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Friends,
FYI. Major medical schools are beginning to discover aromatherapy. About time! It has been successfully used for about 4000 years.
Comments?
Walt
I thought this was interesting...Mistyhttp://www.searching-alternatives.com
Holistic Aromatherapy for Children
by Francoise Rapp
Licensed Aromatherapist and Creator of Arom'Alchemy
Although the use of aromatherapy is typically associated with adults, children can also benefit from the healing and soothing powers of aromatherapy. They are very attracted to different scents and love to experience it through diffusion, baths, massage, inhalation, and even topically.
Children particularly enjoy creating aromatic blends for their own use. Whether creating a blend to help calm themselves at night, or helping to identify the essential oils or blends to use on burns or wounds, aromatherapy can be a fun way for children to participate in their healing through an effective natural therapy.
There are few rules of thumb when it comes to aromatherapy for children. First of all, since children are much more sensitive than adults, the concentration of essential oils in their blends should be at least three times less than adult blends. I also recommend that children under the age of 5 should not use aromatherapy directly (bath or massage). Instead, use the essential oils in a nebulizer and run it for just 10 minutes in the room. The other option is to use hydrosols or floral waters instead of essential oils in their bath.
Children can safely use the following essential oils: Lavender, Roman Chamomile, Orange, Lemon, Neroli, Rosemary, Eucalyptus, Grapefruit, Marjoram, Dill, Cardamom, Rose, Basil and Melissa.
So what are the most common childhood ailments, and how can you safely use aromatic blends on your children? Try creating the following recipes at home for a natural healing alternative. To create these blends, pour your essential oils into a 10-ml bottle, and fill will organic vegetable oil.
Colds and Flu
2 drops Rosemary
2 drops Eucalyptus
Rub blend on the chest and middle back. Add a few drops of the aromatic blend to your child's warm bath water and let him/her soak for at least 15 minutes. Pour 4 drops of the aromatic blend on a tissue and have your child breathe it in deeply.
Wounds and Burns
Dab 1 drop of pure, undiluted Lavender essential oil on the afflicted area. Do it just once.
Immune System Booster
2 drops Rosemary
3 drops Ravensara
Massage the solar plexus and lower back, chest and middle back. Add a few drops of the aromatic blend to your child's warm bath water and let him/her soak for at least 15 minutes. Pour 4 drops of the aromatic blend on a tissue and have your child breathe it in deeply.
Sweet Dreams
1 drop Roman Chamomile
2 drops Lavender
2 drops Orange
This is a wonderful blend for story time! Massage the forehead and temples, neck and back. Add a few drops of the aromatic blend to your child's warm bath water and let him/her soak for at least 15 minutes.
Toothaches
2 drops Roman Chamomile
Rub the essential oil directly on the cheek.
Joy and Laughter
3 drops Orange
2 drops Lemon
Massage the solar plexus and abdomen, friction the back. Pour 4 drops of the aromatic blend on a tissue and have your child breathe it in deeply.
Tummy Aches
2 drops Basil
2 drops Dill
Massage the tummy clockwise with the blend as needed.
Lack of Appetite
2 drops Cardamom
2 drops Dill
Massage the solar plexus and abdomen. Pour 4 drops of the aromatic blend on a tissue and have your child breathe it in deeply.
Motion Sickness
4 drops Lemon
1 drop Ginger
Massage the solar plexus. Pour 4 drops of the aromatic blend on a tissue and have your child breathe it in deeply.
Aromatherapy heals more than just common childhood ailments. It also has a great impact on the emotional and mental issues children face on a daily basis.
Children have their own ways of dealing with stress and internal conflict. Some internalize their emotions and attempt to hide their thoughts and feelings. Others may become overly expressive or abnormally active. Many children simply don't know how to process their complex feelings. Unlike adults, children do not have the skills and the maturity to find healthy outlets for their emotions.
Stresses in a child's family, school and social settings can contribute to any number of emotional issues, including guilt, loneliness, hyperactivity and neediness. Whatever situation your children may be facing, it is most important to emphasize communication, or share your concerns with a child therapist. I also encourage you to use one of the aromatic blends below to safely enhance the work of any therapy.
In a 10ml bottle, pour the essential oils and then add any organic vegetable oil to fill (jojoba, sweet almond, grapeseed, etc.)
Rejection Issues
2 drops Marjoram
1 drop Rose
Massage along the spine, the solar plexus and heart chakra. Pour a few drops of the blend into your child's warm bath water and have him/her soak for at least 10 minutes. Pour a few drops in the palm of your hands and have your child inhale deeply.
Guilt Issues
2 drops Sandalwood
2 drops Orange
2 drops Lavender
Massage along the spine, the solar plexus and abdomen. Pour a few drops of the blend into your child's warm bath water and have him/her soak for at least 10 minutes. Pour a few drops in the palm of your hands and have your child inhale deeply.
Withdrawal
NOTE: Avoid nighttime use. Do not use if your child is hyperactive.
2 drops Lavender
1 drop Peppermint
1 drop Rosemary
Massage the throat, neck and shoulders.
