Aromatherapy -- A Complete Guide to the Healing Art
By Kathi Keville and Mindy Green
Softcover: 158 pages
8.5 x 10 inches
Everything you need to know to enhance your health, beauty and emotional well-being through the practice of aromatherapy can be found in Aromatherapy A Complete Guide to the Healing Art. Kathi Keville and Mindy Green, who are masters in the fields of herbalism and aromatherapy, offer a fresh perspectives on this most fragrant health modality.
Aromatherapy -- A Complete Guide to the Healing Art includes:
- The history and theory of fragrance.
- Therapeutic uses of aromatherapy for circulation, digestion, respiration, immunity and more.
- Instructions for creating personal beauty and skin products.
- Techniques for the home distillation and blending of essential oils.
- A materia medica listing the origins and uses of commonly available essential oils.
We just absolutely love all the recipes and formulas in Aromatherapy A Complete Guide to the Healing Art! This detailed volume delves into so many levels of aromatherapy. From theory to therapy to alchemy, this book is so jam-packed with information it is truly deserving of its subtitle -- A Complete Guide to the Healing Art. It even goes into the basics of extracting and distilling essential oils!
What they're saying about Aromatherapy A Complete Guide to the Healing Art:
"A jewel amongst the plethora of aromatherapy books flooding the market! It captures the essence of aromatherapy and presents it in a clear, intelligent and engaging manner. I especially enjoyed the sprinkling of delightful anecdotes tucked liberally amidst the information-packed pages of this fine book and will recommend it to all my students as an excellent resource to aromatherapy as a healing art..." -- Rosemary Gladstar, herbalist, author of Herbal Healing for Women, and co-founder of Sage Mountain Herbs.
"A unique and indispensable book for all involved in holistic health care... A practical, empowering and insightful book blending the best in herbalism with the finest essence of aromatherapy, offering a cornucopia of healing to all who read it." -- David Hoffman, medical herbalist and author, The Information Sourcebook of Herbal Medicine.
"As a full-time teacher of aromatherapy, I found this book to be concise, informative and practical. I highly recommend it to anyone interested in the practice of aromatherapy." -- Michael Scholes, CEO, Aromatherapy Seminars.
"A wonderful book! The authors have combined phyto- and aroma- therapies together in a comprehensive, easy-to-understand way." -- Galina Lisin, president, Herba-Aromatica.
"A Complete Guide to welcome addition to every aromatherapy library." -- Jeffrey Schiller, Awareness Magazine.
The Authors
Kathi Keville has studied herbs since 1969. Her attraction to fragrant plants led to an involvement in aromatherapy. Her other books include Herbs for Health and Healing; The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Herbs; and Herbs: American Country Living. Keville is editor of the American Herb Association Quarterly, an honorary life member of the American Aromatherapy Association, a member of the National Institute of Holistic Aromatherapy, and a founding professional member of the American Herbalist Guild. She is also a masseuse and owns a mail-order herb business specializing in aromatherapy cosmetics. She travels throughout North America teaching seminars.
Mindy Green is an herbalist, massage practitioner, and esthetician. With twenty-three years' experience studying plants and their healing powers, Green now specializes in the study of aromatherapy and is a consultant to the industry. She is co-founder of Simpler's Botanical Co., a founding member of the American Herbalist Guild, and associate editor of the American Herb Association Newsletter. As co-director and faculty member of the California School of Herbal Studies and the Rocky Mountain Center for Botanical Studies, Green has lectured across the United States and Canada.
This comprehensive book is a must for your Aromatherapy library.
