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NAHA Tele-Conferences

Director's Corner

Aromatherapy Safety

 

 Tele-conference Presentation:

Liz Fulcher 2012
Tele-Conf. Presenter:
Liz Fulcher, RA, CMT

Topic:  How to Make and Use Essential oil SoulCollage�Cards.

Date:
April 12, 2012
Time: 8:30pm EST

Registration Deadline:
April 10, 2012

NAHA Member: Free
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To learn more about Liz, please visit her website at www.AromaticWisdomInstitute.com 

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NAHA Director's Corner

 

Lesley Wooler 2012 

NAHA Director
Rhode Island:
Lesley Wooler, B.Sc., RA, CYT

Lesley A. Wooler B.Sc., RA, CYT, earned her degree in Horticulture from the University of RI. She completed her first herbal apprenticeship and advanced herbal studies in the 1990's and is the owner of The Herb Wyfe Holistic Health Center in Wickford, RI. She has served for eight years on the council for NEHA (North East Herbal Association); the past 4 years as its President.

 

Lesley is a member of the following organizations: United Plant Savers, American Botanical Council, Herb Society of America, American Horticultural Society, Rhode Island Wild Plant Society and O-SHA (Ocean State Herbal Association) and NAHA (National Association for Holistic Aromatherapy). Lesley is also the NAHA Regional Director for Rhode Island.

 

She received over 230 hours of aromatherapy training at The Center for Holistic Botanical Studies where she was also on staff. She studied with Valerie Ann Worwood for over 4 years and is a Level IV Aroma Genera Practitioner. She has been teaching aromatherapy classes throughout the New England area for over 15 years.

 

Lesley is a Flower Essence Practitioner, having completed her training with David Dalton of Delta Gardens in 2000. She is also a professional member of FES (Flower Essence Society). She loves using her knowledge of herbs, essential oils and flower essences in combination to make healing remedies for her clients.

 

Lesley has maintained her own landscape/gardening business, "Gardening with Finesse," for the past 12 years and is a RI/CH (Rhode Island Certified Horticulturist) through RINLA (Rhode Island Nursery and Landscape Association). She completed her Master Gardener program through URI in 1984. She enjoys sharing her love of the Green World with others.

 

To learn more about Lesley please visit her website:

www.herbwyfe.com 

 

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Sylla Sheppard Hanger

 

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Tony Burfield

 

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Disclaimer:

The information on the NAHA website or contained in the NAHA e-communications are not intended to diagnose or take the place of professional healthcare. Please consult your health care practitioner if you are pregnant or have been diagnosed with any serious healthcare problems.

 

Keep all aromatherapy products out of reach of children and pets. Before using essential oils and aromatherapy products please consult with a professional aromatherapist.

 

The NAHA website is a resourceful area for information on Aromatherapy Safey, Application and Uses. www.naha.org  

 

All questions pertaining to essential oils and aromatherapy must be submitted via the NAHA Online Feedback Form. All incomplete forms will be returned to sender.

 

NAHA can not diagnose or prescribe essential oils, please note that any information shared is for educational purposes only.

 

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Featured Article
Celebrate Earth Day with this Kid-Friendly Project!

Liz Fulcher 2012By Liz Fulcher, RA, CMT

  

 

April 22, 2012 is Earth Day and the perfect time to introduce children as young as three years of age to the concept of keeping our planet healthy.  Letting them make something as simple, fun and safe as an organic cleaning scrub can be a fun way to disguise a lesson in green living, aromatherapy and botany -- all in one! 

If you have kids, grandkids, nieces and nephews, or you're in charge of other people's kids at a daycare or school, this aromatic project will easily fill an hour of time.  The ingredients are inexpensive, natural and kid-friendly.  Cleanup is easy and afterward the kitchen or classroom will really smell great.

 

One morning last year when my grandson Bean was three, we did this project and he just loved it.   His Mom was thrilled, too, when he presented her with the aromatic soft scrub he had made all by himself (well, almost)! 

Baking Soda Vinegar FizzHere is the recipe I used with my grandson along with some suggestions to make the activity fun and educational:

  • 1 C Baking Soda (Arm & Hammer or Bob's Red Mill...both are aluminum-free)
  • 4 Tablespoons of Organic Liquid Castile Soap (like Dr. Bronners)
  • 2 Tablespoons White Vinegar
  • 15 drops of organic Sweet Orange essential oil (Citrus sinensis)
  • 15 drops of organic Scotch Pine essential oil (Pinus sylvestris)
  • 15 drops of organic Spike Lavender essential oil (Lavendula latifolia)
  • Labels and fine point markers
  • If possible, an orange, a bit of a pine tree branch and some lavender flowers.
  • Camera
  • Big bowl, spatula, wide-mouth 16 ounce container   

1.  Measure out the baking soda and let your child pour it into the big bowl.  Children tend to lean down into everything so remind them to keep their heads back to avoid the fine powder puffing up into their faces.

2.  Get your camera.  Now let them slowly pour the vinegar over the baking soda and catch the great faces they make as they experience the dramatic fizz that occurs when these two substances meet!

 

3.  Add the liquid castile soap.

 

4.  Open the bottle of orange essential oil.  Invite them to sniff it from the bottle or on a tissue.  Pick up your orange (fruit) and talk about how essential oil is formed inside the skin and how clever Mother Nature is to give us something that smells so good and also keeps us healthy.  Let them drop the essential oil in while counting out loud...one...two...three, etc.  When working with small children, please supervise closely because getting any of these essential oils in the eyes or nostrils will burn.  If that happens, use olive oil to remove the essential oil, rather than water.

 

5.  Now open the bottle of lavender essential oil for them to smell.  Pick up the lavender flowers and talk about how the oil is formed inside the flowers, and tell them about how this oil can not only kill germs but it also helps us feel calm when we are scared or having a bad day.  Have them add drops of this oil to the batch.

 

6.  Do the same thing with your Scotch Pine, using words like "fresh" or "woodsy" to help give them language around aromas.   You might want to say something about how great a Christmas pine tree smells or a walk in the forest and that this oil will not only kill harmful germs but helps us breath better, too.  They can drop that into the batch as well.

7.  Finally, let the child stir the mixture until it becomes smooth and creamy.  If it's too dry you can add a shot of castile soap or vinegar.  The soft scrub should have the consistency of icing. 

8.  Spoon the soft scrub into your 16 ounce container and add a label with the child's name and date.  Let them make up a clever Earth Day name!

 

Finally, I suggest you let the child actually use their new creation.  Put a blob of the scrub on a sponge and let them rub it around the inside of the sink so they can experience the aroma and texture and see how well it cleans the sink. 

Be sure to have fun with this; play some nice background music and let them know how using natural things can help every person and animal on the planet for a long, long time.

Oh, and please let me know if you figure out a way to keep them having that kind of enthusiasm for cleaning well into their teenage years! 


Liz Fulcher, CA, RA, is a Clinical Aromatherapist and Aromatherapy Educator who offers classes in essential oils throughout the year at her school, Aromatic Wisdom Institute which includes a NAHA-approved 235-Hour Aromatherapy Certification Program.

 

 To learn more about Liz, please visit her web-site: www.AromaticWisdomInstitute.com  

 

 

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