Aromatherapy for Massage Practitioners

Aromatherapy for Massage Practitioners
Author: Ingrid Martin
Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Total Pages: 348
Release: 2007
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 9780781753456

This book is a complete guide for massage therapists interested in adding aromatherapy to their practice. It addresses practical concerns such as pricing sessions to account for the cost of oils, proper dilutions, sending products home with clients, and effective formulations for specific ailments. Case studies present specific ailments in clinical scenarios, with proper aromatherapy and massage treatments. Recipe Boxes provide directions for blending essential oils. Activity boxes develop readers' decision-making skills. Essential oil monographs discuss the history, traditional uses, safety considerations, and most effective use in massage therapy of 50 individual essential oils. Review questions appear in every chapter.

Aromatherapy Massage

Aromatherapy Massage
Author: Margie Hare
Publisher: Penton Overseas, Inc
Total Pages: 88
Release: 2004
Genre: Health & Fitness
ISBN: 9781741216356

Aromatherapy is a healing therapy based on the use of pure essential oils for physical and emotional health and wellbeing. These all-natural oils have a powerful therapeutic affect but can also relieve stress and anxiety, bring balance and harmony, delight the senses and lift the spirits. Essential oils, derived from the flowers, leaves and other parts of plants, are highly concentrated and it is important to understand when and how to use them. Aromtherapist Margie Hare explains how the oils are derived, how to blend and use them and which oils to use as natural remedies for many common ailments. Aromatherapy Massage is especially beneficial. It can be stimulating or relaxing depending on the oils used and the technique applied. Both the book and the DVD feature aromatherapist Margie Hare's excellent step-by-step guide to the art of massage with essential oils. The massage techniques are fully illustrated, practical and easy to follow. Book jacket.

Clare Maxwell-Hudson's Aromatherapy Massage

Clare Maxwell-Hudson's Aromatherapy Massage
Author: Clare Maxwell-Hudson
Publisher: DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley)
Total Pages: 116
Release: 1994
Genre: Health & Fitness
ISBN: 9781564586421

Lavishly illustrated with hundreds of photographs, this hands-on guide for mastering a soothing touch outlines therapeutic uses of essential oils, with step-by-step massage techniques and a list of suppliers, to provide readers with detailed advice towards understanding the benefits of aromatherapy. 225 full-color photographs.

Hot Stone Massage

Hot Stone Massage
Author: Alison Trulock
Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.
Total Pages: 70
Release: 2008
Genre: Health & Fitness
ISBN: 9781402755644

Hot stone massage is a unique variant of massage therapy that employs heated stones to release physical tension and calm the nervous system. The stones' warmth and weight help the recipient focus more intently on the massage, and to be more receptive to its benefits. This superb introduction explains everything about this ancient healing practice, from which stones to choose (color, smoothness, shape, and mineral content matter) to which strokes to use. Along with attractive instructional photos throughout, there's information on setting up the massage, working different parts of the body, stimulating the chakra points, and alleviating specific symptoms--including muscular aches, back pain, arthritis, circulatory problems, and insomnia.

Aromatherapy Science

Aromatherapy Science
Author: Maria Lis-Balchin
Publisher: Pharmaceutical Press
Total Pages: 488
Release: 2006
Genre: Health & Fitness
ISBN: 9780853695783

Aromatherapy is one of the fastest growing forms of alternative medicine in the UK and USA. Essential oils are now sold in pharmacies and aromatherapy is increasingly being used in hospitals and primary care settings.This unique book takes an analytical and scientific approach to aromatherapy practices and principles based on the scientific evidence to date.The monographs cover commonly used essential oils and their therapeutic uses, details of toxicity, bioactivity, contraindications and clinical studies. This book provides pharmacists, GPs, nurses and other healthcare professionals with reliable scientifically based information on this growing discipline.

Aromatherapy and Massage for Mother and Baby

Aromatherapy and Massage for Mother and Baby
Author: Allison England
Publisher: Random House
Total Pages: 162
Release: 1999
Genre: Aromatherapy
ISBN: 0091822750

This newly revised edition provides the reader with expert advice on using essential oils in massage, baths, compresses, lotions, and inhalations. Special sections give complete instructions for using massage to ease the discomforts of pregnancy and relieve the pain of labor and birth, as well as to soothe and comfort restless babies and facilitate the bonding of mother and child.