The School of Aromatic Studies

The School for Aromatic Studies

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Health Disclaimer: Aromatic Scholars

In the Garden 1895 Claude Monet

The School for Aromatic Studies Health Disclaimer

I am sure, like so many individuals throughout the world, you have experienced the beauty and health benefits of essential oils. We, at the School for Aromatic Studies, certainly believe that essential oils have a valuable place in our essential wellness box.

And many ask the staff or our instructors how essential oils may be used for specific ailments either they or someone in their family is experiencing. Due to legal and time restraints, the staff, instructors, and blog authors are unable to answer questions about specific health conditions.

The student forum may be used to discuss health related topics or to share experiences with fellow students. Shared information through students does not represent the opinions of the school. We recommend avoiding direct health advice on the student forums. You are responsible for consulting a medical professional before trying any new herb or remedy mentioned in the website or any related forum.

The content on our website and in our online courses is for educational purposes only.
We cannot diagnose health conditions, nor prescribe medicines legally; we are not medical doctors. However, we will recommend or suggest medicinal herbs for various health complaints, as we believe in the safety and efficacy of botanical medicine.

The information we provide is not intended to be a substitute for medical treatment. Please consult your medical or health care provider before using aromatherapy (particularly internally), or if you have a known medical condition or if you are pregnant or nursing.

We believe you are responsible for your own health.

Essential oils need to be used ethically and responsibly. The most common adverse side effects experienced from using essential oils include: dermal irritation, dermal sensitization, nausea, headaches, and dermal burning (e.g. the use of a photosensitizing oil such as bergamot – Citrus bergamia) and allergic reaction. Although these adverse events are generally extremely rare, it is important to know the safety of each essential oil you are using as well as the individual you may be using them with.

The School cannot predict how a remedy will work for you nor can we know the authenticity or quality of the essential oils being used. Always refer to your medical care provider for questions about your health.

 

Lesson 4: Our Approach

At a time when aromatherapy is experiencing tremendous growth and an expansion of its historical identity, we, here at the School for Aromatic Studies, hope to share a deeper perspective from which to view imbalances in your clients, your family, and yourself.

We have deep connections in the herbal world and much of our extended philosophy for aromatherapy is derived from their history, their deep connection with plants, and their traditional uses of aromatic and medicinal plants with family, self, and in clinical settings.

If we will recall, traditional aromatherapy or English aromatherapy, is woven into the fabric of massage with an emphasis on relieving stress, stress-related exacerbations of a particular imbalance, and to utilize essential oils with an affinity (versus pharmacological action) to those systems needing support. In the early days of aromatherapy, depending on where you live, it was introduced in different ways. In England, we experienced the emergence of the aromatherapy practitioner grown from the philosophy of Marguerite Maury. Maury was surely ahead of her time and a bit early for the biochemical analysis that occurs today to justify some of its activity. No, Maury knew there was something to aromatherapy, to aromatics. Through her studies, she applied essential oils to the skin and perhaps with as much emphasis on the impact of the aroma on the individual as the potential therapeutics of the blend or product made for the individual. The English model of aromatherapy spread through Canada, Japan, Korea, New Zealand, and Australia.

In France however, the model from which even Maury arose from was more based upon the ‘biomedical’ model. The early interest being on the whole essential oil and chemical families versus specific components, per se. Although specific components were also important, particularly in correcting identifying the essential oil chemotype and hence its potential therapeutic applications.

As the French model or approach to aromatherapy grew, they also began using essential oils internally for a variety of conditions both physical and/or emotional in nature.

Interesting enough, and rarely, if ever, mentioned in the aromatherapy world, there was a corresponding tradition of use of hydrosols, spiritus, essential oils, and therefore of course, distillation, by pharmacists, herbalists (particularly European and American herbalists), physiomedicalists, and, the Eclectics. YES! How wonderful is that.

(TO BE CONTINUED…..)

 

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