I don't believe it and don't understand what has happened! I had finally finished my Poison's book this morning and was ready to upload it to print. I had saved it...... but it hasn't! It's still there on my desktop, but an older version from way back in January! All the work I have put in over the past few weeks is not there! Can anyone help please..... I am heartbroken!

Weekly update has been done for my students in Classroom "Clinical Aromatherapy". @Deborah Jenkins @Tina Griffiths @Sharon Banfield @Sharon Davis @Jill Newman @Vicci C @Steph Beynon @Wendy Rowe @Kathryn Lynnette Bales @Ewa Skabek @Emma Disney @Fiona Dorey @Sonal Sachdeva @Davina Salter @Connie Durnin @Faye McAllister @Gail Morgan

OK, as this group in not just about essential oils, to all you 'toe twiddlers' out there..... 1. What is the best thing you ever learnt during your Reflexology training that blew your mind? 2. What would you like to learn more about that would enhance your Rx treatments? 3. Are you just a thumb and index finger twiddler, or were you trained to use all 10 tools? 4. Like and comment below to get some points, and I'll also add something in Classroom that I will give you immediate access to, which will also give you extra 'points' 😊

Very often over the years, I have seen so many 'benefits' of EO's but often the information is based on what the plant, read herb, will do and can be far removed from what the EO will do. (Pic #1) Also, and a bug bear of mine, there are so many EO's out there available to the public, which quite frankly, should not be available at all. (Pic no 2) A couple of years ago, I started my next book, entitled The Natural Approach to 'The Poisons': Herbs v Essential Oils. It is very nearly complete, my target is by the end of this weekend. I am not a herbalist by any stretch of the imagination, I'm a Clinical Aromatherapist. However, any Aromatherapist worth their salt, will also look into the original plant material as part of their education. I've thoroughly enjoyed doing this deep dive into the history and the application of herbs today, and comparing that to the Essential Oils. The herbs and EO's in the book are listed on the HDTEO (Hazardous, Dangerous, Toxic Essential Oils) list, and IFRA (International Fragrance Association), and they regulate fragrances used in all types of products that come into contact with human skin. This can over spill into the Aromatherapy industry, obviously. Further the COSHH (Control of Substances Hazardous to Health) for the UK Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations 2002. The American equivalent is OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration). In Europe, the equivalent is the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) all of whom define essential oils as “a volatile part of a natural product”. I'll update more once I am happy to put the book into print.

ETA.....I'll be adding the daily videos in comments Eight years ago, I collaborated with another of our tribe @Sonal Sachdeva to make a series of short films on blends of oils she had put together for the Astrological day of the week you were born on. Sonal's other modality is as Ayurvedic Astrologer, something I know nothing about! 😊 This first one includes an 8 minute introduction to the history of Aromatherapy, and then, at the 8 minute mark goes into the Astrological significance of the EO's Sonal had selected for those born on a Sunday. I will post each of the other days of the week as they pop up next week. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WsA9XRyxOFg&t=157s