Having had a sneak preview of this book I think it will be a valuable reference tool for those who are just getting into the industry and those like myself who trained a long time ago! Liz writes in an easy read style which is almost like you are having a conversation in the room with her.
Sue Mousley – Former Chairman of The International Federation of Aromatherapists
Less than 300 ebook length pages.?… a ‘complete guide’ ? No.- highly unlikely … well that’s what I thought until I read my free preview copy. I qualified as an holistic aromatherapist 14 years ago and have a considerable library of essential oil/ massage/ complementary therapy related books. This is an easy to read, well-informed book that any ‘newbie’ with an interest in oils will find fascinating – it is engaging in content and style and will ensure that interest is piqued… For someone who has used oils for a number of years, it is a perfect ‘go to’ single volume that is crammed with easily findable notes on oils AND conditions. Well done Elizabeth Ashley – you have found, and filled, a gap in a market which is increasingly crammed with poorly written, poorly researched books that are aimed at mass appeal rather than enlightening readers about aromatherapy’s true potential for healing!!!
Clare Ella- Professional Aromatherapist
Let me ask you….
What’s the most important thing you are looking for from your book about aromatherapy and essential oils?
- Clear advice from an expert in their field?
- An easy to navigate guide?
- Comprehensive data of many oils and how to use them?
- Value for money?
It seems to me that you may fit into one of three categories:
- A complete beginner to essential oils who wants to learn how to treat themselves and their family safely.
- A student or professional aromatherapist looking to grow their, already ample, aromatherapy bookshelf
- A distributor for an aromatherapy multi level marketing company such as Young Living or Doterra who wants to better understand their product and improve their sales potential
Am I right?
This book, written by a professional aromatherapist with 21 years experience, has a little something for each of you.
Plus extra bonus material:
- Instructions on recommended oils for 60 different ailments
- Information on 104 essential oils and their safety data (referenced from Tisserand Essential Oil Safety Data for Health Professionals 2013)
- Facts on how to use 16 different carrier oils including coconut oil, tamanu, and also St Johns Wort
- Recipe blends by another 13 professional aromatherapists including a blend to use in labour by a midwife using essential oils on an NHS maternity ward and an aphrodisiac blend by a professional sex therapist.
- Details of how the chemistry of essential oils works
- Reflections on how plant extracts have been used since early neolithic times right up to the present day
- Free hypnotherapy relaxation download
- 6 essential oil monographs including the most up to date information into clinical trials into many conditions including breast, skin and prostate cancers as well as diabetes: on lavender oil, tea tree oil, geranium, rose, myrrh and chamomile.
- Past professionally published papers by the author on Agarwood, Damiana, Tuberose, Calendula and myrtle oils
- Discount vouchers to 15 aromatherapy schools, product stores and treatment clinics.
Over 300 pages and 21 years of professional experience…. What have you got to lose?
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NB Paperback is doublespaced and size 12 font for ease of reading and note making if required.
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13 reviews for The Complete Guide To Clinical Aromatherapy and The Essential Oils of The Physical Body: Essential Oils for Beginners (The Secret Healer Series)
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MissB27 –
I enjoy very much reading & soaking in all its information, very happy with its vast coverage of the different oils. Great Book!
emleigha –
I am beginner delving into the world of aromatherapy. Although I have used some essential oils in the past, I wanted to learn more, and really want to start applying the knowledge to my (and my family’s) daily lives.
I have downloaded so many books on aromatherapy on my kindle that I have lost track as to which I purchased or borrowed. I have been glancing through each of the e-books I have downloaded to delete the ones I know I won’t been using; I kept this one. Today, I went back to it, which quickly made me log into my Amazon account — I was ready to purchase it if I hadn’t already — as I bookmarked/highlighted/noted many pages and don’t want to lose the info on a borrowed e-book. I am so happy to see that this e-book is mine!
This book is well written — clear and concise. It’s a great beginner book, and also a great reference book. I like the way the book is organized, like listing by ailments and also by eo names including safety concerns. The author has 20+ years of experience, so I trust that she is knowledgeable in her field.
***** Very happy with this book. I also appreciate this kindle version where I can look though ailments, for example, and click on the essential oil names associated with it and the kindle takes me directly to the eo info page — so convenient.
EmBee:) –
A great reference to have, even if you’re skilled with Essential Oils. Most definitely a great starter book or guide to help on the path towards health and natural healing. I love the flow of how it was written. My only criticism is that the proofreading on this was not stellar, with highly noticeable words, misspelling, punctuation, and spacing errors. It is not enough to hinder the reading or the knowledgeable content. If there is an update, it would be for these errors. My last criticism, which could only be due to time and website changes, is that all the URL hyperlinks do not work. Says it does not exist. I wish these would be updated to have the correct URL, if they still exist. It is quite possible with the age of the writing they do not. Again, it is not enough to detract from the insightful contents.
Daggi –
I have loved this one and keeping it on my smartphone app for future reference when shopping for essential oils.
yaimi hitomi –
muito util para entender os aromas
Amazon Customer –
This is my first book on aromatherapy. I have completed it within two days. This book is filled with an aromatic experience. Each chapter is filled with love and passion. Elizabeth has written so beautifully about essential oils that I am going to start practice aromatherapy. I am a medical doctor and practice family medicine. I love to add on complimentary therapies to give relief without any side effects.
I am going to start another book by same author Mind body and soul.
