I'm looking into this. What can you tell someone who is looking into it?

Correspondence courses? Book suggestions? Anything at all ??

Hugs,

Michelle

Demetria offers classes on herbs and aromatherapy. Here's the link if you want to check them out: http://www.heartofherbs.com/

P.S. - Hey Michelle - what happened to those Huskers this year?:confused:

Terri,

Thanks, I'll check out the link :)

I don't know what happened with the Huskers this year.....all of a sudden the air went out of their balloon, so to speak.

My husband was pretty disguested. *lol* Here in NE when a game is on, everything stops!!! If you go to Wal Mart shoping.....they even have the game on the speakers. *lol*

We may be moving out of state after this year and you know.....I'll miss all the red and rabid fans!!!

Hugs and thanks for the link,

Michelle

Originally posted by Momof6
Here in NE when a game is on, everything stops!!! If you go to Wal Mart shoping.....they even have the game on the speakers. *lol*

Oh, I know it! I lived the first 23 years of my life in Lincoln and attended/graduated from UNL, so I am *very* familiar with the Big Red Frenzy! (((((

Check out:

www.aromaweb.com

Lots of information, book resources, links to vendors and probably courses and such.

Demetria is great; my friend is taking her herbal correspondence course and loves it!

Books:

Illustrated Encyclopedia of Essential Oils by Julia Lawless
Aromatherapy for the Healthy Child by Valerie Ann Worwood
Complete Book of Essential Oils and Aromatherapy also by Valerie Ann Worwood
Anything by Valerie Ann Worwood! :)

Those 3 are my staples and have helped out a lot. Aromatherapists vary *a lot* in what they consider safe -- for example in France essential oils are ingested in small amounts. That is considered pretty much taboo here in the US. You will want to get several different books to cross-check a particular oil, and always start on the cautious side (ie don't ingest, don't use undiluted). For example as little as a teaspoon of pennyroyal essential oil ingested can kill a child! And several children have had permanent organ damage or death result from ingesting other oils. Keep essential oils under lock and key!!!! The dropper inserts that most bottles have help because only a drop at a time can come out. But still...I just always caution, caution, caution, about EO's in general and with kids especially. AromaWeb.com has lots of good safety info.

Aromatherapy is wonderful and essential oils very powerful when used correctly. Enjoy!

Dr Christopher has a school - www.schoolofnaturalhealing.com

Originally posted by mamabear
Check out:

www.aromaweb.com

Lots of information, book resources, links to vendors and probably courses and such.

Demetria is great; my friend is taking her herbal correspondence course and loves it!

Books:

Illustrated Encyclopedia of Essential Oils by Julia Lawless
Aromatherapy for the Healthy Child by Valerie Ann Worwood
Complete Book of Essential Oils and Aromatherapy also by Valerie Ann Worwood
Anything by Valerie Ann Worwood! :)

Those 3 are my staples and have helped out a lot. Aromatherapists vary *a lot* in what they consider safe -- for example in France essential oils are ingested in small amounts. That is considered pretty much taboo here in the US. You will want to get several different books to cross-check a particular oil, and always start on the cautious side (ie don't ingest, don't use undiluted). For example as little as a teaspoon of pennyroyal essential oil ingested can kill a child! And several children have had permanent organ damage or death result from ingesting other oils. Keep essential oils under lock and key!!!! The dropper inserts that most bottles have help because only a drop at a time can come out. But still...I just always caution, caution, caution, about EO's in general and with kids especially. AromaWeb.com has lots of good safety info.

Aromatherapy is wonderful and essential oils very powerful when used correctly. Enjoy!

Thank you so much!

I really appreciate the time you spent sharing all this with me and I especially thnk you for the safety warnings....with dd (developmentally disabled) children, I will never get out of the stage where I need to keep stuff under lock and key.

I'm just now starting to try to figure out where to take a basic course to get my feet wet and see if this is really something I may like to pursue further....if not, a basic course will be nice to have had. (not looking at starting until the fall when I'm done with my HP training)

Thanks again mama,

Michelle

Originally posted by Adria
Dr Christopher has a school - www.schoolofnaturalhealing.com

Adria,

Thanks!

Hey, isn't that school based in Utah somewhere? We are really looking at moving to southwest Wyoming. I'm glad a correspondence course is offered.

That one is bookmarked and looks like a nice place to go if I decide to try a basic herbal course.

I was also looking at Clayton College of Natural Health.....anyone have experience or hear anything about it?
(just the certificate programs to start)

Hugs and Thanks!!!!

Michelle

Bumping.......hoping for more responses.

