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2008 Workshops
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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 2008 workshop dates and times to be announced.


 

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.

 


2008 Sacred Chemistry Workshop Dates:

September 27 - 28, 2008



Iris aromatherapist Cathy Hope will be presenting 2 workshops in Colorado Springs, CO the weekend of September 27-28, 2008.
Sacred Chemistry is scheduled on Saturday, September 27th, and Practical Therapeutic Aromatherapy on Sunday, September 28th.

Sacred Chemistry is $75 (Saturday, 10:30am - 5:30pm with potluck lunch).
Practical Therapeutic Aromatherapy is $100 (Sunday, 9:30am - 6:00pm with potluck lunch).

Prices include all supplies and handouts. Special price: $160.00 for both workshops.
Space is limited, so please book your reservations now. Our sponsor is Suzie Cameron in Colorado Springs, and her phone # is: 719-440-2304.


NM, CO, AZ, TX workshop sponsorships available.
Please contact Cathy Hope if you are interested in hosting and scheduling a workshop in these areas.







Practical Therapeutic 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: 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
• 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.

 

2008 Practical Therapeutic Aromatherapy Workshop Dates:

September 28, 2008

Iris aromatherapist Cathy Hope will be presenting a Practical Therapeutic Aromatherapy workshop in Colorado Springs, CO on Sunday, September 28, 2008 from 9:30am - 6:00pm with a potluck lunch.

Practical Therapeutic Aromatherapy Workshop is $100.

Prices include all supplies and handouts.
Special price: $160.00 for both Sacred Chemistry (9/27/08) and Practical Therapeutic Aromatherapy (9/28/08) workshops.
Space is limited, so please book your reservations now. Our sponsor is Suzie Cameron in Colorado Springs, and her phone # is: 719-440-2304.


Print Brochure: Practical Therapeutic Aromatherapy

 



 


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