When one walks into La Boheme, one feels a bit out of place. In a culture more accustomed to super centers and synthetic fragrances, the quaint little building and the hundreds of herbs, nutritional supplements and aromatherapy products that crowd its shelves seem, ironically, unreal. That's before one meets the owner. A natural attraction to nature Gail Doorenbos spends much of her 80 to 100 hour work weeks teaching customers about aromatherapy, herbal concoctions and natural therapies. The body is designed to bounce back - to heal itself and to handle an awful lot punishment.
Herbs help give the body what it needs to take care of itself.
La Boheme's shelves hold essential oils of everything from cedar to lavender for uses from potpourri to hot aromatherapy wraps. Natural soaps, healthy snacks and antique postcards add to the shop's eclectic mix. Herbs are part of the native lore in most cultures, Doorenbos said, and were also a major focus in western medicine until the late 1800s. We don't preach to people. We just want to help them to feel better.