Self-paced Online Home Study Aromatherapy & Hot Stone Massage Basics

Course overview

This 12 CE Aromatherapy & Hot Stone Massage Basics home study class provides a solid foundation of how to effectively use essential oils for aromatherapy bodywork and massage. It also shows the basics of hot stone massage, including the names of the different types of stones, how they should be safely applied to the body, as well as a general overview of how hot stone massage should be executed in a therapeutic or spa setting. The instructor will demonstrate hot stone lava lomi massage strokes during the 6 hour portion of hot stone studies in this 12 hour training. You do not need to purchase stones or a hot stone massage kit to take this training. Students seeking to learn a traditional full body hot stone massage routine should sign-up for our 12 CE Hour Hot Stone Workshop. You are not required to have your own essential oils to participate in this class. For students who will be smelling their own essential oils during this training, we recommend keeping a bag, canister or keurig of coffee nearby. We will use coffee to cleanse your nasal palate, if you are smelling multiple essential oils in one day. The essential oils that we will review during the Aromatherapy portion of class will be economical/lesser-expensive essential oils including: Anise, Basil, Bergamot, Birch, Eucalyptus, Fennel, Grapefruit, Lemon, Lemongrass, Lime, Orange, Peppermint, Rosemary, Spearmint, Cajeput, Camphor, Cedarwood, Cinnamon Bark, Cinnamon Leaf, Clary Sage, Clove Bud, Clove Leaf, Fir, Geranium, Juniper Berry, Lavender, Palmarosa, Tea Tree, Frankincense, Myrrh, Patchouli and Ylang Ylang. This list could be updated or slightly changed without notice. We will be reviewing all of these essential oils for their common uses, blending suggestions plus, we will review extensive images of plant materials that were used to extract each essential oil. This 12 CE Aromatherapy & Hot Stone Massage Basics class includes: Aromatherapy & Hot Stone Massage History Stories, Contraindications, Sensitizations & Irritations, Phototoxic Oils, Essential Oil Physiology, Physiological Effects, Therapeutic Effects, Classifications & Categories, Notes: Top, Middle & Base, Types of Use, Review of 25+ Essential Oils, Synergy Oil Blending, Instructor demo and student practice along time of an alohatherapy facial massage with essential oils Instructor demo of how to make a body scrub, a steamed body scrub and a hand scrub Instructor demo of an aromatherapy back moisturizing massage Instructor demo of how to make an aromatherapy compress and apply it to a live model with aromatherapy hot towels Quick and brief instructor demos of how to make aromatherapy hand soap, hand sanitizer, sanitation sprays and wipes, air deodorizer, bath salts and soaks and much much more Review of Hot Stone Materials Stone Classifications Supplies Needed for Hot Stone Bodywork, Chakra Stones/Colors, Instructor Demonstration and Student Follow Along of Hot Stone Massage with "Head to Heal" Lava Lomi Massage Strokes Our 12 CE Aromatherapy & Hot Stone Massage Basics class is a wonderful, fast-paced class that covers a lot in 12 hours, including multiple demonstrations on how to execute these 2 modalities. This training provides an incredible basic working knowledge of the very best of these two therapeutic bodywork practices.