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Please call Cathy Hope for more information, regarding upcoming workshops
and locations, or if anyone would like to host / sponsor a workshop in
their area. Cathy Hope does workshops on peri-/post menopause, general
nutrition, and many other health topics.
Additional 2013 workshop dates and times to be announced (TBA).
Practical Therapeutic Aromatherapy: The Basics - Day #1
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ANYONE DESIRING TO INCORPORATE ESSENTIAL OILS AND BODY WORK, BOTH PROFESSIONALLY AND AT HOME:
I. Brief
history of the use of aromatics
II. What is Aromatherapy
III.
What are essential oils
A. Definition
B. Role in plants
C. Solubilities, yield, etc.
D. Where they are found in the plant
E. Extraction processes
IV. Our sense of smell
A. How it works
B. Basic brain chemistry: odor processing
V. Essential oil chemistry
A. Main categories of chemical components
B. How the chemical structure of an essential oil effects its action on the body
VI. How essential oils work
A. Body absorption pathways
B. Psycho-aromatherapy
VII. Therapeutic application
A. Aromatherapy massage
B. Successful blending
C. Making a massage oil
D. Therapeutic specifics
E. Possible toxic oils and contraindications
F. How to purchase quality oils and store them correctly
Program Details
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Approximately 7 hours of instruction in a 1 day format: 9am - 5pm or 10am - 6pm
- Time for discussion and questions
- We will make 1-2 blends in class
- Over 50 different essential oils will be smelled and discussed throughout the presentation.
- Informational handouts: historical and current basic information, classes of compounds present in essential oils, therapeutic specifics: bodily systems, possible toxic or irritant oils, aromatherapy chart based on Valnet and Tisserand.
- Essential oils, essential oil products, professional formulas and books will be available for sale.
- Cost: sliding scale $75 to $100 * This price is only for New Mexico workshops that are in locations other than the Santa Fe School of Massage.
- Presented by Cathy Hope, Herbal Apothecary since 1982 and currently on staff at the Santa Fe School of Massage.
For
specific information on class material, please call Cathy Hope at 877-286-2970.
2013 Aromatherapy Workshop Dates: The Basics - Day #1
Saturday, October 5, 2013
Santa Fe, NM |
9am-5pm @ The Santa Fe School of Massage, Santa Fe, NM
Click here for detailed information about this aromatherapy
workshop at the Santa Fe School of Massage.
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Workshop Sponsorships
NM, CO, AZ, TX workshop sponsorships available.
Please contact Cathy Hope if
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Practical Therapeutic Aromatherapy: Applications - Day #2
FOR ANYONE DESIRING TO INCORPORATE ESSENTIAL OILS AND BODY WORK, BOTH PROFESSIONALLY AND AT HOME:
I. Precautions
II. Practical applications
A. Internal
B. External
1. Inhalations
2. Diffusors
3. Aromatic baths
4. Compresses
5. Facial compresses
6. Body wraps
7. Sprays
8. Massage oils
C. Therapeutics specifics
1. intro
2. Immune system
3. Endocrine system
4 .Lymphatic system
5. Circulatory system
6. Nervous system
7. Muscular system
8. Digestive system
9. Respiratory system
10. Skin care
D. Misc. considerations
1. Raindrop therapy
2. Age of client issues
3. Carrier oils/lotions
Program Details
- Approximately 7 hours of instruction in a 1 day format: 9am - 5pm or 10am - 6pm
- Time for discussion and questions
- We will make 1-2 blends in class
- We will experience both a foot bath and a facial steam, as well as more essential oils and essential oil blends.
- Informational handout: skincare
- Essential oils, essential oil products, professional formulas and books will be available for sale
- Cost: sliding scale $75 to $100 - This price is only for New Mexico workshops that are in locations other than The Santa Fe School of Massage.
- Presented by Cathy Hope, Herbal Apothecary since 1982 and currently on staff at the Santa Fe School of Massage
For specific information on class material, please call Cathy Hope at 877-286-2970.
2013 Aromatherapy Workshop Dates: Applications - Day #2
Sunday, October 6, 2013 
Santa Fe, NM |
9am-5pm @ The Santa Fe School of Massage, Santa Fe, NM
Click here for detailed information about this aromatherapy workshop at the Santa Fe School of Massage.
Sunday's workshop continues with more in depth information and hands on experience, focusing on applications
of essential oils in massage therapy.
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REDISCOVERING THE INTUITIVE ASPECT OF AROMATHERAPY
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WILL EXPLORE:
• Archaic magical-alchemical consciousness through storytelling
and aromas
• Incense – The foundation of spirituality and medicine
• Ancient aromatic recipes from Egypt, Tibet, Greece, Rome, India
and Europe
• Psycho-aromatherapy and our sense of smell
Presented
by Cathy Hope, Herbal Apothecary since 1982 and currently on staff at the Santa Fe School of Massage.
For specific information on class material, call Cathy Hope at 877-286-2970.
2013 Sacred
Chemistry Workshop Dates:
TBA 
Iris Herb Walks
Next walk to be announced
Explore New Mexico's amazing plant diversity.
Join herbalist Dimid Hayes and apothecary Cathy Hope
for an herb walk / herbal plant ID and medicine making weekend.
Stay tuned for the announcement of our next herb walk.
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