Your love-life will never be the same again. This book, from the founder and director of the European Shiatsu School, is packed with clear explanations, practical instruction and authoritative advice. Going much further than many of the basic guides available today, this comprehensive book is for those who wish to delve deeper into the world of aromatherapy. It includes detailed information on the chemistry of essential oils, the relationship between components of essential oils and their effects on the body, safety elements and contraindications, basic massage, treatments for common ailments, and much more. In this new edition of the successful introductory textbook 'Aromatherapy for the Whole Person', the author has expanded and updated information on oils and their uses and added to the case studies in practice.
New chapters consider supportive treatments and animal treatments.
The author is currently the chair of the ITEC examinations board. As a result, we have set up stress patterns in ourselves which lead to problems from bad backs, headaches and irritability to lethargy and loss of libido. Your Guide to the Alexander Technique can help you to put the Alexander Technique into practice. It reenforces Alexander's rudimentary principles, paying close attention to the detail necessary for the correction of ingrained bad habits. 176pp, 9x7, illus.