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  • Essential Oil of the Month: Immortelle

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    Oil of the month: Immortelle (Helichrysum italicum) This month I had to include Helichrysum italicum, sometimes known as Everlasting or Immortelle essential oil. Grown in the Mediterranean, you’ll often find the essential oil is from Corsica. The yellow blossoms are steam distilled and it produces a herbaceous, earthy, honey-like aroma. Some people find the aroma…

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  • Essential Oil of the Month: Jasmine

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    Essential Oil of the Month: Jasmine absolute (Jasminum grandiflorum)  The weather has been beautiful so I have chosen Jasmine absolute for May. Jasmine is one of my favourite (of many) oils to use. It has such an intense, rich, sweet smell. This is due to the fact the oil is extracted by solvent extraction. This…

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  • What’s a healing response?

    What’s a healing response?

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    What Is a Healing Crisis? Understanding the Bump on the Road to Wellness I thought  I would write this blog post after a client recently contacted me to say they felt unwell after their treatment. It lasted the night and they felt back to normal in the morning. What they had experienced is known as…

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  • Essential Oils v. Fragrance Oils.

    Essential Oils v. Fragrance Oils.

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    Essential Oils vs. Fragrance Oils: What’s Best for Your Homemade Products? Your making your own beauty products to use at home and you are choosing a fragrance, do you choose essential oils or fragrance oils? Do you know what the difference is (or how to tell the difference)? When it comes to choosing how to…

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  • Stress Awareness Month

    Stress Awareness Month

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    Stress Awareness Month: Understanding the Effects of Stress and Embracing Complementary Therapies April is Stress Awareness Month—a time to reflect on the impact stress has on our lives and explore ways to manage it more effectively. Unfortunately, stress has become an almost unavoidable part of life. But while a little stress can be motivating, chronic…

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  • Try it out Tuesday

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    Are you thinking about trying out reflexology or aromatherapy massage but not sure what to expect or if you will like if? On Tuesday 8th and 15th April I am having a ‘try it out Tuesday’ for new clients. If you are a new client (e.g. one that I have not seen before), you will…

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  • What to expect from your Reflexology treatment

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    A reflexologist will work on stimulating various points (usually) on your hands or feet. These points relate to points on your body and by stimulating them it is believed it can help balance and support physical and emotional issues. Most reflexologists offer foot reflexology but may also offer hand reflexology, especially if foot reflexology isn’t…

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  • What to expect from your aromatherapy massage

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    An aromatherapy massage is similar in many ways to a Swedish massage except your aromatherapist will create a bespoke blend of essential oils for your specific needs.  Like any other massage, your aromatherapist will use a massage oil, but unlike some other massages who may just use a nut or vegetable oil, or a pre-blended…

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