Many of those reading this article would have had first hand experience of the benefits of aromatherapy perhaps by way of a visit to a professional aromatherapist or more likely by experimenting with some of the better known essential oils purchased at a local body health care shop. The purpose may have been to effect a cure for a minor or not so minor ailment or just enjoy the pleasure of a massage or relaxing/refreshing soak in the bath tub.
In this short article I am not concerned with the general uses of essential oils, but rather how they can be specifically used in the ELT classroom as mood enhancers, stress relievers and confidence builders by offering a number of my own recipes that fellow teachers might like to try out and experiment with.
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Has Aromatherapy Been Wrongly Accused?
Searching for the term ‘Aromatherapy’ brings up several pages claiming aromatherapy is a fraud of some sort. That essential oil manufacturers and retailers are making ‘dubious’ claims of the efficacy of essential oils. These folks don’t seem to have done their homework, or compared the validity of scientific inquiry to that produced by conventional medicine, which in fact could easily be claimed as ‘dubious’ using the same criteria. Ok, well actually there are no criteria used, just a few blurbs that present aromatherapy as a soft science, on that should be neglected along with everything else that’s every been found under the heading of ‘new age’.
How about we’ll start be agreeing on this: That SOME of aromatherapy is in-fact a ’soft science’? That SOME people may feel more relaxed when inhaling Lavender, for example, and some will not? Aromatherapists will not disagree on this point — they will however put up a defense when the medical applications of essential oils are thrown out with the soft side of ‘aroma’ therapy. Science IS BACKING UP many of aromatherapy’s claims with valid data, even on the ’soft-science’ of the practice. Here’s a look at the science behind aromatherapy, the holes in arguments of the popular debunkers, and why aroma-medicine has it’s place in today’s medical practices.
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Aromatherapy is a method of using the aromatic oils which have been distilled from plant sources to engender a feeling of well being both physically and psychologically. Safe and correct use has been shown to benefit the physical and mental well being.
There are many aromatherapy oils which are used in the art of aromatherapy and these are too lengthy to list here. However, there are many benefits to be had from aromatherapy oils but you need to understand that there can be some drawbacks for use in aromatherapy although many people say there are greater benefits.
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