What is aromatherapy?
It is the use of essential oils in a clinical, therapeutic or shamanic
practice to heal. The Essential oils are applied to the body “anointing”
hands, feet, head, neck, areas of pain, etc. Or the essential oils
are simply just smelled in order to benefit health and well -being.
Aromatherapy is not just about the smell
or scent of the oil. That scent of the oils gives us volumes of information
that pertain to their healing potentialities.
The Soil, water, air,
the purity of environment, stress on the plant, social-economic conditions,
etc. all affect the production of the chemicals which make up the
essential oils in flowers, herbs and trees. Many sensitive people
can smell the oil and determine many details of the origin of that
oil. However, even without that sensitivity, or even without the ability
to smell at all, much healing can occur on many levels.
The essential oils are
the most potent form of any plant material, anywhere. This fact cannot
be studied enough, because the qualities each plant posses holds keys
to transformation for health, physically, mentally and emotionally.
Because of this potency, aromatherapy has become a household word
whose meaning runs deep in every region of the world. Each region
has oils or resins whose uses are recorded in history books. Why are
these plants so revered for their effects, scents, etc?
Essential Oils are highly
regarded in Aruvedic medicine as the strongest medicine available.
When applied neat on the skin, particular oils benefit in eradicating
germs and healing wounds. When applied with heat, through baths, inhalations,
compresses, massage or direct inhalation, all essential oils have
health benefits.
There are over 400 plants
whose essential oils are cultivated for therapeutic use. The plant
material is distilled, and this process separates the rich oil from
the water in the plant and two products are rendered; the essential
oil and the hydrosol. The hydrosols of almost all plants are safest
for use around sensitive persons, on the skin directly, and even internally.
Most essential oils are not used internally however, and should never
be assumed they are safe for ingestion.
During a Healing aromatic
treatment the primary function of the essential oils are to release
transformative potential of the essential oil throughout the body,
assisting the body in radically enhancing the available healing potential
inherent in our bodies and the treatment involved. Emotional and mental
states are transcended by aroma-essential essences. The chemicals
within them are highly specialized for their effects. Allow the oils
to reach into your mind and consciousness to find the memories, images,
visions your deep self will provide to help you heal.
Some
oils that I use:
Frankincense
Lavender
Rosemary verbenone
Muhuhu
Sandalwood
Rhododendron
Paulo santo
Mitti attar
Blue lotus attar
Parijata attar
Angelica
Helycrysum
Clary sage
Nagarmotha
Mandarin
Myrrh
Cedar
Pinon pine
Cape chamomile
Cardamom
Charity
Miller works with the oils in a therapeutic application
to assist the emotions, deeply penetrating the psychic realms to
access healing capacity of the body. She applies the oils single
or blended neat and diluted in base oils. She always uses Organic,
sustainably procduced essential oils, base oils and lotions. Floracopeia
Oils are used if at all possible.
Custom Blending for specific issues
is an art form that takes many years to cultivate. Charity is at
the beginning of her journey with blending, and loving every minute
of it!
For Custom blends,
Charity can provide a diffused spray for your home or office or
car, or a “fixed perfume” for application on hands,
feet and other meridian points for specialized health issues.
Charity Miller is a Certified Aromatherapist
by David Crow and Floracopeia “Aromatic treasure for Health,
Beauty and Abundance”. Please call her with specific questions
regarding Aromatherapy with your next session, or for a phone consult.
For rates and appointment
scheduling with Charity Miller, go to the click
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