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Aromatherapy 201:

Holistic Aromatherapy
By Françoise Rapp
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Yin and Yang


Class Outline
Yin and Yang are the essential terms of the
Lesson 1: classical Taoist philosophy. Speculating on the
Essential Oils and dialectics of these two principles was the main
their interest of the later esoteric schools that hoped
Relationship with to find immortality by using very diverse
Humans psycho-physical practices. The word "yin"
originally designated the northern, obscured
slope of a mountain associated with a cloudy Check out Our
Lesson 2: sky. Yang defined the mountain slope facing the sun and so it was
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associated with brightness. The two terms are polar manifestations of
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Tao in its shape of supreme ultimate (t'ai-chi), and their concrete
manifestations was associated with Earth and Heaven.
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The Different
Applications What are Essential Oils?
Essential oils are the pure energy of the plant. The essence is held within
"cells" or "sockets" in different parts of the plant. In sandalwood, for
Lesson 4: example, the essence is in the bark. In rose, it's in the petals. Ginger
Anointing the essence is in the root. Rosemary essence is in the leaves, etc.
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The most common and easiest


Lesson 5: way to extract the essential oils Want to Learn
What Body Parts is through steam distillation, Aromatherapy?
and Motions which occurs about 80% of the
Symbolize During time. But some plant material
Anointment cannot be steam distilled, as
with the citrus family and most
precious flowers. In the case of
Lesson 6: orange, grapefruit and other
Hands-On citrus, a cold-pressed method is
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their rare essence is either extracted with a solvent or Co2, in which
Lesson 7: case they are called absolute.
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Cinnamon and
Sandalwood Why Are They Called Essential Oils?
Essential Oils Essential oils are named after their light density. After a steam
distillation, what remains is the floral water and -- floating on the top --
the essential oil. The famous alchemist Paracelsus referred to the
Lesson 8: distilled oils as "quinta essentia" or quintessence of the plant. This is
The First Chakra how the term "essential oil" was born. Before him, plant material was
infused in oil and used in anointment.
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Ylang and The Connection Between Essential Oils and Humans
Orange Essential Humans have much in common with essential oils. We are both alive --
Oils chemically and electrically.

Renowned aromatherapist and author Valerie Wormwood once wrote,


Lesson 10:
"Plants and humans both depend on a chelating chemical, which in
The Second humans is red heme and transports the oxygen released from the plants
Chakra in the blood, while in plants it is chlorophyll. Chemically, the only
difference between the two is that a magnesium atom replaces an iron
Lesson 11: atom. The similar chemical composition of plants and humans may
Study of Roman explain why essential oils seem to act like keys to our physical and
Chamomile and mental mechanisms."
Lemon Essential
Oils
The Electro-Magnetism of Essential Oils
All life has electrical properties. So do essential oils. But what
Lesson 12: characterizes their polarity is their chemical composition, or more
The Third Chakra specifically their chemical compounds. Phenyl propanes, for instance, are
positive-or yang-while sesquiterpenes have a negative energy-or yin.
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Otto and The Yin/Yang of Essential Oils
Immortelle As mentioned above, the chemical composition of essential oils helps us
Essential Oils determine their polarity, which in turn helps us determine their Yin or
Yang energy and influences. What are Yin and Yang energy in nature?
Inseparable and complementary, Yin and Yang represent tendencies
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rather than actual phenomena. Each one possesses a specific dynamic.
The Fourth Yin is "cool," representing the being, inward movement, feminine
Chakra energy, the emotional state. Yang is "hot," representing knowing,
outward, willpower, action, male energy, the mental state.
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EXERCISES:
Leaves and
Lavender Please answer each question and complete all exercises, which have
Essential Oils been developed to help you gain knowledge as well as memorable
wisdom in aromatherapy. My goal is to guide you to develop your own
and unique intuition and sense of applying and working with essential
Lesson 16: oils. You will then never forget what we have learned. You will become
The Fifth Chakra attuned with nature's most profound secrets and you will keep this in
you forever.
Lesson 17:
Study of In order to receive your certificate of completion, email me your
Peppermint and completed exercises. I will review, comment, and return them to you
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Essential Oils
Essential Oil Study:
Lesson 18: Today, work with and study Cinnamon essential oil
The Sixth Chakra
 Smell it and take notes of your first impressions.
Lesson 19:
Study of Sage  Wait a few hours and repeat.
and Dill Essential
Oils  What is its energy: energizing or calming?

