

Sometimes, we need to get ‘back to basics‘. Take a look at the presentation below in your free time. You just might find a solution to the issue you’re having.

Learn more about Herbalist Without Borders at
https://www.hwbglobal.org/blog

When you are ahead of your time, it’s a path only you can discover. Here’s an excerpt of a description of who Leslie J. Kaslof was.

Leslie J. Kaslof was internationally recognized in the field of holistic health and natural approaches to stress reduction, and was instrumental in establishing the field of homeopathic (Bach) flower remedies in North America. Read more at the source: https://www.amazon.com/Herb-Ailment-Cross-Reference-Chart/dp/B000JQ317O

https://www.herbalgram.org/resources/herbalgram/issues/53/table-of-contents/article2221/

Click the links in this post for other sources of information.

Free Downloads from the Bach Museum website: https://www.bachcentre.com/en/education/books-and-reading-lists/free-downloads/

https://healthy.net/author/leslie-j-kaslof/



All the best in Wellness!

Do you have questions about Essential Oils?

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I have recommended Essential 3 as a product source for essential oils. However, they also have a contact form where you can ask questions. Use the link below.

Here is a direct link to their blog:
https://essentialthree.com/blog/

All the best in Wellness!

Steps For Smelling an Essential Oil

As her knowledge of plants and her essential oils instruction demonstrates, Amy Anthony is a master trainer. I have over the past time benefited from her insights and guidance.

Take a look at the link below to learn more about enjoying the gift of embracing your sense of smell using her suggested methods when exploring the meditative approach she uses with essential oils

It’s a free video; How cool is that!

All the best in Wellness!
https://linktr.ee/autocreate740

Essential Oils Information

At the Essential 3 website I found detailed information and guidelines for using essential oils, and I think that it is worth telling you about my “find”. Click the link below when you find a moment.

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https://essentialthree.com/about

All the best in Wellness!

Aromatic Wellness Icon – Jade Shutes

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I have posted on this blog about Jade Shutes before. I follow her on Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/aromaticstudies/.

I am a graduate of the Aromatic Studies programs as a Certified Aromatherapist and Trainer.

Below is a link to Jade Shutes YouTube channel. There are free demonstrations of various remedies for health and well-being using her recipes and produced by her.

Help yourself to learning more at the link below.

https://www.youtube.com/c/AromaticStudies/videos

Happy New Year!

All the best for your Well-being and Wellness regimens.

Just Fyi
https://hairblues.me/2022/05/08/living-with-the-book/

Aromatic Wellness Classes

One of the results of the Pandemic (COVID19) has been to draw our attention to our sense of smell in a big way. This has caused an onslaught of articles and discussions about aromatherapy and the benefits of using our sense of smell. The medical community has even brought the methods of using aromatic methods to their patients. And the beauty community has a newfound interest in the benefits we can gain from exploring the plant world where we can find therapeutic benefits from including them in our well-being program.

In this post, I am featuring Amy Anthony, (website NYCAromatica) and her classes, which are among the best. I am a NAHA certified aromatherapist who has taken many classes in order to learn about the best and most safe methods for using essential oils and integrative medicinal methods as part of my wellness regimen. Some years ago, I had the pleasure to have Amy Anthony as one of my teachers at the New York Institute of Aromatherapy (closed now due to the Pandemic).

Amy has a website filled with aromatherapy solutions, potions, and a “poetic” method of providing this service to you. Take a look at her website to enjoy the many facets of aromatic wellness techniques and ideas to include them in your wellness regimen for therapeutic benefits.


Amy Anthony is modest in her explanation “About” herself. These are a few thoughts about what I think she offers in her training and consultations.
1) An aficionada’s grasp of the subject matter.
2) Clarity and ease of communicating – even in the more complex materials.
3) A certain generosity of spirit in her communication.


You can learn more about what she has to offer and sign yourself up for a class at the link below.
https://nycaromatica.com/online-classes/

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Read more about Amy at: https://nycaromatica.com/about/


All the best in Wellness!

An Essential Oil Dilution Lesson

Hello Everyone,

I have often posted here that in order to get the most therapeutic benefit from essential oils, it is important/necessary to “dilute” them with a “carrier oil”.

Below is a video that Amy Galper prepared to explain how to dilute essential oils with a carrier oil, or other option. What is 5% dilution? Amy gives you guidelines on how to understand what to do.

Take a look at Amy’s Youtube video – and then subscribe to her channel to learn more about essential oils and other well-being topics.

All the best in Wellness,
Judith