Aromatherapy Massage

If you haven't had an aromatherapy massage you don't know what you are missing out on.  A relaxation massage with warmed massage oil blended with essential oils to especially match your needs is just one of the many aromatherapy treatments available.  Blends can be made for physical pain, mental stress or negative emotional states.  Every person who walks through the door is treated individually to suite their needs.

Aromatherapy is the use of pure essential and absolute oils (distilled plant volatiles) for emotional and physical well being.  Aromatherapy literally means fragrant therapy.  Although thought of as an olfactory therapy, aromatherapy can also be used orally and by absorption through the skin (aromatherapy massage).

The essential oils are obtained from many types of plants by steam distilling or cold-pressing from flowers, fruit, bark or roots.  Because of the limited amount of product that can be extracted from a plant, the essential oil can be very expensive.

The exact roots of aromatherapy may never be known but hints of it's existence pop up throughout history going back over 3,500 years before the birth of Christ. The ancient Egyptians first burned incense made from aromatic woods, herbs and spices to honor their gods. It was believed the rising smoke would reach the heavens and carry their prayers and wishes directly to their chosen deities. As the healing elements of the aromatics was more investigated medicinal aromatherapy developed.

About Aromatherapy
Although a lot of people think that Aromatherapy is used mainly to induce a feeling of some sort or an ambiance to a room or space it is used many times in serious and much more medical oriented ways, it has been proved that Aromatherapy can effect a patient condition and in mild conditions even help the patient to a full recovery.

Aromatherapy Basics - Inhalation, Injestion And Massage
Getting started with aromatherapy? Here's a little primer for the beginning to intermediate student of this practice, with some important notes about essential oil safety - There are three traditional methods of using essential oils for 'aromatherapy', which have been termed the English, French and German models.

Aromatherapy Essential Oils: Seven Things You Should Know
Essential oils are extracted from living plants and trees. When essential oils are used appropriately, most can be used at home safely, enjoyably, and with beneficial effects. Keep the following seven things in mind if you want to try aromatherapy at home.

Aromatherapy and Back Pain
Aromatherapy also offers some great benefits to easing back pain. Along with Aromatherapy, you can also do some gentle Yoga stretching exercises. Always check with your chiropractor or doctor before starting any exercise, but Yoga is wonderful for the spine and most likely will be recommended by your doctor.