Lesson 20:  Where on the body do you feel a response?


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and Juniper  What color do you relate it with?
Essential Oils
 What emotion or sensation do you connect it with?
Lesson 21:
The Seventh Answer the following questions:
Chakra 1. Explain the difference between Yin and Yang.

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1. Explain the difference between Yin and Yang.

Lesson 22:
List of Essences 2. Why do essential oils relate so well with human energy?
and their
Corresponding
Chakras

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to Custom
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Lesson 24:
Symbolic Parts of
the Plants

Lesson 25:
They Psychology
of Colors

Lesson 26:
The Color Wheel
and the
Spectrum

Lesson 27:
The Different
Blending
Methods

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The Energetic Field
Class Outline The energy in this field is not lifeless or inert-it is active and intelligent. It is
conscious energy, a manifestation of the universal consciousness that is the
source of the entire universe and each of us. The energy is one of the important
Lesson 1: expressions of the realm of pure consciousness, the spiritual source of life, in the
Essential Oils and manifested physical world. The energy field acts as a bridge, a connection,
their between the realm of pure spirit and the manifested world. It is both an indicator
Relationship with and a regulator of the manner in which the life force and higher potentials that exist
Humans within this higher realm are expressed in worldly life.

Lesson 2: If this energy field is clear, healthy and free from defects, the Check out Our
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harmony in body and mind, spiritual awareness and higher
human potentials will all manifest in the person and in his life.
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Many times, however, dysfunctional energetic patterns are
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present in the energy field. When the flow of energy within this
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energy field becomes weak, impure, unbalanced or blocked, the
energetic defects prevent the pure connection to the higher
Lesson 4: spiritual reality-the realm of pure consciousness and the true self
Anointing the of the person. This prevents the full and healthy statement of the
Body living potential of the whole person and removes the natural

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living potential of the whole person and removes the natural


condition of energetic health that is a requirement for physical,
Lesson 5: emotional, mental and spiritual well-being. Want to Learn
What Body Parts Aromatherapy?
and Motions The ultimate cause is usually traumatic experiences in the past
Symbolize During (often including past lives) that have fragmented the psyche,
Anointment allowed invasion of impure energies, and established faulty
energy patterns into the functioning of the energy field. These
Lesson 6: three effects-personality fragmentation, invasion by unhealthy
Hands-On psychic energies and fundamental energetic defects in the aura
Custom Blending and chakra system-usually occur together. These dysfunctional
patterns in body, mind and spirit will vary from person to person,
Lesson 7: as each person is unique, but they eventually lead to problems in
Study of the worldly life. They will inhibit, in various ways particular to
Cinnamon and each person, the healthful and balanced functioning of body,
Sandalwood mind and spirit that would otherwise be possible. Diseases or
Essential Oils afflictions of a physical, emotional or mental nature often
eventually manifest.
Lesson 8:
The First Chakra
The Energetic System
Lesson 9: As we studied earlier, all living things -- plants, animals, human
Study of Ylang beings, etc. -- possess an electro-magnetic field. All fields are
Ylang and interconnected and influence others. For instance, if you are
Orange Essential working in a stressful environment where your boss is constantly
Oils harassing you, you might find yourself becoming depressed,
feeling worthless, maybe even becoming sick more often. How
exactly do we affect each other and how does this system work?
Lesson 10:
The Second
Chakra
The Meridians and Nadis
There are at least 350,000 nadis running within our body like a very intricate
Lesson 11: network. They gather the energy from the outside and transport it to the meridians,
Study of Roman which are larger energetic channels. The meridians feed the vital organs, and once
these have sufficient energy to function, the energy is radiated out in the opposite
Chamomile and way. When you are very healthy, this energetic surplus strengthens the first layer
Lemon Essential of your aura, which acts like a coat, protecting you from viruses, germs, etc. We
Oils can say that our well-being and health depend of both our inner state and our
environment.
Lesson 12:
The Third Chakra
The Chakras
The meridians gather to form main energetic centers, or charkas, which are
Lesson 13: located on the median line of the body. The chakras are rooted on the spine and

