You will receive an aromatherapy kit to use during the class and for home use afterwards. There will be a $15 fee for the kit, payable to the instructor at the time of the class (check or cash).
Description: Essential oils are powerful and effective natural medicines with hundreds of uses for healing the body and mind.We will learn quick and easy ways to apply essential oils to heal wounds, cuts, burns and insect bites; reduce inflammation, swelling and cramping; soothe irritated skin, sunburn and rashes; reduce pain, headaches and back or neck strain; relieve stress, irritability and insomnia; increase memory and energy; heal and balance skin conditions; and treat flu, colds, viral and bacterial infections.
Course Notes:Held at Bastyr Kenmore campus, room 184
Instructor:Jimm Harrison, cosmetologist and certified aromatherapist, founded the Phytotherapy Institute in 1995 to advance education in essential oil and plant therapy. He was the first cosmetologist invited by Harvard University and MIT to discuss the impact of essential oils in skin care. Jimm has been conducting certification programs and lectures in essential oil therapy for accredited massage, spa therapy, cosmetology and medical esthetic institutions across the country since 1993, including the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School and the Massachusetts College of Pharmacy. He is the author of Aromatherapy: Therapeutic Use of Essential Oils for Esthetics and Spa.
