Cedar season is coming
Consider this your public service announcement Austin: Cedar Season is Coming. When is Cedar Season? Here in Central Texas the local "cedar," which is actually in the Juniper tree family (Juniperus ashei), [...]
Choosing an Aromatherapist
Aromatherapy is quickly gaining popularity in households across America - everyone from the neighbors to Dr Oz are talking about essential oils! So how do you go about selecting a Qualified Aromatherapist [...]
What essential oil is good for ____ health problem?
What essential oil is the best for migraines? What essential oil should I use for kidney stones? What essential oil is best to get off my blood pressure medication? How often should [...]
Supporting neuropathic pain with Reflexology and Aromatherapy
Neuropathic pain is a condition in which the nerve fibers have been damaged, through injury or dysfunction, and send out incorrect nerve signals to pain centers. I’ve been working with clients to [...]
Essential oils and the feet
[Updated: November 20, 2014] This blog post has been updated from its original version to include further references and citations to help readers further their education and understanding of percutaneous absorption with [...]
Aromatherapy Germ Busters Class: September 21, 2013 at AOMA in Austin
What: Aromatherapy Germ Busters - Healthy Solutions in Cold and Flu Season When: Saturday, September 21st, 2013 10am-noon Where: AOMA Graduate School of Integrative Medicine, Classroom B1, 4701 West Gate Blvd, Austin, [...]
Friends don’t let friends drink essential oils
I see it frequently in social media images: just add X drops of X essential oil to a tall glass of water. I see it on advice columns with lines such as [...]
New research on Lavender essential oils for PMS
A 2013 study by Japanese researchers at the Shitennoji University in Osaka found the essential oil of Lavender (Lavandula angustifolia) increased the parasympathetic nervous system activity in participants experiencing mild to moderate [...]
Aromatherapy and PMS, PMDD, and Menstrual Cycle Disorders
"Aromatherapy can, in many instances, produce very reasonable results in PMS if regular treatments are given throughout a period of several months." - Jane Buckle [Clinical Aromatherapy: Essential [...]
Coming in April: Aromatherapy in the Childbearing Year workshop
I am pleased to announce that I will be running a workshop on the safe and careful use of aromatherapy in the process of becoming a mother. Each of the three trimesters [...]