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Aroma Blue

A Heart as Wide as the World

July 12, 2011

A friend once said to me, “If you want to hear God laugh, just make a plan!” How true that is! My afternoon at Prototypes was another prime example of just how true that would turn out to be, and provided an opportunity to crack my heart open, even more than it already was! I [...]

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Anointing and Anxiety

June 13, 2011

Thursday afternoon found me once again with the women at Prototypes, and I decided to mix it up a bit this week. This was the first afternoon I felt compelled to introduce the women to the idea of anointing, what it was and how to perform simple anointing ceremonies to balance and align the energy [...]

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Aromatherapy and Anxiety

April 17, 2011

It was pretty obvious when I showed up last Thursday that almost all of the women in my class were suffering from major anxiety. Very few of them could sit still, nor could they resist the urge to talk out and talk over each other and me. So I quickly passed out some lavender oil, [...]

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Lavender: An Ally for Peace, by Allison Stillman

March 11, 2011

Lavandula officinalis, or angustifolia, commonly known as lavender essential oil is the most popular essential oil in use today. In the scientific community, it appears to be the second-most researched essential oil, only after tea tree or Melaluca alternifolia. This is probably due to the aromatic constituents, or properties of tea tree, and the widespread [...]

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Aromatherapy and Addiction

March 8, 2011

We had an amazing afternoon with the women at Prototypes on March 7th. I had the great gift of Laurel Lyons assisting me, and it was perfect as we had about 16 women for the class. They all arrived looking quite stressed, with somewhat forlorn faces. We talked about how the brain affects addiction, and [...]

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Aromatherapy and Love 11/22

November 27, 2010

It is always such a thrill for me to serve the women at Prototypes. In our ongoing study of determining which oils serve this population the most, I brought various essential oils with me. I also had the lovely pleasure and presence of bringing my good friend and associate Laurel Lyons along to assist me [...]

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Prototypes Women’s Center: Beginning our Aromatic Journey. 10.18.10

October 18, 2010

We had 9 lovely women today for an aromatic journey. Many of them expressed anxiety, cranky feelings, sadness, and depression. There was a great deal of excitement in 2-3 women who had experienced the oils before. We started out with lavender, inhaling and rubbing on the back of the neck, everyone seemed to drop down [...]

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Yoga Blue welcomes Allison Stillman!

August 26, 2010

Yoga Blue is delighted to introduce Allison Stillman as our Program Director for Aroma Blue. Allison is a renowned aromatic alchemist, visionary, ordained minister, author, and teacher extraordinaire with over 30 years of research and practical experience with essential oils and anointing. She has traveled extensively teaching and sharing her love and knowledge of essential oils, [...]

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