2010 Workshops
Aromatherapy	Sacred Chemistry
Iris Herbal Products

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 2010 workshop dates and times to be announced.

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Aromatherapy Workshop

FOR 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

• Approximately 7 hours of instruction in a 1 day format: 9am - 5pm or 10am - 6pm
• Time for discussion and questions
• We will make 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: $75 (includes all materials and hand-outs)
• Presented by Cathy Hope, Herbal Apothecary since 1982 and currently on staff at the Scherer Institute of Healing in Santa Fe

For specific information on class material, please call Cathy Hope at 877-286-2970.

2010 Aromatherapy Workshop Dates:

Sunday, May 16, 2010
10am-6pm, Midwifery Center, Taos, NM Click here for detailed information about this aromatherapy workshop. Massage Therapists taking this one day workshop will receive 7 CE hours - both NM & National. Please call Cathy Hope to register by May 10th at 877-286-2970
Sat-Sun, October 9-10, 2010 9am-5pm, Scherer Institute of Healing, Santa Fe, NM Saturday includes the above aromatherapy workshop. Sunday's workshop continues with more in depth information and hands on experience, focusing on applications of essential oils in massage therapy. See more detailed description about this workshop here. Massage therapists taking this two day workshop will receive 14 CE hours - both NM & National. Please register for this workshop at the schererinstitute.com or call Cathy Hope at 877-286-2970

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Sacred Chemistry

REDISCOVERING THE INTUITIVE ASPECT OF AROMATHERAPY

WE 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 Scherer Institute of Healing in Santa Fe.

For specific information on class material, call Cathy Hope at 877-286-2970.

2010 Sacred Chemistry Workshop Dates:

TBA

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