| An aromatherapy school will teach a modality of | | | | Some doctors disapprove of aromatherapy: |
| complementary therapy that uses herbs and plant oils | | | | There are some doctors who do not approve of |
| (essential oils) to relax and heal your body. The oils | | | | aromatherapy and the aromatherapy schools that |
| are applied to the body through massage, but also | | | | teach it. They also say that all that an aromatherapy |
| the sense of smell plays its part in creating a positive | | | | school teaches is the ability to reduce stress. They |
| change in your mood and illness. Aromatherapy and | | | | also state that there reasons are based on the lack |
| essential oils can help clients who are suffering from | | | | of any real facts or figures. |
| many different illnesses. A perfume makers | | | | Does aromatherapy only give stress relief: |
| discovery: | | | | Some doctors actually agree some patients may |
| When first starting in aromatherapy school, students | | | | have been helped by an aromatherapy treatment, |
| will probably hear the story about how this massage | | | | however, they are quick to state, only because |
| therapy was discovered. In the 1920's, a French | | | | aromatherapy helped to ease their stress. For sure, |
| chemist who was working on new perfumes in his | | | | stress can help to create a number of illness's and |
| laboratory, accidentally set fire to his arm. He put his | | | | when stress is relieved, the illness is often relieved as |
| arm into some lavender oil to put the fire out. | | | | well. |
| The French chemist discovered that the lavender oil | | | | However, they also comment that aromatherapy is |
| helped his arm to heal really fast and did not leave a | | | | not as successful as traditional medicine when it |
| scar. So the chemist spent the rest of his life | | | | comes to serious illness. This is the block |
| dedicated to aromatherapy. | | | | aromatherapy experiences in its attempt to reach |
| Aromatherapy schools teach students about the | | | | the public at large. |
| different types of essential oils and what illness they | | | | Whilst a lot of medical people do not agree with |
| help to relieve. For instance If the patient is suffering | | | | aromatherapy treatments, there are many people |
| from burns, an aromatherapy student will be taught | | | | who teach this therapy who do, and there are |
| how they should use lavender oil, and also the | | | | figures that show lots of people are applying to be |
| quantity and frequency to apply it. | | | | accepted by an aromatherapy school. In fact due to |
| Many aromatherapy schools believe that | | | | the increased popularity of aromatherapy, there are |
| aromatherapy is a science and should only be | | | | more schools opening in cities all over the world. If |
| practised in a professional manner by aromatherapy | | | | you have doubts about this therapy, going to an |
| school graduates. Although other schools teach the | | | | aromatherapy massage school will probably dispel |
| student to open up to there intuition as well. Which is | | | | them and open you up to its potential to help |
| seen by some as being the more balanced way. | | | | stressed and sick people. |