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Study of Rose radiate out the front the body. The term chakra means "wheels" in Sanskrit. The
Otto and energy intake and outtake makes them spin like wheels.
Immortelle
Essential Oils (The following is an exerpt from the article, "Chakras as Psychic
and Energetic Center," by Michael Nudel and Eva Nudel, Ph.D.)
Lesson 14: Every subtle body communicates to the others and the universe
The Fourth through psychic centers. The universe is composed of spinning
Chakra wheels and spirals of energy. Any organism gathers cosmic
energy through nonphysical vortices of pure energy-energetic
"transformers" named chakras. According to ancient tradition,
Lesson 15:
psychic centers located in the ether body have the energetic
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forms of lotuses. In the physical body, charkas are represented in
Leaves and
the forms of plexuses and endocrine glands.
Lavender
Essential Oils
Chakras are an essential part of our bio-energy system, being its
energetic centers. All humans have and use their chakras, even if
Lesson 16:
they are not aware of them. In Sanskrit, the chakra is a wheel of
The Fifth Chakra
life, an energetic circuit. Chakras enable us to gather energy from
the cosmos, process it, use it, and even release it back. Gathered
Lesson 17: cosmic energy can be kept in the subtle bodies, and when needed
Study of can be transformed by chakras to the physical body for its proper
Peppermint and functioning (this process is reversible as well).
Rosemary
Essential Oils
The chakra system is an active, self-perpetuating spiral. Each
chakra, as a spinning antenna, receives and filters energy from
Lesson 18: cosmos and delivers it to a particular physical organ in its area or
The Sixth Chakra endocrine gland, supplementing them with prana energy. Much of
the chakras' work is concerned not only with specific areas of the
Lesson 19: body, but also with the maintenance of a healthy balance
Study of Sage between the individual's subtle bodies and the physical body and
and Dill Essential different areas in the whole bio-energetic system. Chakras are
Oils interdependent and interconnected centers of the chakra system.
Chakras influence each other in their work. If one chakra is
Lesson 20: unbalanced and not working properly, it affects others and leads
Study of Cypress to a general imbalance of the chakra system. A healthy, active
and Juniper chakra increases the energetic potential of all chakras, whereas
Essential Oils an unbalanced and dysfunctional chakra decreases normal energy
flow in the chakra system and slows down the whole organism
Lesson 21: and the entire energy system. Even one dysfunctional chakra in
The Seventh the chakra system causes more chakras to close. This dysfunction
Chakra leads to an occurrence of energetic imbalances, physical illnesses,
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and emotional blocks in the energy system. Ancient Indian


thought determined the nonphysical energetic centers as sites of
Lesson 22:
consciousness. The chakras' tops are represented as plexuses or
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brains of the nervous system. From this point of view, the chakra
and their
system may be accepted as a model of consciousness. The
Corresponding
consciousness of all living organisms is based on energy traveling
Chakras
through the energetic systems. Chakras are centers of different
levels of consciousness, ranging from the "base" level to the high
Lesson 23: spiritual.
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The major chakras are located on the spinal column and on the
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head, and one chakra is located in the heart plexus. Every
physical organ has a minor chakra, and there are many minor or
Lesson 24: secondary chakras around the human body. All acupuncture
The Different points are chakras as well. Many authors believe that minerals
Blending have one chakra, while animals have three or four. Humans have
Methods seven major in-body chakras, one minor chakra, and one very
important out-of-body chakra. We believe that more out-of-body
chakras will be discovered in the not-too-distant future.

There seven chakras are located as follows:

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Each one of the chakras possesses a very specific energetic frequency that relates
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When the chakras and the nadis radiate the energy


Enter email here out of the body, it then feeds the different layers of
our aura. Our electro-magnetic field is divided into
four layers that are interconnected as well.
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This is the first layer, which covers our physical body.
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"protects" us from viruses and other illnesses. The
healthier we are emotionally and physically, the
better health we will enjoy as well. Its color is usually
white or blue.

The Emotional Body:


Here we store all our emotions-past and present. It is this level where we "feel" and
Become an totally connect with our emotions. Unconsciously, it affects us. But the more we
Arom'Alchemy work on ourselves and are in tune with our consciousness, the more we are able to
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The Spiritual Body:
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get in tune with ourselves, the more we feel connected with life itself. When we are
in touch with this body, we KNOW and LOVE.

EXERCISES:
Essential Oil Study:
Today, work with and study Sandalwood essential oil

 Smell it and take notes of your first impressions.


 Wait a few hours and repeat.
 What is its energy: energizing or calming?
 Where on the body do you feel a response?
 What color do you relate it with?
 What emotion or sensation do you connect it with?

Answer the following questions:


1. Explain in simple terms what an energetic field is.

2. What are the chakras. How does this system function?

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