The Aromatherapy Workbook by Marcel Lababre 1990

The Aromatherapy Workbook

Lavabre, Marcel

Literature & Fiction

Inner Traditions

Esta guía práctica para el uso de los aceites esenciales, elaborada por Marcel Lavabre, cubre la historia, el folklore, la ciencia y el arte de la Aromaterapia, abordando el tema de la forma más extensa posible hoy en día. Describe más de setenta aceites esenciales, clasificados por familias botánicas, con una detallada relación de los atributos especificos ahondando en sus propiedades energéticas y espirituales. El autor explora los orígenes y aplicaciones de este arte curativo ancestral dentro de las civilizaciones clásicas, trazando las raíces médicas, alquímicas y espirituales de la Aromaterapia hasta los tiempos modernos. Muestra cómo usar las esencias de las plantas apropiadas para la belleza, limpieza y curación del cuerpo, asi como masajes, baños aromáticos y prácticas rituales y espirituales. Se explican los misterios del sistema olfativo, junot con la poderosa influencia del aroma sobre nuestro extado mental, emociones y sexualidad. Se tratan con detalle los diversos métodos de extracción y además existe una sección especial dedicada al arte de la mezcla. Se dan también, fórmulas especificas para enfermedades comunes tales como desórdenes digestivos y circulatorios, dolores de cabeza, problemas menstruales y sexuales, y el insomnio. Se incluye una extensa tabla de referencia que porporciona al lector información concisa de cada uno de los aceites escenciales y sus respectivos usos terapéuticos.

Aromaterapia - Libro Practico

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Alternative Medicine

ITI en Espanol

Aromatherapy Workbook, first published in 1990, is an essential guide to the history, folklore, science, and practice of aromatherapy. It features more than seventy essential oils classified by botanical family with detailed discussions of their specific actions, along with unique insights into their energetic and spiritual properties. This revised edition incorporates the latest biochemical research with the spiritual and psychological understanding of essential oils. Author Marcel Lavabre, a founder of the American Aromatherapy Association, explains the mysterious and powerful influence of scent on our mental state, emotion, and sexuality. He discusses the various methods of extraction, devotes a special section to the art of blending, and presents specific formulas for disorders such as digestive and circulatory ailments, headaches, insomnia, and menstrual problems. Aromatherapy Workbook is an ideal guide for beginners as well as a reference for practitioners. • More than 90,000 copies sold. • Easy-to-follow illustrated reference for beginners. • A desk resource and teaching tool for practicing aromatherapists.

Aromatherapy Workbook

Healing Arts Press

A classic, practical guide to the history, science, and art of aromatherapy, updated throughout with recent research and developments * Details more than 70 essential oils classified by botanical family, with discussions of their specific actions and energetic and spiritual properties * Provides specific formulas for common disorders such as digestive and circulatory ailments, headaches, insomnia, and menstrual and sexual problems * Explains techniques for using plant essences for beautifying, cleansing, and healing and addresses the controversy surrounding some methods of application Updated throughout with recent research and the latest developments in the use of essential oils, this 30th-anniversary edition of Marcel Lavabre's classic Aromatherapy Workbook provides the most comprehensive practical guide to the history, folklore, science, and art of aromatherapy available today. Examining the origins and applications of aromatics, from the mythical Queen of Sheba to René-Maurice Gatefossé, the author traces the medical, alchemical, and spiritual development of this healing art from classical civilizations up to the present. He explains the mysteries of the olfactory system and how this most ancient sensory system affects our moods, our emotions, and our sexuality. Illustrating the biochemistry of essential oils and how they work on the physical, energetic, emotional, mental, and spiritual levels, he explores more than 70 essential oils classified by botanical family, with detailed discussions of their specific actions. He shows how to use appropriate plant essences for beautifying, cleansing, and healing the body, as well as in massage, aromatic baths, ritual, and spiritual practice. He also addresses the controversy surrounding different methods of administration and explores in depth the risks, benefits, and safety guidelines for each technique. Addressing the fundamental issues of purity and quality, the author discusses the various methods of extraction in detail and includes a special section devoted to the art of blending. He offers specific formulas for common disorders such as digestive and circulatory ailments, headaches, insomnia, and menstrual and sexual problems. Lavabre also includes extensive reference tables to provide the reader with concise information on each essential oil and its therapeutic uses. This revised edition offers a perfect step-by-step guide for beginners as well as an ongoing reference for practicing aromatherapists.

Essential Oils and Aromatherapy Workbook

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