Loneliness
1 drop Rose
1 drop Roman Chamomile
2 drops Lavender
Massage the solar plexus, abdomen and heart chakra. Pour a few drops of the blend into your child's warm bath water and have him/her soak for at least 10 minutes. Pour a few drops in the palm of your hands and have your child inhale deeply. Need for Attention
2 drops Sandalwood
1 drop Rose
1 drop Bergamot
1 drop Marjoram
Massage along the spine, the solar plexus, and heart chakra. Pour a few drops of the blend into your child's warm bath water and have him/her soak for at least 10 minutes. Pour a few drops in the palm of your hands and have your child inhale deeply.
Overly Active
1 drop Roman Chamomile
2 drops Lavender
2 drops Marjoram
Massage along the spine and the solar plexus. Pour a few drops of the blend into your child's warm bath water and have him/her soak for at least 10 minutes. Pour a few drops in the palm of your hands and have your child inhale deeply.
(c) Francoise Rapp, 2001. Discover the life-transforming power of aromatherapy! Internationally renowned aromatherapist and alchemist, Francoise Rapp, shares her expertise through aromatherapy classes designed for working adults and in her free weekly ezine, The Arom'Alchemy Newsletter. All this and more can be found at http://www.aromalchemy.com.
In Reply to: Introduction to Aroma Therapy. (Archive in energy medicine.) posted by Walt Stoll on May 09, 2003 at 15:53:27:
This does not comment directly but indirectly; my latest APA publication that I recieved in the mail is supporting a book that is a new release BY the APA which meshes holistic healers with psycholgy! The book is written FOR holistic healers of all genre's but is also for the psychology mainstream as well to understand holistic's....
Interesting!
In Reply to: Re: Introduction to Aroma Therapy. (Archive in energy medicine.) posted by Michele on May 09, 2003 at 18:48:37:
Thanks, Michele.
If I did not have hope that this would eventually all come together, I would not be donating so much time to the internet that my butt is getting flat :o).
Walt
In Reply to: Introduction to Aroma Therapy. (Archive in energy medicine.) posted by Walt Stoll on May 09, 2003 at 15:53:27:
Walt, well finally something I know a LITTLE about!
Over the course of a few years I participated in workshops on Essential Oils which is the preferred name of what might be called "advanced" aromatherapy. Aromatherapy, by that name, is considered a sort of lower level of use. Good, but more elementary.
In essential oils, topical application is typical, particularly the bottoms of the feet, although the aroma aspects are not ignored. Sometimes the oils are placed directly on the area of concern. Essential oils produced by reputable firms are considered "therapeutic" grade A, and of the purest quality. No solvents are used in the extraction process, as are in many expensive perfumes. Allegedly the fragrance from essential oils will not trigger allergic reactions due to the purity and total lack of chemical additives.
There are many, many different single oils and also blended oils, each with particular uses. Most are highly anti-fungal, biotic, viral, etc. etc.
My most dramatic experience with the oils was with my husband who had been through the cardio game, complete with angioplasty and a stent. Neither of which helped his chest pains. So, the doctor put him through another angiogram to "make sure" he had cleared the whole blockage. He had. So then the nitro pills (gave my husband a headache), then nitro patches (gave my husband a nasty rash). Clearly the cardiologist was not on the right track and he more or less gave up. I asked about chelation therapy and he threw his AMA-directed fit.
I'm so grateful that I was going through the essential oils workshop at the time. There was a blend of several oils, designed specifically for heart problems. So, with the next pain I tried that. Guess what - no help, no results at all. I was extremely disappointed.
Just on a hunch, the next time my husband experienced a chest pain I rubbed in a few drops of a blend designed to treat spasms. THIS time, the pain went away quickly and no side effects. How about that! It also worked beautifully on his occasional leg cramps. And my husband, who is as cynical about "alternatives" as I am enthusiastic, now always reminds me, when packing for a trip, to take along "that oil - just in case."
However, the true end to the story is that I found that magnesium is frequently low in diabetics (which my husband is) and by supplementing with magnesium and calcium, the chest pains and leg cramps don't occur nearly as frequently.
Wouldn't you think any of his doctors would find this fascinating? No, I guess you know better, Walt, but I was dismayed, still harboring hopes that doctors would be interested in whatever helped, possibly passing along useful information to other patients.
Sorry to be so wordy but this is (to me) an interesting and important subject. My understanding is that in French hospitals, specific essential oils are commonly placed in diffusers to prevent the spread of germs. I'd like to know more about this but it absolutely makes sense and I can't help but wonder if a similar practice, in airports, public buildings, etc.wouldn't go a long way in halting SARS. But this would probably be too easy and too inexpensive a method to interest the powers that be.
There's a pretty good reference book called "Reference Guide for Essential Oils" by Connie and Alan Higley which I use often. Lots of information and easy to use.
Glad to see you interested in this.
In Reply to: Re: Introduction to Aroma Therapy. (Archive in energy medicine.) posted by DianeAC on May 10, 2003 at 18:36:47:
Thanks, Diane AC.
I have been a supporter of this and Bach Flower Essences for 20 years but always referred my patients to our practitioner in the centre rather than learning it all my self. There were only so many modalities I could learn and still coordinate them all.
I would appreciate your sharing what you can with the rest of us about these subjects. Richard Gerber, MD's classic "Vibrational Medicine" is the best reference I know about how these fit into the rest of energy medicine.
Namaste`
Walt
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