What You’ll Need:
• Raw honey – 1 TBSP
• Radiance Skin Clay – 1 TBSP
• Radiant Rose Facial Mist™ – 1/2 TSP
• Cistus essential oil – 1 drop
• Helichrsysum Essential Oil – 1 drop… Read more
What You’ll Need:
• Legends Blend Essential Oil – 1 drop (please only use recommended dose)
• Sea Salt – 1/4 cup
• Baking Soda – 1/4 cup… Read more
What You’ll Need:
• Orange essential oil – 3 drops
• Grapefruit essential oil – 3 drops
• Lemon essential oil – 2 drops
• Bergamot essential oil – 2 drops… Read more
What You’ll Need:
• Rosemary essential oil – 4 drops
• Helichrysum essential oil – 7 drops
• Frankincense essential oil – 6 drops
• Carrier oil of your choice – 30mL… Read more
This easy-to-make Sensual Ylang Salt Glow restores smooth, glowing skin while nourishing the heart and mind. The mood enhancing plant aromas envelop your senses as you effectively stimulate circulation and detoxification with the purifying power of sea salt and herbs.… Read more
By Stephanie McCann
Many of the herbs we use as medicine today have long traditions spanning back thousands of years, but sometimes their uses seem a bit superstitious and outdated. Although folklore has provided us with great direction in understanding the benefits of various plants, modern science is beginning to confirm the merits of these historical uses.… Read more
by Stephanie McCann
As winter begins shifting towards spring and the days grow longer, the natural world slowly awakens to a lively buzz of excitement. Similarly, we find ourselves emerging from the quietude and slumber of wintertime to greet the invigorating spirit of spring. The cold, damp heaviness of winter can leave us feeling sluggish and melancholy, so it is important to surround ourselves with bright and uplifting energies this time of year.… Read more
A TWO-AND-A-HALF-DAY TRAINING with David Crow, LAc
at the New York Open Center
Friday, September 18, 6:30–9:30pm
Saturday & Sunday, September 19 & 20, 10am–5:30pm
This weekend with leading aromatherapist David Crow, one of the world’s foremost experts in botanical medicine and Ayurvedic and Chinese medical systems, will offer an in-depth training in the therapeutic uses of essential oils and the principles and practice of Aromatherapy.… Read more
Come to Your Senses with Flower Essences and Essential Oils
Sunday, March 29th 10am-1pm (lunch 1pm-2pm) 2pm-6pm
Opening to Flowers: A Flower Essence class with Sara Crow, L.Ac. 10am-1pm
Flower essences are an energetic preparation of flowers primarily used to address issues related to the emotions, mind and soul.
In this video, learn how to quickly and easily make aromatic bath salts–the perfect gift for anyone you know who could use some relaxation.
What scent of aromatic bath salts are you going to create?
Get essential oils for your DIY bath salt.
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I love to burn some palo santo wood chips when I get home from a busy day, as it helps me to transition and calm down. I’ve also been keeping some Hawaiian sandalwood oil in my pocket, and apply it once or twice a day as my fragrance of choice.… Read more
by Taya Malakian
It is blazing hot outside here in California! The moment I walk out the door the heat is almost suffocating and it feels like there is no escape. There is a major heat wave right now in the Western US, and there are still many more weeks of summer to go!… Read more
This blog post is inspired by David Crow’s article, How To Use Essential Oils Effectively. Essential Oils are a potent form of plant medicine, so it is always best to use caution and educate yourself on safe essential oil use before using essential oils.
Below are the 6 Best Ways to Use Essential Oils for Health and Healing:
1) Inhalations
This application is simple and can be done just about anywhere.… Read more
It’s that time of year…
Throughout the country, millions of people are struggling to protect themselves from the hardships of winter. The news is filled with flu season stories that can put everyone on edge. While it is important to be proactive, it is counterproductive to be fearful.… Read more
I love natural perfumes! Every day I blend up a unique combination of natural perfume that suites my mood, or inspires the mood I want to have. Some days call for a combination of bergamot oil and vetiver oil.
Some days neroli natural perfume and jasmine infused perfume.… Read more
There are a lot of kids in my family. I have 3 sisters, and between them, they have given me 8 wonderful nieces and nephews. I have a son and a daughter myself. The holidays are a hectic, chaotic and joyous occasion in my family. We are blessed to all live in the same small town. … Read more
This week we have shared some easy to make gift ideas, but one question you might have is: how do I come up with my own aromatherapy essential oil blend?
There are many ways to develop a blend, and here is one simple method to create custom essential oil blends for perfumery or making natural products.… Read more
There are so many ways to use essential oils! One of my favorite ways is to incorporate them into my personal care routine. Making your own personal care products with simple ingredients and essential oils is an easy way to ensure your skin care is natural and perfectly tailored to your tastes.… Read more