Discover the secrets of natural healing.
Aromatherapy is gaining in popularity as a natural healing discipline, both in its own right and as an adjunct to other branches of alternative medicine.
The Cengage Education Aromatherapy Foundations course introduces students to aromatherapy practice, its history and basic concepts. You’ll learn about common essential oils – the botanical names of their donor plants, methods of extraction, blending techniques and application methods.
The course also covers correct storage and handling and safe use of essential oils.
On completion of your course:
Upon completion of this course you will be awarded a Cengage Education Aromatherapy Certificate.
Key areas of learning:
- The origins and development of aromatherapy
- Define the terms aromatherapy and essential oils in a therapeutic context
- Botanical sources of essential oils and extraction methods used to obtain them
- Therapeutic uses and benefits of carrier/vegetable oils and infused/macerated oils
- Explain the usefulness of exercise therapy to the manual therapist
- Storage and care of essential and carrier oils to preserve quality
- Therapeutic properties and benefits of 26 essential oils
- Methodical approach to case studies listing signs, symptoms, oils, applications and treatment method