National Association of Holistic Aromatherapy (NAHA) – Beyond Aromatics Conference | Oct 24-27, 2018 – University of Utah Conference, Salt Lake City, Utah. I have just had the honour of speaking at the NAHA conference in the USA. I would like to express my sincere...
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By Salvatore Battaglia Introduction Many of us consider blending of essential oils as the fun, playful aspect of aromatherapy. It can become a very enjoyable hobby. However, blending essential oils is an art, and like any art it requires a balance of practice, skills...
Many of us within the holistic healing profession take chakra energy centres for granted. There is no reason to doubt their existence. However, have you ever researched the origins and the theory and philosophy underpinning the chakras? Kurt Leland’s book, Rainbow...
Defining biophilia I have often explained that essential oils help to re-establish the subtle and profound spiritual connections that we have long had with nature. Fischer-Rizzi beautifully explains that getting to know these heavenly scents is like falling in love....
Can essential oils be safely used with cats? Several posts on social media and online suggest that vaporising essential oils around your cat can be toxic and dangerous. I can confidently state that we have diffused essential oils around Memsahib, our Abyssinian cat...
David O. Kennedy, professor of Biological Psychology and the director of the Brain, Performance and Nutrition Research Centre at Northumbria University in the UK, has written a most thought-provoking book that provides us with a detailed explanation of the...
The Yellow World us feel grateful for the life we have and to appreciate whatever challenges life throws at us. While Albert does not use the word ‘gratitude’ once in the book, it is all about gratitude. In The Yellow World, Albert shares with us the important lessons...
Believe it or not, this was the title of an article in a recent New Scientist magazine.1 This sounds like it was straight from Ripley’s believe it or not! However, it was based on a paper published in the Journal of Investigative Dermatology which examined the role of...
