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How Essential Oils Can Combat Workplace Anxiety
Essential oils are a mainstay of holistic wellness. Their benefits can extend to providing stress relief in the workplace, which was experienced by at least 914,000 UK workers between 2021 and 2022. Below, I share my insight into the use of essential oils as an innovative approach to managing workplace anxiety, highlighting the critical role of oil placement for optimal benefit and discussing important safety considerations.
Aromacare for Children with Autism & Disabilities
By researching into child development it became clear that stimulation provided by parents, touching, holding, stroking, combined with simple language is important for higher order brain functioning and the formation of trusting relationships, the development of communication skills, and the ability to solve problems creating ways of self-calming during periods of distress.
Book Review: Why Do Muscles Hurt? by Jane Tilton
Why wasn’t it around when I was studying? If I knew anyone who was studying to be a bodyworker of any description, I would recommend this book to them. It is also a good book to have in your clinic to share with clients who do want to get better as it gives some excellent ideas for self care.
Make your Perfume Last in Hot Weather
Nothing is more attractive than smelling nice, and with the long hot summer days in full swing, prolonging your chosen scent at events such as weddings and proms is essential to feeling confident. It can be frustrating when spending lots of money on expensive perfumes for them not to last longer much more than an hour which is why Parfumery have put together top tips on how to get the most out of your fragrances this summer.
Making Your Own Aromatherapeutic Remedies
When making your own aromatherapeutic remedies consider the ingredients you are adding to your recipe and choose essential oils so that your formulation includes ingredients that will enhance transdermal penetration, improve skin protection, function and repair, as well as offering antimicrobial power and immune resilience and add a sense of wellbeing through the overall scent.
Using Aromacare with Senior People to Promote Well-Being
IFA Aromacare provides a way of caring for senior people, emphasising the importance of the senses using essential oils for providing nurturing touch for reassurance and support, creating relationships and sharing memories to support language and communication through story massage. You might describe Aromacare as a sensory menu with a range of options and choices.
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