3 Good Reasons to Become a Certified Aromatherapist
Mar 2nd, 2009 by lindasmith
Recently I have been putting together our application to renew our status as an approved school of aromatherapy. That has required me to go through our curriculum piece by piece and examine how we present information about nature’s medicines–the essential oils. Whether I am looking at the history of aromatics or the chemistry of oils, I am impressed with both the science and the art of aromatherapy and how far it has come in the United States in such a short time. Why study essential oils? Here are three good reasons.
Number 1: Essential oils are nature’s medicines and can aid us in healing our body, mind and spirit. What oil helps arthritis and painful joints? What can I use for skin infections? Can an oil help get rid of a sore throat, earache, bronchitis, the cold or flu? What do I use for improving mental functioning and clarity of thought? Can essential oils help me balance my hormones, menopausal symptoms or aid in relieving menstrual pain? What about pregnancy–are esssential oils safe to use? Learning about essential oils can aid us in relieving common discomforts and promoting healing–if we know what we are doing.
Number 2: Learning about the chemistry of essential oils will help us to know how nature works in our favor. Essential oils are made up of hundreds and sometimes thousands of different chemical compounds–how do they work? Are they safer than drugs? Do they have side effects that I need to know about? How much do I use? Can I overdose or use too much? Learning about the structure of essential oils will better equip us in knowing how much and how often we should use nature’s medicines.
Number 3: Becoming a certified aromatherapist will add another dimension to the healing work you may already being doing. Are you a nurse? massage therapist? energy healer? physician? therapist? Americans know that pharmaceutical drugs are dangerous and cause major side effects. Nature’s medicines are far safer but need to be recommended by knowledgeable people who know their actions, uses and safety factors. Becoming a certified aromatherapist will give you the science as well as the art of applying and using essential oils.
PS: To find out how you too can become a certified clinical aromatherapist, go to http://www.ISHAhealing.com to find out more about our 240 hour course of study leading to a certification as a clinical aromatherapist.
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Very well written. I was wondering what is the best way to store the oils to prevent them from going “bad”?
Actually essential oils if they are therapeutic grade–do not go bad unless you mistreat them. They need to be kept in a dark amber or dark colored glass bottle and away from light and heat. Some of our students in really warm places like Las Vegas where it gets to be 115 degrees in the summer, will keep their oils in the refrigerator and if they have to travel with their oils, they put them in a cooler with ice. But unless you live in that kind of heat, just keeping them away from the window sill and a relatively comfortable temperature is all that is necessary. All oils except the citrus oils have a very long shelf life. You can will them to your grandchildren!