What is Aromatherapy?
Aromatherapy is an old practice that uses your olfactory senses which is your nose. The tiny molecules are taken in through your nose or skin and stimulate the part of your brain which is connected to memory and mood. Aromatherapy is a natural and holistic treatment that uses the concentrated herbal energies in essential oils from plants and flowers.
How can aromatherapy help me?
Essential oils can help combat a wide range of physical and emotional conditions. An effective way to treat stress related conditions, muscular, circulatory, respiratory, digestive and healing properties to the skin and body, anti-inflammatory. The effects can be relaxing, rejuvenating, uplifting, energising, calming, soothing emotions, can improve memory, relief of pain, reduce anxiety levels and help to combat stress and many other health benefits. The oils can also be used at home or in the workplace to enhance the atmosphere.
Pre-History
Aromatherapy was used by great ancient civilisations such as Egypt, Babylon, China, India, Arabia, Greece and Rome. In Egypt 5,000 years ago the priest physicians used fragrances such as cedar oil in medicine, embalming and in religious ceremonies. The Native American Indians burned aromatic herbs for their healing ceremonies.
In the 1930’s Gattefosse was working for his family’s business in the laboratory when he had an accident and badly burned his hand. He plunged his hand in to a vat of neat lavender oil which was the nearest liquid available and astonishingly not only did his burn heal quickly there was no scarring!
Today Aromatherapy is used in hospices, hospitals, intensive care, maternity units, geriatric units and treating the physically and mentally disabled.
How can you use aromatherapy?
Aromatherapy can be used in different ways –
- In a massage oil applied to the skin
- In the bath with a few drops mixed with full fat milk or an oil (e.g. almond oil, grapeseed oil etc)
- Breathe it in through a diffuser – add a few drops of essential oils to water in an aroma-diffuser
Why choose an aromatherapy massage?
Essential oils are a truly holistic therapy that takes all aspects of the person whole being into account – mind, body and spirit. Aromatherapy is a deeply relaxing full body massage (includes face, head and scalp) using the purest essential oils – the most beneficial way of the oils being absorbed into the skin. The oils are often balancing in their effects, helping the body to return from an imbalance state and possible illness to the ideal balance which represents health and well-being.
Aromatherapy can help with many problems from muscular aches and pains, IBS, respiratory conditions, migraines to hormonal problems such as the menopause – these are just to name but a few.
My treatments are never rushed, allowing plenty of time to unwind from the stresses of modern day living. Relax and enjoy a full body massage – including scalp, face and head and for pure indulgence allow 90 minutes of pure bliss, we are all worth it!
Body massage – 1 hr – £60.00
Full body massage – (includes head and face) – 1.5 hrs – £70.00 2 hrs – £90.00
Tranquility and Peace – Back, head and face massage followed by Reiki or Reflexology.
1.5 hrs – £70.00 2 hrs – £90.00
