Aromatherapy for Massage Practitioners provides information about practical concerns, such as pricing sessions, proper dilutions, sending products home with clients, and effective formulations for specific ailments.

Features:

• Case studies present specifica ailments in clinical scenarios, with proper aromatherapy and massage treatments to implement
• Recipe boxes provide directions for blending a variety of essential oils
• Activity boxes require you to apply skills and make decisions
• Essential oil monographs provide important information on the history and traditional uses, safety considerations, and most effective use in massage therapy of 50 individual essential oils
• Review questions in every chapter test your knowledge

Contents

1. An Introduction to Aromatherapy
2. Extracting Essential Oils From Plants
3. Buying and Storing Essential Oils
4. The Effects of Essential Oils on the Body
5. Essential Oil Chemstry
6. Essential Oil Profiles
7. Applications Suitable for the Massage Room
8. Measurements and Dilutions
9. Carriers
10. Essential Oil Safety
11. Blending
12. Supplies and Equipment for Aromatherapy Massage
13. The Aromatherapy Consultation and Treatment
14. Sending Aromatherapy Home Woth the Client
15. Stress
16. The Musculoskeletal System
17. The Cardiovascular System
18. The Lymphatic System
19. The Nervous System
20. The Immune System
21. The Integumentary System
22. The Female Reproductive System
23. The Respiratory System
24. The Digestive System
25. Elderly Care
26. End-of-Life Care

Appendices

• Therapeutic Guide to Ailments and Essential Oils
• Suppliers
• Training Courses in Aromatherapy
• Research Resources

Glossary
Index

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