:) :) :)

Originally posted by Momof6


Hey, isn't that school based in Utah somewhere?

Yes, it's headquartered in Utah. I've been looking into the herbology course but they do offer an aromatherapy certificate, too, as well as a few others.

Originally posted by Adria


Yes, it's headquartered in Utah. I've been looking into the herbology course but they do offer an aromatherapy certificate, too, as well as a few others.


Adria,

I emailed them with a question about their 50th anniversary special and also asked if they have payment plans for tuition. I won't be able to start a full program until the fall....we'll be moved and settled in by then. It looks like their course "Be Your Own Doctor" is the first class you take for most of their programs and that is the one they are running the anniversary special on. I asked them if I take that course now, will they then lower my tuition for the aromathreapy class in the fall since I will have already taken one of the classes. I think I could handle one course now....especially at that price.

It will probably take a few days to hear back.

I'm doing some herbal elective work for my level III studies with the women's spiritual group I've been studying with and if this grabs me, I may consider the Herbalist studies after I do the aromatherapy.

It looks like a pretty solid program and it is less expensive the Clayton College of Natural Health but more than Demetria's classes. (mentioned by someone in this thread)

Maybe what I'll end up doing (beasue of $$$) if the school in Utah does not have payment plans is to take the program through Demetria to get my feet wet and see what I think.....and if I love it, then go on to the program in Utah (school of natural healing). I don't know.

I noticed that there are not many corrspondence courses that are only aromatherapy. But I'm glad I have been directed to these two and hope to find more to compare before I decide.

Have you talked to anyone who has done the training at the School of Natural Healing?

Hugs,

Michelle

I emailed with someone a little who is currently enrolled. She said she picked Dr Christopher's herbology course because it offered more materials (books, videos, etc) than any of the others she looked into. I'm trying to decide if I want to spend that much money on it...since herbalists aren't supposed to diagnose or prescribe I think it'd end up being just for personal use.

I'd rather do something with homeopathy or naturopathy I think but I don't know whether I can do it with correspondence courses and I can't commit to anything heavy right now with two babies.

I'll be interested to hear what Dr Christopher's says and what you end up doing!

Originally posted by Adria
I emailed with someone a little who is currently enrolled. She said she picked Dr Christopher's herbology course because it offered more materials (books, videos, etc) than any of the others she looked into. I'm trying to decide if I want to spend that much money on it...since herbologists aren't supposed to diagnose or prescribe I think it'd end up being just for personal use.

I'd rather do something with homeopathy or naturopathy I think but I don't know whether I can do it with correspondence courses and I can't commit to anything heavy right now with two babies.

I'll be interested to hear what Dr Christopher's says and what you end up doing!

Well, they called me at home and were a wee bit pushy. You had to put a phone # on the email inquiry and I put my husband work phone on it and Dr. Christophers school must have called my husbands workplace and they gave out out home phone number. (grrr!)

If I were to take their special anniversary offer with that one class, it would be taken off of any further full-programs that I may sign up for. They also have payment plans but I did not have time to get into that on the phone (It is never a good time to call around this house *lol*).

I have a friend who is doing her studies with Claytons College of Natural Health and I've looked into them for some time but they are more of a "college" rather than what I am looking for, which is just classes for me to take for my own knowledge. You may like Claytons college, though.

I think when I start, I'll take Demetrias classes first. (after we move) Then go from there.

Keep me updated if you stumble upon something.

Hugs,

Michelle

Well, they called me at home and were a wee bit pushy.

Ugh, that would annoy me! I will look into Clayton's College. Do you know whether they have correspondence classes?

If you do go with Demetria let me know how you like it!

Jean Rose has aromatherapy courses as well. Sorry I don't have a link, but if you do a search you will find it.

Good luck, and please keep us updated as to what you decide.

Originally posted by Adria


Ugh, that would annoy me! I will look into Clayton's College. Do you know whether they have correspondence classes?

If you do go with Demetria let me know how you like it!

I have a friend who is doing all her work via correspondence from Clayton's and is getting her Masters degree from them. She may be willing to chat with you abou it via email if you want to....just PM me and I can ask her.

Here is the link:

http://www.ccnh.edu/

I'll keep you updated....let me know if you decide to go with one of the schools and how you like it?

Hugs,

Michelle

Originally posted by Shannon
Jean Rose has aromatherapy courses as well. Sorry I don't have a link, but if you do a search you will find it.

Good luck, and please keep us updated as to what you decide.

Thanks!

I think this is the correct link in case someone else is wondering and watching this thread:

http://www.jeannerose.net/

Michelle