100Years –
This doesn’t cover a ton of oils, so it’s not like an encyclopedia of oils, but the information in it is so very comprehensive that it’s invaluable. I am so grateful for the expertise and care that was put into compiling all of this information and sharing it in such a useful and easy-to-understand manner. I think I inadvertently cause my poor cat to have a seizure because of my own careless use of some strong oils in a diffuser, so I deeply appreciate the meticulous attention this book devotes to safety and proper usage. Essential oils are powerful, and I needed this kind of treatment of the subject in order to more deeply grasp how to use them effectively and safely. I am even more excited about the gift of essential oils, now that I’ve got access to a professional reference!
karanas –
Increadable , thank you.What a treasure . So much indepth information and wonderful recipies . Its like your very own fairy God Mother Left you her book of secret fairy plant medicine and magic to pass down and charish and love. wow what a gift . Thank you dearly . Love Karanas Z
Jdrs –
I have read several books on aromatherapy. They all fall short somewhere, however the only place this book falls short is the mental and spiritual side. Not to worry tho, because the author admits it, and has another book that addresses just that! Do I feel jaded? Absolutely not and I will explain. Aromatherapy is so much more than some oils! This book focuses on the body, and this book is exactly what you need for the physical side. The author has an ability to explain all the scientific, chemical, constituents type stuff in a way that a stay at home mom can understand! That alone is priceless. She has a very no nonsense stance on safety, which I love. Reading this book is like spending an afternoon conversing with a dear friend, or even grandma. She tells stories as she talks about the oils, and their origins. She is not long winded or boring, so if you don’t care about myrrh history at all, skip the little paragraph. I read them all, and felt a deeper connection to the oils. The book is well organized, has tons of oil profiles. There are extra downloads that are free, and go into more detail on certain oils. There is so much I could say about this book, but I will try to end on this note. I feel if I had to have just 1 book, this would be it. I will be purchasing essential oil of the mind spirit by this author, I believe with these 2 books I will have all I absolutely need, but there is always room for more learning!
Lady True Blue –
Great resource for this beginner! Thankfully I hadn’t yet dipped into the use of Essential Oils too much before reading this book. Lots of information,about safety, what holistic means, and the philosophy of good essential oil usage. Includes the technical information about carrier oils, good oils to start your collection, how to blend and how to apply. Many pages of which oils to use for what ails you. I intend to continue on with the rest of her series of books.The manner in which she writes allows the reader to easily identify which oils may be most helpful for the care of yourself and your loved ones. Makes it very easy to build my collection for purpose! Thank you Elizabeth for your writings. An additional note for readers – I found it necessary to use the links in the Kindle version of the book to get to the internet website and the resource information mentioned rather than writing the link down and then entering the link into my web browser.
SDH –
I purchased the Kindle edition at $0. I think anyone interested in aromatherapy will enjoy this book and gain a better understanding of essential oils and aromatherapy, in general. Among the interesting things it teaches is how essential oils are produced and how you can apply them. It has nice summaries of the uses and purported effects of each of the popular essential oils (like lavender, frankincense, and rose), as well as many less common oils. It also examines them by the conditions they treat and has sections contributed by additional aromatherapy experts. These provide added depth to the material. Another useful section details the components of essential oils such as terpenes.
The Complete Guide is short on scientific studies and references with regard to effects and detailed biochemical mechanisms of action (as is the field of aromatherapy in general, unfortunately). The prevailing belief that “essential oils affect the limbic system in the brain” is not complete scientific evidence of how they work or of how effective they are. The therapeutics in the book rely to a large extent on prevailing beliefs and consensus among aromatherapy practitioners.
If you want a heavily technical and scientific book on essential oils, full of scientific studies and chemical analyses, you might try ESSENTIAL OILS: Science, Technology, and Applications by K. Husnu Can Baser, et al. Interestingly, while this technical book contains much evidence of pharmacological and psychological effects of essential oils, the authors stress that many questions are yet unanswered. For example, in some cases, men and women respond differently to the same oil; in some cases, only placebo effect was detected; and in some cases, benefits from certain oils are not achieved unless they are administered in specific dose ranges for extended periods of time (anywhere from several minutes to several weeks, depending on the specific oil and its intended application).
The Complete Guide To Clinical Aromatherapy at $0 is partly a lead-in to encourage readers to purchase other books by the author. That is not an issue or drawback, however, as the book is fairly thorough (except for the lack of scientific studies and citations). I would be hard-pressed to call it a “Complete” Guide, as the field of aromatherapy is evolving and changing, and much more research needs to be done to provide scientific evidence of the effectiveness of different essential oils in various medical conditions.
If aromatherapy interests you–whether you are a beginner or a seasoned expert–this book is well worth reading. At $0, I might even call it indispensable as an introduction to the field. Of all the free books available on aromatherapy (there are a few on Amazon), this one is the best I’ve found.
TessPerfume –
Elizabeth has provided an up to date, easy to read book for both the professional aromatherapist and amateur enthusiast. As one of the ‘amateur’s’- for me it was great to have a book that was up to date in relation to safety but wasn’t a dry and scientific based text. It was an easy to read book that comes across as a friendly chat. There is a lot of information for those who like to know the ‘who, what and how’ but it is also easy to find key information quickly. Her explanation and comprehensive coverage of subjects from history (without the traditional cliché history that appears in so many books) to the safety and safe use is fabulous. I love that she explains different techniques drawing on her own practice and gives easy to follow guides about how to make a candle and what a homeopathic dose could be. Grouping oils by the possible use is useful and although it’s not my thing to read or want to know the chemical constituents- what I did read made sense and wasn’t hard to follow. Overall I think this is a good book for both the experienced and newbie as it is well set out, easy to find the referencing (which is extensive) and gives clear guidelines about safety and oils to use for different things.
Sabrina –
This will go into my library as reference material. Not being a practitioner can’t vouch for the validity of the info however it does make for interesting reading. Currently researching the usage of my oil collection beyond the pretty scent.